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Jeremiah 5:26

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 5:26

Verse 26 of 31

Scripture focus

For among my people are found wicked [men]: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

Jeremiah 5:26 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 5:26

Theological / Devotional

They lay wait. The metaphor is taken from the fowler’s trade. Birds were captured with nets spread on the ground, in traps and snares (see Ps. 91:3; 124:7; Prov. 6:5).

They catch men. By their contemplated mischievous designs and their deceitful practices these wicked men made a prey of the innocent and unsuspecting (see Micah 7:2).

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