Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:22

²²“For My people are fools;

they have not known Me.

They are foolish children,

without understanding.

They are skilled in doing evil,

but they know not how to do good.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י׀	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
My people	עַמִּ֗י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
are fools	אֱוִ֣יל	’ĕ·wîl	Adjective - masculine singular	H191 foolish
they have not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
known Me	יָדָ֔עוּ	yā·ḏā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
They	הֵ֔מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are foolish	סְכָלִים֙	sə·ḵā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5530 fool
children	בָּנִ֤ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
without	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
understanding	נְבוֹנִ֖ים	nə·ḇō·w·nîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H995 discern
They	הֵ֑מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are skilled	חֲכָמִ֥ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
in doing evil	לְהָרַ֔ע	lə·hā·ra‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7489 be evil, bad
but they know	יָדָֽעוּ׃	yā·ḏā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
how to do good	וּלְהֵיטִ֖יב	ū·lə·hê·ṭîḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.