Jeremiah 4:1 (NKJV)

Jeremiah 4:22 - “For My people are foolish,
They have not known Me.
They are silly children,
And they have no understanding.
They are wise to do evil,
But to do good they have no knowledge.”

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Translations for Jeremiah 4:22

KJVKJV (read chapter in 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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

“For My people are foolish,
They have not known Me.
They are silly children,
And they have no understanding.
They are wise to do evil,
But to do good they have no knowledge.”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

“My people are foolish
and do not know me,” says the LORD.
“They are stupid children
who have no understanding.
They are clever enough at doing wrong,
but they have no idea how to do right!”

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

“My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good.”

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

“For my people are foolish;
they know me not;
they are stupid children;
they have no understanding.
They are ‘wise’—in doing evil!
But how to do good they know not.”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

“For my people are fools;

they do not know me.

They are foolish children,

without understanding.

They are skilled in doing what is evil,

but they do not know how to do what is good.”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

“For My people^H5971 are foolish^H191,

They do not know^H3045 Me;

They are foolish^H5530 children^H1121

And have^H995 no^H3808 understanding^H995.

They are skillful^H2450 at doing^H7489 evil^H7489,

But they do not know^H3045 how to do^H3190 good^H3190.”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

“For My people are foolish,
They know Me not;
They are stupid children
And have no understanding.
They are shrewd to do evil,
But to do good they do not know.”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

“For My people^H5971 are ignorant^H191 fools^H191,

They know^H3045 Me not;

They are simpleminded^H5530 children^H1121

And have^H995 no^H3808 understanding^H995.

They are wise^H2450 to do^H7489 evil^H7489,

But to do^H3190 good^H3190 they do not know^H3045.”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

“For My people are stupid and foolish,” [says the LORD to Jeremiah];

“They do not know Me;

They are foolish children

And have no understanding.

They are shrewd [enough] to do evil,

But they do not know [how] to do good.”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

The LORD answered, "This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good."

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

"For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are stupid children, they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but how to do good they know not."

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

For my people are foolish, me they have not known, Foolish sons are they, yea, they are not intelligent, Wise are they to do evil, And to do good they have not known.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no intelligence; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

For my people are foolish, they don't know me; they are foolish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

quia stultus populus meus me non cognovit filii insipientes sunt et vecordes sapientes sunt ut faciant mala bene autem facere nescierunt

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

«إِنَّ قَوْمِي حَمْقَى لَا يَعْرِفُونَنِي. هُمْ أَبْنَاءٌ أَغْبِيَاءُ مُجَرَّدُونَ مِنَ الْفَهْمِ، حَاذِقُونَ فِي ارْتِكَابِ الشَّرِّ، وَجُهَلاءُ فِي صُنْعِ الْخَيْرِ».

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

כִּ֣י אֱוִ֣יל עַמִּ֗י אוֹתִי֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ בָּנִ֤ים סְכָלִים֙ הֵ֔מָּה וְלֹ֥א נְבוֹנִ֖ים הֵ֑מָּה חֲכָמִ֥ים הֵ֨מָּה֙ לְהָרַ֔ע וּלְהֵיטִ֖יב לֹ֥א יָדָֽעוּ׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

διότι οἱ ἡγούμενοι τοῦ λαοῦ μου ἐμὲ οὐκ ᾔδεισαν υἱοὶ ἄφρονές εἰσιν καὶ οὐ συνετοί σοφοί εἰσιν τοῦ κακοποιῆσαι τὸ δὲ καλῶς ποιῆσαι οὐκ ἐπέγνωσαν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

«لأَنَّ شَعْبِي أَحْمَقُ. إِيَّايَ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا. هُمْ بَنُونَ جَاهِلُونَ وَهُمْ غَيْرُ فَاهِمِينَ. هُمْ حُكَمَاءُ فِي عَمَلِ الشَّرِّ، وَلِعَمَلِ الصَّالِحِ مَا يَفْهَمُونَ».

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

For the princes of my people have not known me, they are foolish and unwise children: they are wise to do evil, but how to do good they have not known.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Porque mi pueblo es necio; no me conocieron los hijos ignorantes y los no entendidos; sabios para mal hacer, y para bien hacer no supieron.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Porque mi pueblo es necio, no me conocieron; son hijos ignorantes y no son entendidos; sabios para hacer el mal, pero hacer el bien no supieron.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

耶和華說、我的百姓愚頑、不認識我．他們是愚昧無知的兒女．有智慧行惡、沒有知識行善。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Porque mi pueblo es insensato; no me conocen. Son hijos ignorantes y carentes de entendimiento. Son expertos para hacer el mal, pero no saben hacer el bien.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

내 백성은 나를 알지 못하는 우준한 자요 지각이 없는 미련한 자식이라 악을 행하기에는 지각이 있으나 선을 행하기에는 무지하도다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Certainement mon peuple est fou, il ne me connaît pas; Ce sont des enfants insensés, dépourvus d'intelligence; Ils sont habiles pour faire le mal, Mais ils ne savent pas faire le bien. -

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Aber mein Volk ist toll, und sie glauben mir nicht; töricht sind sie und achten's nicht. Weise sind sie genug, Übles zu tun; aber wohltun wollen sie nicht lernen.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Это оттого, что народ Мой глуп, не знает Меня: неразумные они дети, и нет у них смысла; они умны на зло, но добра делать не умеют.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Porque mi pueblo es loco; no me conocieron los hijos ignorantes y los no entendidos; sabios para mal hacer, y para bien hacer no supieron.

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