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Jeremiah 5:27 — King James Version← Study notes

As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.


Jeremiah 5:27Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Jeremiah 5:2711 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ/כְלוּב֙kikəlwb
basketpronH3619
cage
מָ֣לֵאmālēʾ
fill(-edadjH4392
she that was with child · -ed with) · full · multitude ···
ע֔וֹףʿwōp
birdnounH5775
that flieth · flying · fowl
כֵּ֥ןkēn
-wardparticleH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
בָּתֵּי/הֶ֖םbātēyhem
housenounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
מְלֵאִ֣יםməlēʾiym
fill(-edadjH4392
she that was with child · -ed with) · full · multitude ···
מִרְמָ֑הmirəmāh
craftnounH4820
deceit(-ful · -fully) · false · feigned ···
עַלʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
כֵּ֥ןkēn
-wardparticleH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
גָּדְל֖וּgādəlw
advanceverbH1431
boast · bring up · exceed · excellent ···
וַֽ/יַּעֲשִֽׁירוּwayaʿăšiyrw
be(-comeconjH6238
en- · make · make self · wax) rich ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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