Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.” Young's Literal Translation 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. King James Bible 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. Hebrew “Forכִּ֣י ׀ (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction My people עַמִּ֗י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock are fools; אֱוִ֣יל (’ĕ·wîl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 191: Foolish they have not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no known Me. יָדָ֔עוּ (yā·ḏā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3045: To know They הֵ֔מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They are foolish סְכָלִים֙ (sə·ḵā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5530: A fool children, בָּנִ֤ים (bā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son without וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no understanding. נְבוֹנִ֖ים (nə·ḇō·w·nîm) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand They הֵ֑מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They are skilled חֲכָמִ֥ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2450: Wise in doing evil, לְהָרַ֔ע (lə·hā·ra‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad but they do not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no know יָדָֽעוּ׃ (yā·ḏā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3045: To know how to do good.” וּלְהֵיטִ֖יב (ū·lə·hê·ṭîḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing |
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