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Even the storks in the ·sky [heavens]
    know ·the right times to do things [their appointed times].
The ·doves [turtledoves], ·swifts [or swallows], and ·thrushes [or cranes]
    ·know [observe] when it is time to ·migrate [return].
But my people don’t know
    ·what the Lord wants them to do [L the ordinances/judgments of the Lord].

“‘·You keep saying [L How can you say…?], “We are wise,
    ·because we have the teachings of the Lord [L and the teachings/laws/instructions of the Lord are with us].”
But actually, ·those who explain the Scriptures
    have written lies with their pens [L the false pens of the scribes have made it a lie].
These wise teachers ·refused to listen to [L rejected] the word of the Lord,
    so ·they are not really wise at all [L what wisdom is in them?].
They will be ·ashamed [humiliated].
    They will be ·shocked [stunned; astonished] and trapped.

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Even the stork in the sky
    knows her appointed seasons,
and the dove, the swift and the thrush
    observe the time of their migration.
But my people do not know(A)
    the requirements of the Lord.

“‘How can you say, “We are wise,
    for we have the law(B) of the Lord,”
when actually the lying pen of the scribes
    has handled it falsely?
The wise(C) will be put to shame;
    they will be dismayed(D) and trapped.(E)
Since they have rejected the word(F) of the Lord,
    what kind of wisdom(G) do they have?

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