Jeremiah 8:6
4 So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says: “Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not return?
5 Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.
7 Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.
8 How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.
- KJV
- I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
- WEB
- I listened and heard, but they didn’t say what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, saying, “What have I done?” Everyone turns to his course, as a horse that rushes headlong in the battle.
- ASV
- I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turneth to his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle.
- DARBY
- I hearkened and heard: they speak not what is right; there is no man who repenteth him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? Every one turneth to his course, like a horse rushing into the battle.
- BLB
- I paid attention and listened; they did not speak what is right; there was no man repenting over his wickedness, saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turned to his own course, like a horse rushing into the battle.
- ÅB
- Jeg gav akt og hørte; det som ikke er rett, taler de; det er ingen som angrer sin ondskap og sier: Hva har jeg gjort! Alle sammen har vendt seg bort i sitt løp lik en hest som styrter avsted i krigen.
- OTB
- Jeg har lyttet nøye, men de taler ikke det som er rett. Ingen angrer sin ondskap og sier: 'Hva har jeg gjort?' Alle vender seg til sin egen vei, som en hest som stormer inn i slaget.
- B1930
- Jeg gav akt og hørte; det som ikke er rett, taler de; det er ingen som angrer sin ondskap og sier: Hvad har jeg gjort! Alle sammen har vendt sig bort i sitt løp lik en hest som styrter avsted i krigen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 14:2
The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
Read in contextEzekiel 18:28
Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.
Read in contextLuke 15:17–19
Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!
Read in context2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
Read in contextIsaiah 30:18
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
Read in contextJeremiah 5:1
“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.
Read in contextMalachi 3:16
At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
Read in contextMicah 7:2
The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
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