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Jeremiah 8:7

WisdomGod's wordObedience

5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

6 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.

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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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.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 1:3

    The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

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  • Jeremiah 5:4–5

    Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

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  • Isaiah 5:12

    And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.

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  • Proverbs 6:6–8

    Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

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  • Song of Solomon 2:12

    The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

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