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Jeremiah 5:28

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 5:28

Verse 28 of 31

Scripture focus

They 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.

Jeremiah 5:28 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 5:28

Theological / Devotional

Waxen fat. That is, they have become prosperous (Deut. 32:15; Ps. 73:7; 92:14; Prov. 28:25).

Shine. Possibly a reference to the sleekness of their skin.

Overpass. See Jer. 2:33; Eze. 5:6, 7.

The fatherless. The people were callously indifferent to their social obligations to the needy (see Ex. 22:22; Isa. 1:23; etc.).

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