As a cage is full of birds, so [are] their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Comme une cage est remplie d'oiseaux, Leurs maisons sont remplies de fraude; C'est ainsi qu'ils deviennent puissants et riches.
KJV
As a cage is full of birds, so [are] their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 130 (Migne)
t comprehenderunt, ut laqueus venantis plenus volatilibus, sic domus eorum plena [Col. 0180A] dolo (Jerem. V, 25-27) .» Et per David ait: «Qui cogitaverunt malitias in corde tota die versati sunt in praeliis. Exacuerunt linguas suas sicut serpentes, venenum aspidum sub labiis eo…
For an immersive study of Jeremiah 5:27 — meditation, lectio divina, exegesis, theology — discover Open Study Bible.
Full study →