NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon They are waxen fatshaman (shaw-man') to shine, i.e. (by analogy) be (causatively, make) oily or gross -- become (make, wax) fat. they shine `ashath (aw-shath') probably to be sleek, i.e. glossy; hence (through the idea of polishing) to excogitate (as if forming in the mind) -- shine, think. yea they overpass `abar (aw-bar') to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation) the deeds dabar (daw-baw') a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause of the wicked ra` (rah) bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). they judge diyn (deen) a primitive roy a straight course, i.e. sail direct -- (come) with a straight course. not the cause duwn (doon) judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by impl. also strife -- cause, judgement, plea, strife. the cause of the fatherless yathowm (yaw-thome') a bereaved person -- fatherless (child), orphan. yet they prosper tsalach (tsaw-lakh') to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive) and the right mishpat (mish-pawt') a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective of the needy 'ebyown (eb-yone') destitute -- beggar, needy, poor (man). do they not judge shaphat (shaw-fat') to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible 'They are fat, they are sleek, They also excel in deeds of wickedness; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper; And they do not defend the rights of the poor. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible They have become fat and sleek. They have also excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up cases, such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper, and they have not defended the rights of the needy. International Standard Version and have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to their evil deeds. They don't argue the case of the orphan to secure justice. They don't defend the rights of the poor. NET Bible That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor. GOD'S WORD® Translation They grow big and fat. Their evil deeds have no limits. They have no respect for the rights of others. They have no respect for the rights of orphans. But they still prosper. They don't defend the rights of the poor. King James 2000 Bible They have grown fat, they shine: yea, they pass over 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 defend. Links Jeremiah 5:28Jeremiah 5:28 NIV Jeremiah 5:28 NLT Jeremiah 5:28 ESV Jeremiah 5:28 NASB Jeremiah 5:28 KJV |
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