Jeremiah 8:5-9
Jeremiah 8:5
“Why has this people, Jerusalem, Turned away in continual apostasy? They hold on to deceit, They refuse to return.
Jeremiah 8:6
“I have listened and heard, They have spoken what is not right; No one repented of his wickedness, Saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turned to his own course, Like a horse charging into the battle.
Jeremiah 8:7
“Even the stork in the sky Knows her seasons; And the turtledove, the swallow, and the crane Keep to the time of their migration; But My people do not know The judgment of the Lord.
Jeremiah 8:8
“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.
Jeremiah 8:9
“The wise men are put to shame, They are dismayed and caught; Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord, So what kind of wisdom do they have?