Jeremiah 5:26
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

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.

Hebrew
For
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

My people
בְעַמִּ֖י (ḇə·‘am·mî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

are among
נִמְצְא֥וּ (nim·ṣə·’ū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

wicked men.
רְשָׁעִ֑ים (rə·šā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

They watch
יָשׁוּר֙ (yā·šūr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7789: To spy out, survey, lurk for, care for

like fowlers
יְקוּשִׁ֔ים (yə·qū·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3353: Entangled, a snare, a snarer

lying in wait;
כְּשַׁ֣ךְ (kə·šaḵ)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7918: To weave, a trap, to allay

they set
הִצִּ֥יבוּ (hiṣ·ṣî·ḇū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5324: To take one's stand, stand

a trap;
מַשְׁחִ֖ית (maš·ḥîṯ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 4889: Destructive, destruction

they catch
יִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃ (yil·kō·ḏū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere

men.
אֲנָשִׁ֥ים (’ă·nā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 582: Man, mankind

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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