Jeremiah 5:26
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.”
מָצָא
To find, to discover, to encounter. Matsa. God is findable. He is not playing hide and seek. He actively reveals Himself to genuine seekers.
רָשָׁע
wicked people
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רָשָׁע
Wicked, ungodly. Rasha. One who is morally wrong and opposed to God. God's mercy is available to anyone who repents.
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לָכַד
they catch
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לָכַד
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
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מַשְׁחִית
a destroyer
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מַשְׁחִית
destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption)
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יָקוּשׁ
fowlers
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יָקוּשׁ
properly, entangled, i.e. by implication (intransitively) a snare, or (transitive) a snarer
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שׁוּר
he watches
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שׁוּר
to spy out, i.e. (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for
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נָצַב
they set
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נָצַב
to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
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