Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:26

²⁶As the thief is ashamed when he is caught,

so the house of Israel is disgraced.

They, their kings, their officials,

their priests, and their prophets

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As the thief	גַּנָּב֙	gan·nāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H1590 thief
is ashamed	כְּבֹ֤שֶׁת	kə·ḇō·šeṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1322 shame
when	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he is caught	יִמָּצֵ֔א	yim·mā·ṣê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
so	כֵּ֥ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
is disgraced	הֹבִ֖ישׁוּ	hō·ḇî·šū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H954 be ashamed
They	הֵ֤מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
their kings	מַלְכֵיהֶם֙	mal·ḵê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4428 king
their officials	שָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔ם	śā·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
their priests	וְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖ם	wə·ḵō·hă·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3548 priest
and their prophets	וּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃	ū·nə·ḇî·’ê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.