Jeremiah 5:27 Meaning
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
Context Explained
25Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
29Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 23:25-26
Jesus criticizes the Pharisees for their outward appearances while being corrupt inside.
1 Timothy 6:9-10
Paul warns about the dangers of the love of money, similar to the deceitful wealth in Jeremiah.
Proverbs 11:28
This verse contrasts trust in riches with righteousness.
Source: Jeremiah 5:27