Jeremiah 8:7-9
New American Standard Bible
7 Even the stork in the sky
(A)Knows her seasons;
And the (B)turtledove, the swallow, and the crane
Keep to the time of their [a]migration;
But (C)My people do not know
The judgment of the Lord.
8 “(D)How can you say, ‘We are wise,
And the Law of the Lord is with us’?
But behold, the lying pen of the scribes
Has made it into a lie.
9 The wise men are (E)put to shame,
They are dismayed and caught;
Behold, they have (F)rejected the word of the Lord,
So what kind of wisdom do they have?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 8:7 Lit coming
Jeremiah 8:7-9
King James Version
7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?
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