Jeremiah 5:28 Commentary: Rashi

שָׁמְנ֣וּ עָשְׁת֗וּ גַּ֚ם עָֽבְר֣וּ דִבְרֵי־רָ֔ע דִּ֣ין לֹא־דָ֔נוּ דִּ֥ין יָת֖וֹם וְיַצְלִ֑יחוּ וּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט אֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים לֹ֥א שָׁפָֽטוּ׃

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.

Rashi on Jeremiah

they have become thick Heb. עשתו, an expression of “a block (עֶשֶת) of ivory” (Song 5:14), a thick body, and in O.F. enboeront.
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Rashi on Jeremiah

they transgressed in deeds of wickedness If evil or a sin came into their hand, they did not turn away from it, but transgressed it and committed it.
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Rashi on Jeremiah

they did not plead the cause of the orphan in order that they prosper.
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