27. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 5:27:1 ⧉כִּכְלוּב֙kikluvlike a cage Jeremiah 5:27:2 ⧉מָ֣לֵאmalefull Jeremiah 5:27:3 ⧉ע֔וֹףofof bird or fowl Jeremiah 5:27:4 ⧉כֵּ֥ןkenso or thus Jeremiah 5:27:5 ⧉בָּתֵּיהֶ֖םbatehemtheir houses Jeremiah 5:27:6 ⧉מְלֵאִ֣יםmeleimare full Jeremiah 5:27:7 ⧉מִרְמָ֑הmirmaof deceit Jeremiah 5:27:8 ⧉עַל־כֵּ֥ןalkentherefore Jeremiah 5:27:9 ⧉גָּדְל֖וּgadluthey became great Jeremiah 5:27:10 ⧉וַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃vayashiruand they became rich |
27. Formal Translation Like a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit; therefore they have become great and grown rich. |
27. Dynamic Translation Just as a cage is crowded with birds, so their homes are packed with deceit; that is why they have become powerful and wealthy. |