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Jeremiah 8

Jeremiah 8:7

Judah’s Sin and Punishment · Jeremiah 8:1–13
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Translations

Modern
Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.
Traditional
Yea, 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.
Literal
Even the stork in the heavens knows her appointed times, and the turtledove and the swift and the thrush watch over the time of their coming; and My people do not know the judgment of YHWH.
Latin
Milvus in cælo cognovit tempus suum: turtur, et hirundo, et ciconia custodierunt tempus adventus sui: populus autem meus non cognovit judicium Domini.

Original

Hebrew
English
Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.

Notes

Jeremiah 8:7

stork...turtledove...swift...thrush: The Creator gave these birds the ability to navigate the sky from summer nesting places to winter feeding grounds, and they always follow those instincts precisely. In contrast, the people of Israel ignored God's revelations and the covenant laws he had established.

Jeremiah 8:4–7

These verses list the evidence of Judah's sins. The people engaged in ritual sex related to idol worship. They followed idol worship practices. They stayed in their delusions because lies trapped their minds and hearts. The term "lies" often refers to idols (Jeremiah 5:3, 6; 7:24; 9:6; Proverbs 24:16; Isaiah 44:20; Amos 5:2; Micah 7:8).

Jeremiah 8:4–17

These three short poems were likely shared during the reign of Jehoiakim.

Events

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Crane Jeremiah (Person) Pigeon Stork Swallow Swift

Topics

Animals: Instincts of Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Birds: Clean: Crane Birds: Many Kinds of, Migratory Birds: Migrate Blindness: Spiritual Church: Backslidden Crane: An Amphibious Bird Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning Instinct of Birds Stork: Migratory Swallow: Migration of Times and Seasons Wisdom: Worldly