Jeremiah 8:8

In 11 translations

BSB

How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?

KJV

How 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.in vain made…: or, the false pen of the scribes worketh for falsehood

WEB

“‘How do you say, “We are wise, and Yahweh’s law is with us”? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has made that a lie.

ASV

How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes hath wrought falsely.

LSV

How do you say, We [are] wise, || And the Law of YHWH [is] with us? Surely, behold, it has worked falsely, || The false pen of scribes.

YLT

How do ye say, We [are] wise, And the law of Jehovah [is] with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes.

DBY

How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? Behold, certainly the lying pen of the scribes hath made it falsehood.

DRC

How do you say: We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Indeed the lying pen of the scribes hath wrought falsehood.

GNV

Howe doe yee say, Wee are wise, and the Lawe of the Lord is with vs? Loe, certeinly in vaine made hee it, the penne of the scribes is in vaine.

JPS

How do ye say: 'We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us'? Lo, certainly in vain hath wrought the vain pen of the scribes.

LXXE

How will ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? In vain have the scribes used a false pen.

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WLC

אֵיכָ֤ה תֹֽאמְרוּ֙ חֲכָמִ֣ים אֲנַ֔חְנוּ וְתוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה אִתָּ֑נוּ אָכֵן֙ הִנֵּ֣ה לַשֶּׁ֣קֶר עָשָׂ֔ה עֵ֖ט שֶׁ֥קֶר סֹפְרִֽים׃

LXX-Br

Πῶς ἐρεῖτε, ὅτι σοφοί ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς, καὶ νόμος Κυρίου μεθʼ ἡμῶν ἐστιν; εἰς μάτην ἐγενήθη σχοῖνος ψευδὴς γραμματεῦσιν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• John 9:41“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
• Isaiah 10:1–2Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.
• Job 5:12–13He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success. He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
• 1 Corinthians 3:18–20Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches…
• Romans 1:22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
• Matthew 15:6he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
• Psalms 147:19He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
• Job 12:20He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
• Job 11:12But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
• Hosea 8:12Though I wrote for them the great things of My law, they regarded them as something strange.
• Romans 2:17–29Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; if you are convinced that you are a guide for…
• Proverbs 17:6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.

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