Parallel JER 5:28

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BSB  ⇔ They 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.

OEB They are waxen fat, they are sleek:
⇔ They run riot in deeds of wickedness.
 ⇔ They defend not the rights of the orphan,
⇔ Nor champion the cause of the needy.

WEB They 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.

NET That is how they have grown fat and sleek.
 ⇔ There is no limit to the evil things they do.
 ⇔ They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it.
 ⇔ They do not defend the rights of the poor.

LSV They have been fat, they have shone,
Indeed, they have surpassed the acts of the evil,
They have not judged judgment,
The judgment of the fatherless—and they prosper,
And they have not judged the judgment of the needy.

FBV They've grown fat and smooth, and have become experts in evil. They deny justice to orphans, and they don't defend the rights of those in need.

T4T They are big and fat,
⇔ and there is no limit to the evil things that they have done.
⇔ They do not try to defend orphans in the courtrooms,
⇔ and they do not help poor people to get what they have a right to receive.

LEB  •  they have grown sleek, •  also,[fn] •  They do not judge with justice, •  the legal cause of the orphan, •  or allow it to succeed, •  and the legal case of the poor, •  they do not defend.

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BBE They have become fat and strong: they have gone far in works of evil: they give no support to the cause of the child without a father, so that they may do well; they do not see that the poor man gets his rights.

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JPS They are waxen fat, they are become sleek; yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they might make it to prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

ASV They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

DRA They are grown gross and fat: and have most wickedly transgressed my words. They have not judged the cause of the widow, they have not managed the cause of the fatherless, they have not judged the judgement of the poor.

YLT They have been fat, they have shone, Yea, they have overpassed the acts of the evil, Judgment they have not judged, The judgment of the fatherless — and they prosper, And the judgment of the needy they have not judged.

DBY They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge.

RV They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness: they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they should prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

WBS They have become fat, they shine: yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

KJB They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
  (They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deads of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. )

BB Hereof are they fat and welthy, and are more mischieuous then any other: they minister not the lawe, they make no ende of the fatherlesse cause, yea and they prosper: yet they iudge not the poore according to equitie.
  (Hereof are they fat and welthy, and are more mischieuous then any other: they minister not the law, they make no end of the fatherless cause, yea and they prosper: yet they judge not the poor according to equitie.)

GNV They are waxen fat and shining: they doe ouerpasse the deedes of the wicked: they execute no iudgement, no not the iudgement of the fatherlesse: yet they prosper, though they execute no iudgement for the poore.
  (They are waxen fat and shining: they do ouerpasse the deades of the wicked: they execute no judgement, no not the judgement of the fatherlesse: yet they prosper, though they execute no judgement for the poore. )

CB herof are they fat and welthy, and are runne awaye fro me with shamefull blasphemies. They ministre not the lawe, they make no ende of the fatherlesses cause, they iudge not the poore acordinge to equite.
  (herof are they fat and welthy, and are runne away from me with shamefull blasphemies. They ministre not the law, they make no end of the fatherlesses cause, they judge not the poor acordinge to equite.)

WYC and maad riche, maad fat with ynne, and maad fat with outforth, and thei passiden worst my wordis; thei demyden not a cause of a widewe, thei dressiden not the cause of a fadirles child, and thei demyden not the doom of pore men.
  (and made riche, made fat with ynne, and made fat with outforth, and they passed worst my words; they demyden not a cause of a widow, they dressiden not the cause of a fatherles child, and they demyden not the doom of poor men.)

LUT Sie gehen mit bösen Stücken um; sie halten kein Recht, dem Waisen fördern sie seine Sache nicht, und gelinget ihnen, und helfen den Armen nicht zum Recht.
  (They/She gehen with evil Stücken um; they/she/them hold kein Recht, to_him Waisen fördern they/she/them his Sache not, and gelinget ihnen, and helfen the Armen not for_the Recht.)

CLV Incrassati sunt et impinguati, et præterierunt sermones meos pessime. Causam viduæ non judicaverunt, causam pupilli non direxerunt, et judicium pauperum non judicaverunt.[fn]
  (Incrassati are and impinguati, and præterierunt sermones meos pessime. Causam viduæ not/no yudicaverunt, causam pupilli not/no direxerunt, and yudicium pauperum not/no yudicaverunt.)

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BRN and they have transgressed the rule of judgment; they have not judged the cause of the orphan, nor have they judged the cause of the widow.

BrLXX καὶ παρέβησαν κρίσιν, οὐκ ἔκριναν κρίσιν ὀρφανοῦ, καὶ κρίσιν χήρας οὐκ ἐκρίνοσαν.
  (kai parebaʸsan krisin, ouk ekrinan krisin orfanou, kai krisin ⱪaʸras ouk ekrinosan. )