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They continually set traps to catch people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For wicked men are found among my people; they lurk like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For among my people are found wicked <i>men</i>: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘For among My people are found wicked <i>men;</i> They lie in wait as one who sets snares; They set a trap; They catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘For wicked people are found among My people, They watch like fowlers lying in wait; They set a trap, They catch people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216For wicked men are found among My people, They watch like fowlers lying in wait; They set a trap, They catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘For wicked men are found among My people, They watch like fowlers lying in wait; They set a trap, They catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For wicked men are found among My people; They watch like fowlers lying in wait; They set a trap; They catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘For wicked men are found among My people, They watch like fowlers who lie in wait; They set a trap, They catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for wicked men live among my people. They watch like hunters lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for wicked men live among My people. They watch like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A hunter traps birds and puts them in a cage, but some of you trap humans and make them your slaves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Wicked people are found among my people. They lie in ambush like bird catchers. They set traps and catch people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Evildoers live among my people; they lie in wait like those who lay nets to catch birds, but they have set their traps to catch people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Evil men are found among my people. They lie in wait like someone who traps birds. They set a trap, but they do so to catch people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For among my people are found wicked men. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For wicked men are found among my people. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For the wicked have been found among My people. He watches like one who sets snares, "" They have set up a trap—they capture men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For the wicked have been found among My people. It looketh about the covering of snares, They have set up a trap -- men they capture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For evil ones were found among my people: he will look about as the stooping of fowlers; they set snares, they will take men.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For among my people are found wicked men, that lie in wait as fowlers, setting snares and traps to catch men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the impious are found among my people; they lie in ambush like fowlers setting snares, for they set traps to catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For criminals lurk among my people; like fowlers they set traps, but it is human beings they catch. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For scoundrels are found among my people; they take over the goods of others. Like fowlers they set a trap; they catch human beings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For among my people are found wicked men; they have laid snares like hedges that they may catch men with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because sinners are found in my nation, and they set snares like hedges, that the children of men may be captured by them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For among My people are found wicked men; They pry, as fowlers lie in wait; They set a trap, they catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For among my people were found ungodly men; and they have set snares to destroy men, and have caught <i>them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=1659" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Judgment Proclaimed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: nim·ṣə·’ū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To attain to, find. ">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ḇə·‘am·mî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">are wicked men;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7789.htm" title="7789: yā·šūr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To behold, regard. A primitive root; to spy out, i.e. survey, lurk for, care for.">they watch</a> <a href="/hebrew/3353.htm" title="3353: yə·qū·šîm (N-mp) -- A fowler, trapper. Passive participle of yaqosh; properly, entangled, i.e. By implication a snare, or a snarer.">like fowlers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7918.htm" title="7918: kə·šaḵ (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To decrease, abate. A primitive root; to weave a trap; figuratively, to allay.">lying in wait;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5324.htm" title="5324: hiṣ·ṣî·ḇū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A prim root; to station, in various applications.">they set</a> <a href="/hebrew/4889.htm" title="4889: maš·ḥîṯ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- Ruin, destruction. From shachath; destructive, i.e. destruction, literally or figuratively.">a trap</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: yil·kō·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">to catch</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2-4</a></span><br />The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. / Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. / The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9</a></span><br />He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-32.htm">Psalm 37:32</a></span><br />Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Proverbs 1:11-12</a></span><br />If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, / let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20-21</a></span><br />For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down— / those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9</a></span><br />Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39</a></span><br />Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a></span><br />The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-17.htm">Romans 16:17-18</a></span><br />Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. / For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></span><br />For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Jude 1:4</a></span><br />For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-2.htm">Revelation 2:2</a></span><br />I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men.</p><p class="hdg">For.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-22.htm">Jeremiah 4:22</a></b></br> For my people <i>is</i> foolish, they have not known me; they <i>are</i> sottish children, and they have none understanding: they <i>are</i> wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1</a></b></br> Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-2.htm">Ezekiel 22:2-12</a></b></br> Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations… </p><p class="hdg">lay wait.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-22.htm">Jeremiah 18:22</a></b></br> Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/19-10.htm">1 Samuel 19:10,11</a></b></br> And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9,10</a></b></br> He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net… </p><p class="hdg">catch.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/5-10.htm">Luke 5:10</a></b></br> And so <i>was</i> also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/4-25.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-6.htm">Capture</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Catch</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-6.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Found</a> <a href="/psalms/124-7.htm">Fowlers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-25.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/psalms/56-6.htm">Lurk</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-20.htm">Net</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-26.htm">Snares</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-2.htm">Stoop</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-18.htm">Trap</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-26.htm">Traps</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-4.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-12.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-14.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/5-27.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-22.htm">Capture</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-16.htm">Catch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-18.htm">Found</a> <a href="/psalms/124-7.htm">Fowlers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/psalms/56-6.htm">Lurk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-16.htm">Net</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-7.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-43.