Jeremiah 4:22 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		כִּ֣י׀	h3588
1	is foolish	אֱוִ֣יל	h191
2	For my people	עַמִּ֗י	h5971
3		אוֹתִי֙	h853
4		לֹ֣א	h3808
17	they have no knowledge	יָדָֽעוּ׃	h3045
6	children	בָּנִ֤ים	h1121
7	me they are sottish	סְכָלִים֙	h5530
8		הֵ֔מָּה	h1992
9		וְלֹ֥א	h3808
10	and they have none understanding	נְבוֹנִ֖ים	h995
11		הֵ֑מָּה	h1992
12	they are wise	חֲכָמִ֥ים	h2450
13		הֵ֙מָּה֙	h1992
14	to do evil	לְהָרַ֔ע	h7489
15	but to do good	וּלְהֵיטִ֖יב	h3190
16		לֹ֥א	h3808
17	they have no knowledge	יָדָֽעוּ׃	h3045

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no intelligence; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

For my people `are' foolish, me they have not known, Foolish sons `are' they, yea, they `are' not intelligent, Wise `are' they to do evil, And to do good they have not known.