NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Therefore I said'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Surely these are poor dal (dal) dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin -- lean, needy, poor (man), weaker. they are foolish ya'al (yaw-al') to be slack, i.e. (figuratively) to be foolish -- dote, be (become, do) foolish(-ly). for they know yada` (yaw-dah') to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially not the way derek (deh'-rek) a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb of the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. nor the judgment mishpat (mish-pawt') a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective of their God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Then I said, "They are only the poor, They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the LORD Or the ordinance of their God. King James Bible Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then I thought: They are just the poor; they have played the fool. For they don't understand the way of the LORD, the justice of their God. International Standard Version Then I said, "These are only the poor, they're foolish, for they don't know the LORD's way, the requirement of their God. NET Bible I thought, "Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the LORD demands. They do not know what their God requires of them. GOD'S WORD® Translation I thought, "These are poor, foolish people. They don't know the way of the LORD and the justice that God demands. King James 2000 Bible Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the law of their God. Links Jeremiah 5:4Jeremiah 5:4 NIV Jeremiah 5:4 NLT Jeremiah 5:4 ESV Jeremiah 5:4 NASB Jeremiah 5:4 KJV |
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