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Jeremiah 8:7

WisdomGod's wordObedience

5 Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.

6 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.

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?

9 The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Yes, the stork in the sky knows her appointed times. The turtledove, the swallow, and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people don’t know the LORD’s law.
ASV
Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the law of Jehovah.
DARBY
Even a stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times, and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of Jehovah.
BLB
Even the stork in the heavens knows her appointed times, and the turtledove and the swift and the thrush watch over the time of their coming; and My people do not know the judgment of YHWH.
ÅB
Endog storken under himmelen kjenner sine tider, og turtelduen og svalen og tranen passer tiden når de skal komme; men mitt folk kjenner ikke Herrens lov.
OTB
Selv storken på himmelen kjenner sine bestemte tider, og turtelduen, svalen og tranen holder tiden for sin vandring. Men mitt folk kjenner ikke Herrens krav.
B1930
Endog storken under himmelen kjenner sine tider, og turtelduen og svalen og tranen passer tiden når de skal komme; men mitt folk kjenner ikke Herrens lov.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 1:3

    The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”

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  • Jeremiah 5:4–5

    Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.

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  • Isaiah 5:12

    At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.

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  • Proverbs 6:6–8

    Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.

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  • Song of Solomon 2:12

    The flowers have appeared in the countryside; the season of singing has come, and the cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land.

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