Jeremiah 5:26 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
For among my people are found wicked [men]: they lay wait, as fowlers stoop down; they set a trap, they catch men.
World English Bible (WEB)
For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
For the wicked have been found among My people. It looketh about the covering of snares, They have set up a trap -- men they capture.
| For | כִּי | kî | kee |
| among my people | נִמְצְא֥וּ | nimṣĕʾû | neem-tseh-OO |
| are found | בְעַמִּ֖י | bĕʿammî | veh-ah-MEE |
| wicked | רְשָׁעִ֑ים | rĕšāʿîm | reh-sha-EEM |
| men: they lay wait, | יָשׁוּר֙ | yāšûr | ya-SHOOR |
| setteth that he as | כְּשַׁ֣ךְ | kĕšak | keh-SHAHK |
| snares; | יְקוּשִׁ֔ים | yĕqûšîm | yeh-koo-SHEEM |
| they set | הִצִּ֥יבוּ | hiṣṣîbû | hee-TSEE-voo |
| trap, a | מַשְׁחִ֖ית | mašḥît | mahsh-HEET |
| they catch | אֲנָשִׁ֥ים | ʾănāšîm | uh-na-SHEEM |
| men. | יִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃ | yilkōdû | yeel-koh-DOO |