Jeremiah 8
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 8:8-12

8“1How can you say, ‘We are wise, And the law of the Lord is with us’? But behold, the lying pen of the scribes Has made it into a lie.9The wise men are 2put to shame, They are dismayed and caught; Behold, they have 3rejected the word of the Lord, And what kind of wisdom do they have?10Therefore I will 4give their wives to others, Their fields to 5new owners; Because from the least even to the greatest Everyone is 6greedy for gain; From the prophet even to the priest Everyone practices deceit.11They 7heal the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace.12Were they 8ashamed because of the abomination they had done? They certainly were not ashamed, And they did not know how to blush; Therefore they shall 9fall among those who fall; At the 10time of their punishment they shall be brought down,” Says the Lord.

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 8:8 Job 5:12, 13; Jer 4:22; Rom 1:22 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 8:9 Is 19:11; Jer 6:15; 1 Cor 1:27 ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 8:9 Jer 6:19 ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 8:10 Deut 28:30; Jer 6:12, 13; 38:22f ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 8:10 Lit possessing ones ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 8:10 Is 56:11; 57:17; Jer 6:13 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 8:11 Jer 6:14; 14:13, 14; Lam 2:14; Ezek 13:10 ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 8:12 Ps 52:1, 7; Is 3:9; Jer 3:3; 6:15; Zeph 3:5 ↩
  9. 9. Jeremiah 8:12 Is 9:14; Jer 6:21; Hos 4:5 ↩
  10. 10. Jeremiah 8:12 Deut 32:35; Jer 10:15 ↩

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