27 “For he has (A)covered his face with his fat
And made his thighs heavy with flesh.

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27 “Though his face is covered with fat
    and his waist bulges with flesh,(A)

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10 They have (A)closed their [a]unfeeling heart,
With their mouth they (B)speak proudly.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17:10 Lit fat

10 They close up their callous hearts,(A)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.(B)

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28 ‘They are (A)fat, they are sleek,
They also [a]excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the [b](B)orphan, that they may prosper;
And they do not [c]defend the rights of the poor.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:28 Lit pass over, or, overlook deeds
  2. Jeremiah 5:28 Or fatherless
  3. Jeremiah 5:28 Lit judge

28     and have grown fat(A) and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
    they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;(B)
    they do not defend the just cause of the poor.(C)

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