Jeremiah 48:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Now was not Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
a laughingstockהַשְּׂחֹ֗ק
(has·se·chok)
7814: laughter, derision, sportfrom sachaq
to you? Orוְאִ֣ם
(ve·'im)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
was he caught(נִמְצָ֑א
(nim·tza;)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
among thieves? 
 
1590: a thieffrom ganab
For eachבְּגַנָּבִ֖ים
(be·gan·na·vim)
1767: sufficiency, enougha prim. root
timeמִדֵּ֧י
(mid·dei)
1767: sufficiency, enougha prim. root
you speakדְבָרֶ֥יךָ
(de·va·rei·cha)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
about him you shakeתִּתְנֹודָֽד׃
(tit·no·v·dad.)
5110: to move to and fro, wander, flutter, show griefa prim. root
[your head in scorn]. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
For was not Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
a derision
schowq  (sekh-oke')
laughter (in merriment or defiance) -- derision, laughter(-ed to scorn, -ing), mocked, sport.
unto thee was he found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
among thieves
gannab  (gaw-nab')
a stealer -- thief.
for since
day  (dahee)
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
thou spakest
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of him thou skippedst
nuwd  (nood)
to nod, i.e. waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt
for joy
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Now was not Israel a laughingstock to you? Or was he caught among thieves? For each time you speak about him you shake your head in scorn.

King James Bible
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wasn't Israel a laughingstock to you? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head."

International Standard Version
Wasn't Israel an object of mocking for you? Wasn't he treated like a thief, so that whenever you spoke about him you shook your head in contempt?

NET Bible
For did not you people of Moab laugh at the people of Israel? Did you think that they were nothing but thieves, that you shook your head in contempt every time you talked about them?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
People of Moab, didn't you laugh at the people of Israel? Were they caught among thieves? Whenever you talk about them you shake your heads in contempt.

King James 2000 Bible
For was not Israel a derision unto you? was he found among thieves? for when you spoke of him, you wagged your head.
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