Jeremiah 5:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 5:28 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שָׁמְנ֣וּ
shâman
H8080
to be fat
עָשְׁת֗וּ
ʻâshath
H6245
to gleam
גַּ֚ם
gam
H1571
also
עָֽבְר֣וּ
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
דִבְרֵי
dâbâr
H1697
word
רָ֔ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
דִּ֣ין
dîyn
H1779
judgment
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
דָ֔נוּ
dîyn
H1777
to judge
דִּ֥ין
dîyn
H1779
judgment
יָת֖וֹם
yâthôwm
H3490
orphan
וְיַצְלִ֑יחוּ
tsâlach
H6743
to prosper
וּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
אֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים
ʼebyôwn
H34
needy
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁפָֽטוּ
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
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World English Bible Public Domain
They are grew fat, they shine: yes, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they don't plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy they don't judge.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They are fat; they are sleek. They also trespass acts of evil. They do not plead the legal cause— the legal cause of the fatherless one, yet they prosper, but the justice of the needy ones— they have not given justice.
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