Jeremiah 50:24
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the Lord.”
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.
יָדַע
you knew
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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לָכַד
you were caught
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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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תָּפַשׂ
you were caught
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תָּפַשׂ
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
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גָּרָה
you engaged in strife
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גָּרָה
properly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger
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יָקֹשׁ
I set a trap
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יָקֹשׁ
to ensnare (literally or figuratively)
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