Jeremiah 8:7
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8:7Even the stork knows
when it is time to move on.17
The turtledove, swallow, and crane18
recognize19 the normal times for their migration.
But my people pay no attention
Footnotes
- 17 Heb “its appointed time.” The translation is contextually motivated to avoid lack of clarity.
- 18 There is debate in the commentaries and lexicons about the identification of some of these birds, particularly regarding the identification of the “swallow” which is more likely the “swift” and the “crane” which some identify with the “thrush.” For a discussion see the Bible encyclopedias and the handbook Fauna and Flora of the Bible. The identity of the individual birds makes little difference to the point being made and “swallow” is more easily identifiable to the average reader than the “swift.”
- 19 Heb “keep.” Ironically birds, which do not think, obey the laws of nature, but Israel does not obey the laws of God.
- 20 Heb “do not know.” But here as elsewhere the word “know” is more than an intellectual matter. It is intended here to summarize both “know” and “follow” (Heb “observe”) in the preceding lines.
- 21 Heb “the ordinance/requirement of the Lord.”
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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.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
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.
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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.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
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.
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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.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
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.
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