Jeremiah 5:28
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מוּךְ
mûwk
to become thin, i.e. (figuratively) be impoverished
חֶלֶב
cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
אוֹר
ʼôwr
to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
שָׁפַט
shâphaṭ
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literall...
עוֹד
ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
צָלַח
tsâlach
to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
יְמָנִי
yᵉmânîy
right (i.e. at the right hand)
שָׁפַט
shâphaṭ
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literall...
Key Terms in This Verse
עָבַר ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Study H5674 →מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Study H4639 →צָלַח tsâlach
to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
Study H6743 →חֶלֶב cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
Study H2459 →שָׁפַט shâphaṭ
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
Study H8199 →שָׁפַט shâphaṭ
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
Study H8199 →Cross References
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.
Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
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