Jeremiah

Jeremiah 5:27

²⁷Like cages full of birds,

so their houses are full of deceit.

Therefore they have become powerful and rich.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like cages	כִּכְלוּב֙	kiḵ·lūḇ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H3619 basket, cage
full of	מָ֣לֵא	mā·lê	Adjective - masculine singular	H4392 full
birds	ע֔וֹף	‘ō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
so	כֵּ֥ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
their houses	בָּתֵּיהֶ֖ם	bāt·tê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1004 house
are full of	מְלֵאִ֣ים	mə·lê·’îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H4392 full
deceit	מִרְמָ֑ה	mir·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4820 deceit, treachery
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
they have become powerful	גָּדְל֖וּ	gā·ḏə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1431 grow up, become great
and rich	וַֽיַּעֲשִֽׁירוּ׃	way·ya·‘ă·šî·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6238 be or become rich

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.