Jeremiah 4:22
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
“For
כִּ֣י ׀ (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

My people
עַמִּ֗י (‘am·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

are fools;
אֱוִ֣יל (’ĕ·wîl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 191: Foolish

they have not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

known Me.
יָדָ֔עוּ (yā·ḏā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3045: To know

They
הֵ֔מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

are foolish
סְכָלִים֙ (sə·ḵā·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5530: A fool

children,
בָּנִ֤ים (bā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

without
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

understanding.
נְבוֹנִ֖ים (nə·ḇō·w·nîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand

They
הֵ֑מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

are skilled
חֲכָמִ֥ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2450: Wise

in doing evil,
לְהָרַ֔ע (lə·hā·ra‘)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad

but they do not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

know
יָדָֽעוּ׃ (yā·ḏā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3045: To know

how to do good.”
וּלְהֵיטִ֖יב (ū·lə·hê·ṭîḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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