Jeremiah 5:25-29
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Your wrongdoings have kept these away;
your sins have deprived you of good.
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“Among my people are wicked men
who lie in wait like men who snare birds
and like those who set traps to catch men.
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Like cages full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
they have become rich and powerful
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and have grown fat and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
they do not plead the case of the fatherless to win it,
they do not defend the rights of the poor.
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Should I not punish them for this?”
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?