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Jeremiah 8:6-8
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Jeremiah 8:6-8
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
6 I have given heed and listened,
but they do not speak honestly;
no one repents of wickedness,
saying, ‘What have I done!’
All of them turn to their own course,
like a horse plunging headlong into battle.
7 Even the stork in the heavens
knows its times;
and the turtle-dove, swallow, and crane[a]
observe the time of their coming;
but my people do not know
the ordinance of the Lord.
8 How can you say, ‘We are wise,
and the law of the Lord is with us’,
when, in fact, the false pen of the scribes
has made it into a lie?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 8:7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Jeremiah 8:6-8
New International Version
Jeremiah 8:6-8
New International Version
6 I have listened(A) attentively,
but they do not say what is right.
None of them repent(B) of their wickedness,
saying, “What have I done?”
Each pursues their own course(C)
like a horse charging into battle.
7 Even the stork in the sky
knows her appointed seasons,
and the dove, the swift and the thrush
observe the time of their migration.
But my people do not know(D)
the requirements of the Lord.
8 “‘How can you say, “We are wise,
for we have the law(E) of the Lord,”
when actually the lying pen of the scribes
has handled it falsely?
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