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Jeremiah 8:9

The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

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ASV

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?

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?

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הֹבִ֣ישׁוּho.Vi.shuthey will be put to shameH954 →
חֲכָמִ֔יםcha.kha.Mimwise [people]H2450 →
חַ֖תּוּCha.tuthey will be dismayedH2865 →
וַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּvai.yi.la.Khe.duand they have been capturedH3920 →
הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehthere!H2009 →
בִדְבַר־vid.var-<in> [the] word ofH1697 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
מָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suthey have rejectedH3988 →
וְחָכְמַֽת־ve.cha.khe.mat-and wisdom ofH2451 →
מֶ֖הmehwhat?H4100 →
לָהֶֽם׃ סla.Hem[belongs] to <the> them

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1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”Matthew 7:26But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,Psalms 119:98–100Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.Psalms 50:17For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.Jeremiah 6:15Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD.Job 5:12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.2 Kings 17:15They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.Ezekiel 7:26Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders.1 Corinthians 1:18–29For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.Psalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.Deuteronomy 4:6Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”Isaiah 19:11The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?Jeremiah 6:19Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.Proverbs 1:30They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.Amos 2:4This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.Jeremiah 10:21For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

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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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