“For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.”
The people's wickedness: 'Among my people are the wicked who lie in wait like those who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch people.' This verse describes wicked members of society who prey on the innocent, setting traps 'like those who snare birds' and 'like those who set traps to catch people.' The comparison to bird-trappers suggests that the wicked hunt people systematically and deliberately, treating human beings as prey. Theologically, this verse indicates that internal social violence (the wicked oppressing the innocent) accompanies idolatry and covenant violation; apostasy produces not merely judgment from outside but corruption within.
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