Verse 8
Jeremiah 2:8
Free Bible Version
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Your priests did not ask, “Where is the Lord?” Your teachers of the law no longer believed in me, and your leaders rebelled against me. Your prophets prophesied by calling on Baal and followed worthless idols.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֗ים לֹ֤א אָֽמְרוּ֙ אַיֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה וְ/תֹפְשֵׂ֤י הַ/תּוֹרָה֙ לֹ֣א יְדָע֔וּ/נִי וְ/הָ/רֹעִ֖ים פָּ֣שְׁעוּ בִ֑/י וְ/הַ/נְּבִיאִים֙ נִבְּא֣וּ בַ/בַּ֔עַל וְ/אַחֲרֵ֥י לֹֽא יוֹעִ֖לוּ הָלָֽכוּ
English Translation
The priests did not say, "Where is the Lord?" and those who hold the law do not know me; the shepherds have rebelled against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal and after that they did not prosper; they went away.
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