26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 5:26:1 ⧉כִּי־נִמְצְא֥וּkinimtseufor were found Jeremiah 5:26:2 ⧉בְעַמִּ֖יveammiamong my people Jeremiah 5:26:3 ⧉רְשָׁעִ֑יםreshaimwicked men Jeremiah 5:26:4 ⧉יָשׁוּר֙yashurhe watches or lies in wait Jeremiah 5:26:5 ⧉כְּשַׁ֣ךְkeshakhlike a thicket or like darkness Jeremiah 5:26:6 ⧉יְקוּשִׁ֔יםyekushimtrappers Jeremiah 5:26:7 ⧉הִצִּ֥יבוּhitsivuthey set up Jeremiah 5:26:8 ⧉מַשְׁחִ֖יתmashkhita trap or a destroying thing Jeremiah 5:26:9 ⧉אֲנָשִׁ֥יםanashimmen Jeremiah 5:26:10 ⧉יִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃yilkoduthey catch |
26. Formal Translation For wicked ones are found among my people; they lie in wait like ambushers—they set a trap and capture people. |
26. Dynamic Translation There are wrongdoers among my people who lie in wait like bird-catchers; they plant traps and ensnare the unsuspecting. |