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Jeremiah 8:8–9

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PUNISHMENT FOR JUDAH’S LEADERS

8“How can you claim, ‘We are wise;

the law of the Lord is with us’?

In fact, the lying pen of scribesy

has produced falsehood.

9The wise will be put to shame;

they will be dismayed and snared.

They have rejected the word of the Lord,z

so what wisdom do they really have?

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Cross references

  1. yJb 19:24; Ps 45:1; Jr 17:1
  2. z1Sm 15:23,26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“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 shall be put to shame;

they shall be dismayed and taken;

behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord,

so what wisdom is in them?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘How can you say, “We are wise,

for we have the law of the Lord,”

when actually the lying pen of the scribes

has handled it falsely?

The wise will be put to shame;

they will be dismayed and trapped.

Since they have rejected the word of the Lord,

what kind of wisdom do they have?

NLTNew Living Translation

“ ‘How can you say, “We are wise because we have the word of the Lord,”

when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies?

These wise teachers will fall

into the trap of their own foolishness,

for they have rejected the word of the Lord.

Are they so wise after all?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

How can you say, ‘We are wise and the law of Yahweh is with us’?

Look, surely the lying stylus of the scribes has made it a lie.

The wise will be put to shame,

they will be dismayed,

and they will get taken.

Look, they have rejected the word of Yahweh,

and what is wisdom to them?

KJV 1900King James Version

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. 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?