Jeremiah 5:28 Cross References

Jeremiah 5:28

28: They are well fed and well groomed, and there is no limit to their wicked deeds. They refuse justice to orphans and deny the rights of the poor.

But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.

Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and poor people. And do not make evil plans to harm each other.

Your leaders are rebels, the companions of thieves. All of them take bribes and refuse to defend the orphans and the widows.

Look at these arrogant people--enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.

and if you stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and widows; and if you stop your murdering; and if you stop worshiping idols as you now do to your own harm.

"How long will you judges hand down unjust decisions? How long will you shower special favors on the wicked?
"Give fair judgment to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people.

But even robbers are left in peace, and those who provoke God--and God has them in his power--live in safety!

Listen to me, you "fat cows" of Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and who are always asking your husbands for another drink!

but she has rebelled against my regulations and has been even more wicked than the surrounding nations. She has refused to obey the laws I gave her to follow.
So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Since you have refused to obey my laws and regulations and have behaved even worse than your neighbors,

But you have not merely sinned as they did--no, that was nothing to you. In a very short time you far surpassed them!
As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, Sodom and her daughters were never as wicked as you and your daughters.
Sodom's sins were pride, laziness, and gluttony, while the poor and needy suffered outside her door.
She was proud and did loathsome things, so I wiped her out, as you have seen.
"Even Samaria did not commit half your sins. You have done far more loathsome things than your sisters ever did. They seem righteous compared to you!

LORD, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. Now let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?

"How you plot and scheme to win your lovers. The most experienced prostitute could learn from you!

"But a beautiful palace does not make a great king! Why did your father, Josiah, reign so long? Because he was just and right in all his dealings. That is why God blessed him.
He made sure that justice and help were given to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn't that what it means to know me?" asks the LORD.
"But you! You are full of selfish greed and dishonesty! You murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly."
Therefore, this is the LORD's decree of punishment against King Jehoiakim, who succeeded his father, Josiah, on the throne: "His family will not weep for him when he dies. His subjects will not even care that he is dead.
He will be buried like a dead donkey--dragged out of Jerusalem and dumped outside the gate!

"These wicked people are fat and rich,
but their cities will be ruined. They will live in abandoned houses that are ready to tumble down.

I can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on among you, something so evil that even the pagans don't do it. I am told that you have a man in your church who is living in sin with his father's wife.

For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The wages you held back cry out against you. The cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.
You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every whim. Now your hearts are nice and fat, ready for the slaughter.

Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors.

For I helped the poor in their need and the orphans who had no one to help them.
I helped those who had lost hope, and they blessed me. And I caused the widows' hearts to sing for joy.
All I did was just and honest. Righteousness covered me like a robe, and I wore justice like a turban.

They wear pride like a jeweled necklace, and their clothing is woven of cruelty.
These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!

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