Jeremiah 8:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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?”

Jeremiah 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The wise men are disappointed. They are dismayed and trapped. Behold, they have rejected Yahweh’s word. What kind of wisdom is in them?”

Jeremiah 8:9 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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?”

Jeremiah 8:9 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Ashamed have been the wise, They have been affrighted, and are captured, Lo, against a word of Jehovah they kicked, And the wisdom of what--have they?”

Jeremiah 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected Jehovah's word; and what wisdom is in them?”

Jeremiah 8:9 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The wise men are ashamed: they are afraid and taken. loe, they haue reiected the word of the Lord, and what wisdome is in them?”

Jeremiah 8:9 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 8:9 in Context — Jeremiah 8

7 Até a cegonha no céu conhece seus tempos certos, e a rolinha, o grou e a andorinha dão atenção ao tempo de sua vinda; mas meu povo não conhece o juízo do SENHOR.

8 Como, pois, dizeis: Nós somos sábios, e a lei do SENHOR está conosco? Certamente eis que a falsa pena dos escribas tem se feito em mentira.

9 Os sábios serão envergonhados, espantados, e presos; eis que rejeitaram a palavra do SENHOR; que sabedoria, então, eles têm?

10 Por isso darei suas mulheres a outros, [e] suas propriedades a quem as possuam: pois desde o menor até o maior, cada um se enche de avareza, desde o profeta até o sacerdote, todos agem com falsidade.

11 E curam a ferida da filha de meu povo apenas superficialmente, dizendo: Paz, paz; sem que haja paz.

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What Does Jeremiah 8:9 Mean?

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