NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For among my people`am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. are 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 wicked rasha` (raw-shaw') morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong. men they lay wait shuwr (shoor) to spy out, i.e. (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for -- behold, lay wait, look, observe, perceive, regard, see. as he that setteth shakak (shaw-kak') to weave (i.e. lay) a trap; figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions; physically, abate a flood) -- appease, assuage, make to cease, pacify, set. snares yaquwsh (yaw-koosh') entangled, i.e. by implication (intransitively) a snare, or (transitive) a snarer -- fowler, snare. they set natsab (naw-tsab') to station, in various applications a trap mashchiyth (mash-kheeth') destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption) -- corruption, (to) destroy(-ing), destruction, trap, utterly. they catch lakad (law-kad') to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere men 'enowsh (en-oshe') a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible 'For wicked men are found among My people, They watch like fowlers lying in wait; They set a trap, They catch men. King James Bible For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. Holman Christian Standard Bible for wicked men live among My people. They watch like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men. International Standard Version "Evil men are found among my people. They lie in wait like someone who traps birds. They set a trap, but they do so to catch people. NET Bible "Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Wicked people are found among my people. They lie in ambush like bird catchers. They set traps and catch people. King James 2000 Bible For among my people are found wicked men: they lie in wait, as he that sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men. Links Jeremiah 5:26Jeremiah 5:26 NIV Jeremiah 5:26 NLT Jeremiah 5:26 ESV Jeremiah 5:26 NASB Jeremiah 5:26 KJV |
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