Jeremiah 8:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Jeremiah 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The wise men are disappointed. They are dismayed and trapped. Behold, they have rejected Yahweh’s word. What kind of wisdom is in them?”
Jeremiah 8:9 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner of wisdom is in them? ”
Jeremiah 8:9 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Ashamed have been the wise, They have been affrighted, and are captured, Lo, against a word of Jehovah they kicked, And the wisdom of what--have they?”
Jeremiah 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected Jehovah's word; and what wisdom is in them? ”
Jeremiah 8:9 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The wise men are ashamed: they are afraid and taken. loe, they haue reiected the word of the Lord, and what wisdome is in them?”
Jeremiah 8:9 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 8:9 in Context — Jeremiah 8
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.
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
What Does Jeremiah 8:9 Mean?
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