Jeremiah 8:9
“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?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 8:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Die Weisen werden beschämt, bestürzt und gefangen werden; siehe, das Wort Jehovas haben sie verschmäht, und welcherlei Weisheit haben sie? -
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Los sabios se avergonzaron, espantáronse y fueron presos: he aquí que aborrecieron la palabra de Jehová; ¿y qué sabiduría tienen?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Os sábios serão envergonhados, espantados, e presos; eis que rejeitaram a palavra do SENHOR; que sabedoria, então, eles têm?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Os homens sábios serão envergonhados. Eles estão consternados e presos. Vede! Eles rejeitam a palavra de Yahweh; então, qual é a utilidade da sabedoria deles?
📖 Jeremiah 8:9 in Context
7Yea, 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.
8How 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.
9The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?
10Therefore 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.
11For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
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