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Jeremiah 8:7

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7“Even the stork in the sky

aKnows her seasons;

And the bturtledove and the swift and the crane

Keep the time of their 1migration;

But cMy people do not know

The legal judgment of Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit coming

Cross references

  1. aProv 6:6–8; Is 1:3
  2. bSong 2:12
  3. cJer 5:4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Even the stork in the heavens

knows her times,

and the turtledove, swallow, and crane

keep the time of their coming,

but my people know not

the rules of the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Even the stork in the sky

knows her appointed seasons,

and the dove, the swift and the thrush

observe the time of their migration.

But my people do not know

the requirements of the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Even storks in the sky

know their seasons.

Turtledoves, swallows, and cranes

are aware of their migration,

but my people do not know

the requirements of the Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

Even the stork that flies across the sky

knows the time of her migration,

as do the turtledove, the swallow, and the crane.

They all return at the proper time each year.

But not my people!

They do not know the Lord’s laws.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Even the stork in heaven knows its appointed time,

and the turtledove, and the swallow, and the song bird,

they observe the time of their coming.

But my people do not know the ordinance of Yahweh.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.