Jeremiah

Jeremiah 5:28–29

²⁸They have grown fat and sleek,

and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked.

They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless,

that they might prosper;

nor have they defended

the rights of the needy.

²⁹Should I not punish them for these things?”

declares the LORD.

“Should I not avenge Myself

on such a nation as this?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They have grown fat	שָׁמְנ֣וּ	šā·mə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8080 grow fat
and sleek	עָשְׁת֗וּ	‘ā·šə·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6245 smooth or shiny (?)
and	גַּ֚ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
have excelled	עָֽבְר֣וּ	‘ā·ḇə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
in the deeds	דִבְרֵי־	ḏiḇ·rê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of the wicked	רָ֔ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
They have not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
taken up the cause	דִּ֣ין	dîn	Noun - masculine singular	H1779 judgment
of the fatherless	יָת֖וֹם	yā·ṯō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3490 orphan
that they might prosper	וְיַצְלִ֑יחוּ	wə·yaṣ·lî·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6743 rush
nor have they	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
defended	שָׁפָֽטוּ׃	šā·p̄ā·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8199 judge, govern
the rights	וּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט	ū·miš·paṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4941 judgment
of the needy	אֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים	’eḇ·yō·w·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H34 in want, needy, poor

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Should I not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
punish them	אֶפְקֹ֖ד	’ep̄·qōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
for	הַֽעַל־	ha·‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
these things	אֵ֥לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהֹוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Should I not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
avenge	תִתְנַקֵּ֖ם	ṯiṯ·naq·qêm	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
Myself	נַפְשִֽׁי׃ס	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
on such a nation	בְּג֣וֹי	bə·ḡō·w	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
as this	כָּזֶ֔ה	kā·zeh	Preposition-k; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 5:28 Isaiah 1:23 · Deuteronomy 32:15 · Psalm 73:12 · Zechariah 7:10 · Jeremiah 7:6

Jeremiah 5:29 Malachi 3:5 · Jeremiah 5:9 · James 5:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.