Jeremiah 5:27 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

As a cage is full of birds— A trap-cage. כלוב kelub, comes from כלב keleb, a dog; and this name was undoubtedly given to the trap-cage, because it served the same purpose as a dog in assisting to catch game. That sort of trap-cage also seems to be alluded to, in which tame birds are put to hop and fly about as a decoy to others.

Jeremiah 5:27

27 As a cagec is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.