Jeremiah 5:28 meaning and explanation
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.
Jeremiah 5:28, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah is speaking God's indictment against Jerusalem in the years before Babylon destroyed the city. In verse 28 the wealthy are described as fat and sleek, an image of self-indulgence, and their prosperity is tied to wickedness rather than to justice.
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