Jeremiah
Jeremiah 5:26
26For among My people are wicked men;
they watch like fowlers lying in wait;
they set a trap to catch men.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| among | נִמְצְא֥וּ | nim·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| My people | בְעַמִּ֖י | ḇə·‘am·mî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| are wicked men | רְשָׁעִ֑ים | rə·šā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| they watch | יָשׁוּר֙ | yā·šūr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7789 behold, regard |
| like fowlers | יְקוּשִׁ֔ים | yə·qū·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3353 id. |
| lying in wait | כְּשַׁ֣ךְ | kə·šaḵ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7918 weave |
| they set | הִצִּ֥יבוּ | hiṣ·ṣî·ḇū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| a trap | מַשְׁחִ֖ית | maš·ḥîṯ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H4889 ruin, destruction |
| to catch | יִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃ | yil·kō·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot) |
| men | אֲנָשִׁ֥ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 1:11 · Psalm 64:5 · Ezekiel 22:2–12 · Jeremiah 18:22 · Psalm 10:9–10 · Luke 5:10 · Habakkuk 1:14–15 · Isaiah 58:1 · Jeremiah 4:22 · 1 Samuel 19:10–11 · Proverbs 1:17–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.