Hebrew Interlinear
Jeremiah 5:26 Interlinear
“ are found For among my people wicked men they lay wait as he that setteth snares they set a trap men they catch”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | נִמְצְא֥וּ | H4672 | are found | properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present |
| 3 | בְעַמִּ֖י | H5971 | For among my people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 4 | רְשָׁעִ֑ים | H7563 | wicked | morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person |
| 5 | יָשׁוּר֙ | H7789 | men they lay wait | to spy out, i.e., (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for |
| 6 | כְּשַׁ֣ךְ | H7918 | as he that setteth | to weave (i.e., lay) a trap; figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions; physically, abate a flood) |
| 7 | יְקוּשִׁ֔ים | H3353 | snares | properly, entangled, i.e., by implication (intransitively) a snare, or (transitive) a snarer |
| 8 | הִצִּ֥יבוּ | H5324 | they set | to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively) |
| 9 | מַשְׁחִ֖ית | H4889 | a trap | destructive, i.e., (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption) |
| 10 | אֲנָשִׁ֥ים | H582 | men | properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively) |
| 11 | יִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃ | H3920 | they catch | to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere |
Verse Context
Jeremiah 5:25Your iniquities have turned away these things and your sins have withholden good...
Jeremiah 5:26 (current) are found For among my people wicked men they lay wait as he that setteth snares they set a trap men they catch
Jeremiah 5:27As a cage full of birds so are their houses full...