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Jeremiah 8:9

Wisdom

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?

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?

10 Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

11 They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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?
KJV
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?
WEB
The wise men are disappointed. They are dismayed and trapped. Behold, they have rejected the LORD’s word. What kind of wisdom is in them?
ASV
The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner of wisdom is in them?
DARBY
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected Jehovah's word; and what wisdom is in them?
BLB
The wise ones have been put to shame, they are dismayed and captured; behold, they have rejected the word of YHWH—what wisdom [is] unto them?
ÅB
De vise blir til skamme, de blir forferdet, og ulykken rammer dem. Se, Herrens ord har de forkastet; hvor skulle de da ha visdom fra?
OTB
De vise blir gjort til skamme, de blir forvirret og fanget. Siden de har forkastet Herrens ord, hvilken visdom har de da?
B1930
De vise blir til skamme, de blir forferdet, og ulykken rammer dem. Se, Herrens ord har de forkastet; hvor skulde de da ha visdom fra?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 119:98–100

    Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.

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  • Job 5:12

    He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.

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  • Jeremiah 6:15

    Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD.

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  • Psalms 19:7

    The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.

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  • Isaiah 19:11

    The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?

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  • 1 Corinthians 1:18–29

    For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:6

    Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

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  • Jeremiah 6:19

    Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.

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