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Jeremiah 2:26

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2:26Just as a thief has to suffer dishonor when he is caught,

so the people of Israel63 will suffer dishonor for what they have done.64

So will their kings and officials,

their priests and their prophets.

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Footnotes

  1. 63 Heb “house of Israel.”
  2. 64 The words “for what they have done” are implicit in the comparison and are supplied in the translation for clarification.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“As a thief is shamed when caught,

so the house of Israel shall be shamed:

they, their kings, their officials,

their priests, and their prophets,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“As a thief is disgraced when he is caught,

so the people of Israel are disgraced—

they, their kings and their officials,

their priests and their prophets.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Like the shame of a thief when he is caught,

so the house of Israel has been put to shame.

They, their kings, their officials,

their priests, and their prophets

NLTNew Living Translation

“Israel is like a thief

who feels shame only when he gets caught.

They, their kings, officials, priests, and prophets—

all are alike in this.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

As the shame of a thief when he is caught in the act,

so the house of Israel will be ashamed.

They, their kings, their officials,

and their priests, and their prophets.

KJV 1900King James 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,