Jeremiah

Jeremiah 8:7–9

⁷Even the stork in the sky

knows her appointed seasons.

The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush^a

keep their time of migration,

but My people do not know

the requirements of the LORD.

⁸How 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?

⁹The 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?

Footnotes

a 8:7 The precise identification of some of these birds is uncertain.

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Jeremiah 8:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the stork	חֲסִידָ֣ה	ḥă·sî·ḏāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2624 stork
in the sky	בַשָּׁמַ֗יִם	ḇaš·šā·ma·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
knows	יָֽדְעָה֙	yā·ḏə·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3045 know
her appointed seasons	מֽוֹעֲדֶ֔יהָ	mō·w·‘ă·ḏe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
The turtledove	וְתֹ֤ר	wə·ṯōr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8449 turtle-dove
the swift	וְסוּס	wə·sūs	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5483 swallow or swift
and the thrush	וְעָג֔וּר	wə·‘ā·ḡūr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5693 crane
keep	שָׁמְר֖וּ	šā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
their time	עֵ֣ת	‘êṯ	Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
of migration	בֹּאָ֑נָה	bō·’ā·nāh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
but My people	וְעַמִּ֕י	wə·‘am·mî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָֽדְע֔וּ	yā·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
the requirements	מִשְׁפַּ֥ט	miš·paṭ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4941 judgment
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Jeremiah 8:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	אֵיכָ֤ה	’ê·ḵāh	Interjection	H349 How?
can you say	תֹֽאמְרוּ֙	ṯō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
We	אֲנַ֔חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
are wise	חֲכָמִ֣ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
and the Law	וְתוֹרַ֥ת	wə·ṯō·w·raṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is with us	אִתָּ֑נוּ	’it·tā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H854 with
when in fact	אָכֵן֙	’ā·ḵên	Adverb	H403 surely, truly
the lying	לַשֶּׁ֣קֶר	laš·še·qer	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
pen	עֵ֖ט	‘êṭ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5842 stylus
of the scribes	סֹפְרִֽים׃	sō·p̄ə·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5608 count
has produced	עָשָׂ֔ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a deception	שֶׁ֥קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood

Jeremiah 8:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The wise	חֲכָמִ֔ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
will be put to shame	הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ	hō·ḇî·šū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H954 be ashamed
they will be dismayed	חַ֖תּוּ	ḥat·tū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
and trapped	וַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּ	way·yil·lā·ḵê·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
Since	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
they have rejected	מָאָ֔סוּ	mā·’ā·sū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3988 reject
the word	בִדְבַר־	ḇiḏ·ḇar-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
what	מֶ֖ה	meh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
wisdom	וְחָכְמַֽת־	wə·ḥā·ḵə·maṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2451 wisdom
do they really have	לָהֶֽם׃ס	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 8:7 Isaiah 1:3 · Jeremiah 5:4–5 · Proverbs 6:6–8 · Isaiah 5:12 · Song of Solomon 2:12

Jeremiah 8:8 Isaiah 10:1–2 · John 9:41 · Job 5:12–13 · Matthew 15:6 · 1 Corinthians 3:18–20 · Romans 1:22 · Psalm 147:19 · Job 12:20 · Job 11:12 · Hosea 8:12 · Romans 2:17–29

Jeremiah 8:9 Psalm 119:98–100 · Jeremiah 6:15 · Job 5:12 · Deuteronomy 4:6 · Psalm 19:7 · Jeremiah 6:19 · Isaiah 19:11 · 1 Corinthians 1:18–29 · 2 Timothy 3:15 · Jeremiah 49:7 · Isaiah 8:20 · Ezekiel 7:26

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