Jeremiah 8:7
Yes, the stork in the sky knows her appointed times. The turtledove, the swallow, and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people don’t know the LORD’s law.Jeremiah 8:7 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — યર્મિયા ૮:૭
- આકાશમાં ઊડતો સારસ પણ પોતાના સ્થળાંતરનો સમય જાણે છે, તેમ જ કબૂતર, અબાબીલ તથા બગલો પણ પોતપોતાનો આવવાનો સમય સાચવે છે, પરંતુ મારા લોક યહોવાહનો નિયમ સમજતા નથી.
- हिन्दी — यिर्मयाह ८:७
- आकाश में सारस भी अपने नियत समयों को जानता है, और पंडुकी, सूपाबेनी, और बगुला भी अपने आने का समय रखते हैं; परन्तु मेरी प्रजा यहोवा का नियम नहीं जानती।
In context
5Why then have the people of Jerusalem fallen back by a perpetual backsliding? They cling to deceit. They refuse to return.
6I listened and heard, but they didn’t say what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, saying, “What have I done?” Everyone turns to his course, as a horse that rushes headlong in the battle.
7Yes, the stork in the sky knows her appointed times. The turtledove, the swallow, and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people don’t know the LORD’s law.
8“‘How do you say, “We are wise, and the LORD’s law is with us”? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has made that a lie.
9The wise men are disappointed. They are dismayed and trapped. Behold, they have rejected the LORD’s word. What kind of wisdom is in them?
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