Jeremiah 2:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כְּבֹ֤שֶׁת גַּנָּב֙ כִּ֣י יִמָּצֵ֔א כֵּ֥ן הֹבִ֖ישׁוּ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הֵ֤מָּה מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ שָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔ם וְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖ם וּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

kəbōšet gannāb kî yimmāṣēʾ kēn hōbîšû bêt yiśrāʾēl hēmmāh malkêhem śārêhem wəkōhănêhem ūnəbîʾêhem

Grammar Details

• *kəbōšet*: preposition + feminine singular construct noun - like the shame of
• *gannāb*: masculine singular noun - thief
• *kî*: conjunction - when
• *yimmāṣēʾ*: imperfect Niphal, 3rd masculine singular - he is found/caught
• *kēn*: adverb - so/thus
• *hōbîšû*: perfect Hiphil, 3rd common plural - they are put to shame
• *bêt*: masculine singular construct noun - house of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *hēmmāh*: 3rd masculine plural pronoun - they
• *malkêhem*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their kings
• *śārêhem*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their princes/officials
• *wəkōhănêhem*: conjunction + masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their priests
• *ūnəbîʾêhem*: conjunction + masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their prophets

Word Meanings

• *bōšet*: shame/disgrace/humiliation
• *gannāb*: thief/robber
• *yimmāṣēʾ*: he is found/caught/discovered
• *hōbîšû*: they are put to shame/disgraced/humiliated
• *bêt*: house/household/family/dynasty of
• *śārêhem*: their princes/officials/leaders
• *kōhănêhem*: their priests/religious leaders
• *nəbîʾêhem*: their prophets/seers

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  As a thief is ashamed when caught, so the house of Israel is put to shame—they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  As the thief{H1590} is ashamed{H1322} when he is found,{H4672} so is the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} ashamed;{H3001} they, their kings,{H4428} their princes,{H8269} and their priests,{H3548} and their prophets;{H5030}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  As the thief{H1590} is ashamed{H1322} when he is found{H4672}{(H8735)}, so is the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} ashamed{H3001}{(H8689)}; they, their kings{H4428}, their princes{H8269}, and their priests{H3548}, and their prophets{H5030},

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Like as a thefe that is taken with the dede, commeth to shame, eue so is the house of Israel come to confucion: the comon people, their kinges and rulers, their prestes and prophetes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  As the theefe is ashamed, when he is foud, so is the house of Israel ashamed, they, their kings, their princes and their Priests, and their Prophets,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Lyke as a theefe that is taken with the deede, commeth to shame: euen so is the house of Israel come to confusion, the common people, their kynges and rulers, their priestes and prophetes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  As the shame of a thief when he is found, So put to shame have been the house of Israel, They, their kings, their heads, And their priests, and their prophets,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  As the thief is shamed when he is taken, so is Israel shamed; they, their kings and their rulers, their priests and their prophets;

• World English Bible (2000)

  As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Just as a thief has to suffer dishonor when he is caught, so the people of Israel will suffer dishonor for what they have done. So will their kings and officials, their priests and their prophets.

Referenced Verses

• Ezra 9:7 : 7 Since the days of our fathers we have been in a great trespass to this day; and because of our iniquities, we, our kings, and our priests, have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
• Neh 9:32-34 : 32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and mercy, do not let all the hardship seem little before You that has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our forefathers, and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until this day. 33 However, You are just in all that has come upon us; for You have done right, but we have acted wickedly. 34 Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our forefathers kept Your law, nor heeded Your commandments and Your testimonies, which You testified against them.
• Jer 32:32 : 32 Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
• Jer 48:27 : 27 For was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves? For whenever you spoke of him, you skipped for joy.
• Dan 9:6-8 : 6 Neither have we listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 7 O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us belongs confusion of face, as it is this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those near and those far off, through all the countries where You have driven them, because of their trespass which they have trespassed against You. 8 O Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against You.
• Rom 6:21 : 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
• Prov 6:30-31 : 30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry; 31 But if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
• Isa 1:29 : 29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.
• Jer 2:36 : 36 Why do you go about so much to change your way? you also shall be ashamed of Egypt, as you were ashamed of Assyria.
• Jer 3:24-25 : 24 For shame has devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 25 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covers us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.