Jeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
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ASV
They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
KJV
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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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁמְנ֣וּ | sha.me.Nu | they have become fat | H8080 → |
| עָשְׁת֗וּ | 'a.she.Tu | they have become smooth | H6245 → |
| גַּ֚ם | gam | also | H1571 → |
| עָֽבְר֣וּ | 'a.ve.Ru | they have transgressed | H5674 → |
| דִבְרֵי־ | div.rei- | matters of | H1697 → |
| רָ֔ע | Ra' | evil | H7451 → |
| דִּ֣ין | din | a cause | H1779 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| דָ֔נוּ | Da.nu | they have pleaded | H1777 → |
| דִּ֥ין | din | [the] cause of | H1779 → |
| יָת֖וֹם | ya.Tom | [the] fatherless | H3490 → |
| וְיַצְלִ֑יחוּ | ve.yatz.Li.chu | so they may have success | H6743 → |
| וּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט | u.mish.Pat | and [the] justice of | H4941 → |
| אֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים | 'ev.yo.Nim | needy [people] | H34 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| שָׁפָֽטוּ׃ | sha.Fa.tu | they have judged | H8199 → |
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