Yeremia 5:27

5:27 Like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught, ¹ 

their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit. ² 

That is how they have gotten so rich and powerful. ³ 

Yeremia 50:41

50:41 “Look! An army is about to come from the north.

A mighty nation and many kings ⁴  are stirring into action

in faraway parts of the earth.

Yeremia 52:13

52:13 He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house.

[5:27]  ¹ tn The words, “that have been caught” are not in the text but are implicit in the comparison.

[5:27]  ² tn Heb “are filled with deceit.” The translation assumes a figure of speech of cause for effect (metonymy). Compare the same word in the same figure in Zeph 1:9.

[5:27]  ³ tn Heb “therefore they have gotten great and rich.”

[50:41]  ⁴ sn A mighty nation and many kings is an allusion to the Medo-Persian empire and the vassal kings who provided forces for the Medo-Persian armies.