Jeremiah 4:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 4:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אֱוִ֣יל
ʼĕvîyl
H191
fool
עַמִּ֗י
ʻam
H5971
people
אוֹתִי֙
ʼêth
H853
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לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדָ֔עוּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
בָּנִ֤ים
bên
H1121
son
סְכָלִים֙
çâkâl
H5530
fool
הֵ֔מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נְבוֹנִ֖ים
bîyn
H995
to understand
הֵ֑מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
חֲכָמִ֥ים
châkâm
H2450
wise
הֵ֨מָּה֙
hêm
H1992
they
לְהָרַ֔ע
râʻaʻ
H7489
to do evil
וּלְהֵיטִ֖יב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדָֽעוּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
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World English Bible Public Domain
For my people are foolish, they don't know me; they are foolish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
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King James Version Public Domain
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For my people foolish; they do not know me. They foolish sons and they have no understanding. They wise to do evil, but do not know to do good. ts\*
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).