“Even the stork in the sky
(A)Knows her seasons;
And the (B)turtledove and the swift and the thrush
Observe the time of their [a]migration;
But (C)My people do not know
The ordinance of the Lord.

(D)How 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.
“The wise men are (E)put to shame,
They are dismayed and caught;
Behold, they have (F)rejected the word of the Lord,
And what kind of wisdom do they have?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 8:7 Lit coming