Jeremiah 5:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 5:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 5:26 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 5:26 — KJV
“For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. they lay...: or, they pry as fowlers lie in wait”
— Jeremiah 5:26 (KJV)
Jeremiah 5:26 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 5:26
“She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. as for...: or, as a robber”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:26: among, men, wait
“Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:26: people, men, setteth
“And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. liers...: Heb. lying in wait”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:26: people, wait, set
“And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:26: men, wait, set
“So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 5:26: men, wait, set
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