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Jeremiah 5:4

Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.

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ASV

Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:

KJV

Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Niand IH589 →
אָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiI saidH559 →
אַךְ־'akh-onlyH389 →
דַּלִּ֖יםda.Lim[are] poor [people]H1800 →
הֵ֑םHemtheyH1992 →
נוֹאֲל֕וּno.'a.Luthey have acted foolishlyH2973 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
יָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'Uthey knowH3045 →
דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way ofH1870 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
מִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.Pat[the] ordinance ofH4941 →
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemGod theirH430 →

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Jeremiah 8:7Even 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.Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.Jeremiah 5:21“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.Matthew 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.Isaiah 28:9–13Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!Jeremiah 7:8But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”Isaiah 27:11When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.John 7:48–49“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?2 Peter 2:12These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.Amos 3:10“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”Isaiah 29:12Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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