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-22.htm">Snares</a> <a href="/mark/1-7.htm">Stoop</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Trap</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">Traps</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">The judgments of God upon the people, for their perverseness;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">for their adultery;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-10.htm">for their impiety;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">for their worship of idols;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">for their contempt of God;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm">and for their great corruption in the civil state;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-30.htm">and ecclesiastical.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For among My people are wicked men;</b><br>This phrase highlights the presence of corruption within the community of Israel, God's chosen people. Historically, Israel was meant to be a holy nation, set apart to reflect God's character (<a href="/exodus/19-6.htm">Exodus 19:6</a>). However, throughout the Old Testament, there are numerous instances where the Israelites turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and injustice (<a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a>). This internal corruption is a recurring theme, as seen in the prophets' rebukes (<a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25</a>). The presence of wickedness among God's people serves as a warning to the church today, emphasizing the need for vigilance and repentance (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-12.htm">1 Corinthians 5:12-13</a>).<p><b>they watch like fowlers lying in wait;</b><br>The imagery of fowlers, or bird catchers, suggests cunning and deceit. In ancient times, fowlers used traps and snares to capture birds, requiring patience and stealth. This metaphor indicates that the wicked men are not only present but actively seeking to ensnare others through deceitful means. Biblically, this can be connected to the serpent's cunning in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3:1</a>, where deception led to the fall of man. The New Testament warns believers to be wise and discerning, as false teachers and deceivers will attempt to lead them astray (<a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a>, <a href="/2_peter/2.htm">2 Peter 2:1</a>).<p><b>they set a trap to catch men.</b><br>This phrase underscores the malicious intent of the wicked, who seek to exploit and harm others for personal gain. The act of setting traps is deliberate and premeditated, reflecting a deep moral corruption. In the broader biblical narrative, this can be seen as a reflection of Satan's work, who is described as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (<a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>). The imagery of trapping men also parallels the Pharisees' attempts to ensnare Jesus with their questions (<a href="/matthew/22-15.htm">Matthew 22:15</a>). In contrast, Jesus came to set captives free (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a>), offering a stark difference between the kingdom of God and the schemes of the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by his deep emotional connection to his people and his unwavering commitment to God's truth.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. During Jeremiah's time, they were often unfaithful to God, engaging in idolatry and injustice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wicked_men.htm">Wicked Men</a></b><br>Individuals within the community of Judah who were deceitful and corrupt, exploiting others for personal gain. They are likened to hunters or fowlers who set traps to ensnare their prey.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fowlers.htm">Fowlers</a></b><br>Hunters who catch birds using traps or snares. This imagery is used to describe the deceitful tactics of the wicked men among God's people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/traps_and_snares.htm">Traps and Snares</a></b><br>Metaphors for the deceitful schemes and manipulations used by the wicked to exploit and harm others.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_deceit_among_us.htm">Recognizing Deceit Among Us</a></b><br>Just as in Jeremiah's time, deceit and wickedness can be found even among those who claim to be God's people. We must be vigilant and discerning to recognize and address such behavior within our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_spiritual_traps.htm">Guarding Against Spiritual Traps</a></b><br>The imagery of traps and snares serves as a warning to be cautious of spiritual and moral pitfalls. We must remain grounded in Scripture and prayer to avoid being ensnared by sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_righteousness.htm">The Call to Righteousness</a></b><br>God desires His people to live in righteousness and justice. We are called to reflect His character by rejecting deceit and embracing truth and integrity in all our dealings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_within_the_community.htm">Accountability Within the Community</a></b><br>As members of the body of Christ, we have a responsibility to hold one another accountable. Encouraging and correcting each other in love helps prevent the spread of wickedness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a></b><br>While wickedness may seem prevalent, we can trust in God's ultimate justice. He sees the hearts of all and will bring about justice in His perfect timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_fight_his_people_in_jer_21_4-7.htm">Why does Jeremiah 21:4–7 depict God actively fighting against His own people, contradicting the notion of a loving deity? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_babylonian_captivity.htm">What are the Babylonian Captivity and Exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/prophets'_messages_on_faith,_justice.htm">What messages do the prophets convey about faith and justice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_proverbs_6_1-5_and_matthew_5_42_align.htm">How do warnings against guaranteeing a neighbor's debt in Proverbs 6:1-5 align with Jesus's teachings on generosity (Matthew 5:42)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">They lay wait.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">he lieth in wait </span>(used of the leopard in <a href="/hosea/13-7.htm" title="Therefore I will be to them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:">Hosea 13:7</a>), <span class= "ital">as in the crouching down of fowlers: they have set the snare. </span>The indefinite singular in the first clause brings before us the picture of isolated guilt, the plural that of confederate evil.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They lay wait,</span> etc.; rather, <span class="accented">they spy</span> (literally, one <span class="accented">spieth</span>), as <span class="accented">fowlers lie in wait</span>. A trap; literally, <span class="accented">a destroyer</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. an instrument of destruction (comp. <a href="/isaiah/54-16.htm">Isaiah 54:16</a>, where" the waster" (or destroyer) probably means the weapon referred to previously). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My people</span><br /><span class="heb">בְעַמִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are among</span><br /><span class="heb">נִמְצְא֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nim·ṣə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wicked men.</span><br /><span class="heb">רְשָׁעִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They watch</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשׁוּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7789.htm">Strong's 7789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spy out, survey, lurk for, care for</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like fowlers</span><br /><span class="heb">יְקוּשִׁ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(yə·qū·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3353.htm">Strong's 3353: </a> </span><span class="str2">Entangled, a snare, a snarer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lying in wait;</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּשַׁ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·šaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7918.htm">Strong's 7918: </a> </span><span class="str2">To weave, a trap, to allay</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they set</span><br /><span class="heb">הִצִּ֥יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiṣ·ṣî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5324.htm">Strong's 5324: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take one's stand, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a trap;</span><br /><span class="heb">מַשְׁחִ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(maš·ḥîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4889.htm">Strong's 4889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Destructive, destruction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they catch</span><br /><span class="heb">יִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yil·kō·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנָשִׁ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 5:26 For among my people are found wicked (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 5:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 5:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/5-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 5:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 5:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>