Jeremiah 8:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 8:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 8:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 8:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““‘How do you say, “We are wise, and Yahweh’s law is with us”? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has made that a lie.”
Jeremiah 8:8 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 8:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes hath wrought falsely. ”
Jeremiah 8:8 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 8:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“How do ye say, We <FI>are<Fi> wise, And the law of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes.”
Jeremiah 8:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 8:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? Behold, certainly the lying pen of the scribes hath made it falsehood. ”
Jeremiah 8:8 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 8:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Howe doe yee say, Wee are wise, and the Lawe of the Lord is with vs? Loe, certeinly in vaine made hee it, the penne of the scribes is in vaine.”
Jeremiah 8:8 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 8:8 in Context — Jeremiah 8
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?
10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
What Does Jeremiah 8:8 Mean?
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