Jeremiah 8:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.”
Jeremiah 8:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 8:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 8:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yes, the stork in the sky knows her appointed times. The turtledove, the swallow, and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people don’t know Yahweh’s law.”
Jeremiah 8:7 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 8:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the law of Jehovah. ”
Jeremiah 8:7 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 8:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Even a stork in the heavens hath known her seasons, And turtle, and swallow, and crane, Have watched the time of their coming, And--My people have not known the judgment of Jehovah.”
Jeremiah 8:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 8:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Even a stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times, and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of Jehovah. ”
Jeremiah 8:7 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 8:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Euen the storke in the aire knoweth her appointed times, and the turtle and the crane and the swallowe obserue the time of their comming, but my people knoweth not the iudgement of the Lord.”
Jeremiah 8:7 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 8:7 in Context — Jeremiah 8
5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
6 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?
What Does Jeremiah 8:7 Mean?
Jeremiah 8:7 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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