Verse 8

Jeremiah 8:8

Noah Webster Bible

8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain he hath made it ; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

Original Language Text

hebrew

אֵיכָ֤ה תֹֽאמְרוּ֙ חֲכָמִ֣ים אֲנַ֔חְנוּ וְ/תוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה אִתָּ֑/נוּ אָכֵן֙ הִנֵּ֣ה לַ/שֶּׁ֣קֶר עָשָׂ֔ה עֵ֖ט שֶׁ֥קֶר סֹפְרִֽים

English Translation

How do you say, "We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us"? Indeed, behold, to deception has the pen of the deceivers made it.

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Chapter 8 Context

1 At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his... Focus ↗

2 And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have... Focus ↗

3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil famil... Focus ↗

4 Moreover, thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn... Focus ↗

5 Why then hath this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast decei... Focus ↗

6 I hearkened and heard, but they spoke not aright: no man repented of his wickedness, saying, What ha... Focus ↗

7 Yes, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swall... Focus ↗

8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain he hath made i...

9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD;... Focus ↗

10 Therefore will I give their wives to others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them : for... Focus ↗

11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when ther... Focus ↗

12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? no, they were not at all ashamed, neither cou... Focus ↗

13 I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fi... Focus ↗

14 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be... Focus ↗

15 We looked for peace, but no good came ; and for a time of health, and behold, trouble! Focus ↗

16 The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing... Focus ↗

17 For behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall... Focus ↗

18 When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. Focus ↗

19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a distant cou... Focus ↗

20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. Focus ↗

21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. Focus ↗

22 Is there no balm in Gilead: is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter... Focus ↗

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