Jeremiah 5:27
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. | Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. | As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| like a cage | כִּכְלוּב֙ | kikh-LUV | H3619 | basketכְּלוּב (ke.luv) cage, basket, dog cage |
| full | מָ֣לֵא | MA-le' | H4392 | fullמָלֵא (ma.le) 1) full, fulness, that which fills 1a) fully (adv) |
| bird[s] | ע֔וֹף | of | H5775 | birdעוֹף (oph) 1) flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds 1a) fowl, birds 1b) winged insects Aramaic equivalent: oph (עוֹף "bird" H5776) |
| so | כֵּ֥ן | ken | H3651C | rightכֵּן (ken) adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable |
| houses their | בָּתֵּיהֶ֖ם | ba-tei-HEM | H1004B | to lodgeבִּית (but) (P'al) to pass the night, lodge Aramaic of ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת ": home" H1004B) |
| [are] full | מְלֵאִ֣ים | me-le-'IM | H4392 | fullמָלֵא (ma.le) 1) full, fulness, that which fills 1a) fully (adv) |
| deceit | מִרְמָ֑ה | mir-MAH | H4820 | deceitמִרְמָה (mir.mah) deceit, treachery |
| there- | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| -fore | כֵּ֥ן | ken | H3651C | rightכֵּן (ken) adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable |
| they have become great | גָּדְל֖וּ | ga-de-LU | H1431 | to magnifyגָּדַל (ga.dal) 1) to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to grow up 1a2) to become great 1a3) to be magnified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cause to grow 1b2) to make great, powerful 1b3) to magnify 1c) (Pual) to be brought up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to make great 1d2) to magnify 1d3) to do great things 1e) (Hithpael) to magnify oneself |
| and they have gained riches | וַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃ | VAI-ya-'a-SHI-ru | H6238 | to enrichעָשַׁר (a.shar) 1) to be or become rich or wealthy, enrich, pretend to be rich 1a) (Qal) to be or become rich 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to make rich 1b2) to gain riches 1c) (Hithpael) to enrich oneself, pretend to be rich |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.