Jeremiah 8
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Jeremiah 8:4-13

4Moreover thou shalt sayH559 unto them, Thus saithH559 YhwhH3068; Shall they fallH5307, and not ariseH6965? shall he turn awayH7725, and not returnH7725? 5Why then is this peopleH5971 of JerusalemH3389 slidden backH7725 by a perpetualH5329 backslidingH4878? they holdH2388 fast deceitH8649, they refuseH3985 to returnH7725. 6I hearkenedH7181 and heardH8085, but they spake not arightH1696: no manH376 repentedH5162 him ofH5921 his wickednessH7451, sayingH559, What have I doneH6213? every one turnedH7725 to his courseH4794, as the horseH5483 rushethH7857 into the battleH4421. 7Yea, the storkH2624 in the heavenH8064 knowethH3045 her appointed timesH4150; and the turtledoveH8449 and the craneH5483 and the swallowH5693 observeH8104 the timeH6256 of their comingH935; but my peopleH5971 knowH3045 not the judgmentH4941 of YhwhH3068. 8How do ye sayH559, We are wiseH2450, and the lawH8451 of YhwhH3068 is with us? Lo, certainlyH403 in vainH8267 madeH6213 he it; the penH5842 of the scribesH5608 is in vainH8267.1 9The wiseH2450 men are ashamedH3001, they are dismayedH2865 and takenH3920: lo, they have rejectedH3988 the wordH1697 of YhwhH3068; and what wisdomH2451 is in them?23 10Therefore will I giveH5414 their wivesH802 unto othersH312, and their fieldsH7704 to them that shall inheritH3423 them: for every one from the leastH6996 even unto the greatestH1419 is givenH1214 to covetousnessH1215, from the prophetH5030 even unto the priestH3548 every one dealethH6213 falselyH8267. 11For they have healedH7495 the hurtH7667 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 slightlyH7043, sayingH559, PeaceH7965, peaceH7965; when there is no peaceH7965. 12Were they ashamedH3001 when they had committedH6213 abominationH8441? nay, they were not at allH954 ashamedH954, neither couldH3045 they blushH3637: therefore shall they fallH5307 among them that fallH5307: in the timeH6256 of their visitationH6486 they shall be cast downH3782, saithH559 YhwhH3068.

13I will surelyH622 consumeH5486 them, saithH5002 YhwhH3068: there shall be no grapesH6025 on the vineH1612, nor figsH8384 on the fig treeH8384, and the leafH5929 shall fadeH5034; and the things that I have givenH5414 them shall pass awayH5674 from them.4

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  1. 1. Jeremiah 8:8 in vain made…: or, the false pen of the scribes worketh for falsehood. ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 8:9 The wise…: or, Have they been ashamed, etc. ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 8:9 what…: Heb. the wisdom of what thing. ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 8:13 I will…: or, In gathering I will consume. ↩

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