Jeremiah 5:26

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

"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
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What does Jeremiah 5:26 mean?

Jeremiah 5:26 (KJV): "For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men." The book of Jeremiah is one of the major prophetic books in the Old Testament, and it contains the words of the prophet Jeremiah, who…

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The Snares Within: Resisting the Wickedness Among Us

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Heavenly Father, Creator of all that is good and true, I come before You in humble reverence, acknowledging Your greatness and Your sovereignty over all the earth. I thank You for Your unfailing love and grace that fills our lives with hope and purpose. Lord, I am reminded of…

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Jeremiah 5:26 - "For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men."
Jeremiah 5:26-28 - "For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. 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."
"For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. 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 5:26-28
Jeremiah 26:5 - "To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;"
Jeremiah 32:26 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 26:7 - "So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 26:24 - "Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death."
"¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying," - Jeremiah 32:26
Jeremiah 36:26 - "But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them."
Jeremiah 26:20 - "And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:"
Jeremiah 31:26 - "Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me."
Jeremiah 26:12 - "¶ Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard."
Jeremiah 26:17 - "Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,"
Jeremiah 10:5
Hechos 5, 17-26
Luke 5:17-26
Galatians 5:16-26
Matthieu 5:23-26
Jeremiah 26:6 - "Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth."
"To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;" - Jeremiah 26:5
Jeremiah 52:26 - "So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah."
Jeremiah 26:9 - "Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 36:5 - "And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:"
Jeremiah 23:26 - "How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;"
Jeremiah 26:1 - "In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 13:26 - "Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear."
Jeremiah 2:26 - "As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,"
Jeremiah 26:14 - "As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you."
"So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD." - Jeremiah 26:7