Jeremiah · יִרְמְיָהוּ

Jeremiah 4:22

כִּ֣י ׀ אֱוִ֣יל עַמִּ֗י אוֹתִי֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ בָּנִ֤ים סְכָלִים֙ הֵ֔מָּה וְלֹ֥א נְבוֹנִ֖ים הֵ֑מָּה חֲכָמִ֥ים הֵ֙מָּה֙ לְהָרַ֔ע וּלְהֵיטִ֖יב לֹ֥א יָדָֽעוּ׃
kiy ʾeviyl ʿamiy ʾvotiy loʾ yadaʿv baniym skaliym hemah vloʾ nbvoniym hemah ḥakamiym hemah lharaʿ vlheyṭiyb loʾ yadaʿv
King James Version (KJV)

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.

Modern English

“For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

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