Jeremiah 5:28

“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.”

"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
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What does Jeremiah 5:28 mean?

Sure, here is an in-depth meaning and commentary on Jeremiah 5:28 KJV: "Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle…

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A Call to Compassion: Reflecting on Jeremiah 5:28

In the book of Jeremiah, we are confronted with a powerful and sobering verse that serves as a mirror to our society and, perhaps, to our own hearts. Jeremiah 5:28 in the King James Version (KJV) proclaims, "They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the…

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A Prayer for Justice and Righteousness

O Lord Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, the Righteous Judge and Sovereign over all, we come before You today with hearts heavy and burdened by the injustices that surround us. As Your Word declares in Jeremiah 5:28, “They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass…

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Jeremiah 5:28 - "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 28:5 - "Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD,"
"Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD," - Jeremiah 28:5
Jeremiah 28:12 - "Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 38:28 - "So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken."
Jeremiah 28:10 - "Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it."
Jeremiah 28:15 - "Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie."
Jeremiah 28:17 - "So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month."
John 5:28
John 5:28
John 5:28
Jeremiah 6:28 - "They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters."
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Jeremiah 10:5
Jeremiah 52:28-30 - "Jeremiah 52:28-30: 28 This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: 29 In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons: 30 In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred."
Jeremiah 28:7 - "Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people;"
Jeremiah 28:2 - "Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon."
Jeremiah 52:28 - "This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:"
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."
Deuteronomy 28:5 - "Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store."
Jeremiah 36:5 - "And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:"
Luke 5:28 - "And he left all, rose up, and followed him."
Daniel 5:28 - "PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians."
Prophet Jeremiah 1:5
Acts 28:5 - "And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm."
Jeremiah 51:28 - "Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion."
Jeremiah 28:6 - "Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD'S house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place."
1 Thessalonians 5:28 - "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen."
Genesis 5:28 - "¶ And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:"