28They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They don’t plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they don’t defend the rights of the needy.
Jeremiah 5 continues the Lord’s indictment against Judah through the prophet Jeremiah, intensifying the case for judgment. God challenges Jeremiah to find even one person in Jerusalem who acts justly and seeks truth—if he can, God will relent. The search fails, revealing a city a
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