Jeremiah 8:9

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Your wise men have rejected what I say, and so they have no wisdom. Now they will be trapped and put to shame; they won't know what to do.

Cross References

Jeremiah 6:15

They should be ashamed of their disgusting sins, but they don't even blush. And so, when I punish Judah, they will end up on the ground, dead like everyone else. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Job 5:12

God swiftly traps the wicked

Jeremiah 6:19

My people ignored me and rejected my laws. They planned to do evil, and now the evil they planned will happen to them.”

Isaiah 19:11

The king's officials in Zoan are foolish themselves and give stupid advice. How can they say to him, “We are very wise, and our families go back to kings of long ago?”

Psalm 19:7

The Law of the Lord is perfect; it gives us new life. His teachings last forever, and they give wisdom to ordinary people.

2 Timothy 3:15

Since childhood, you have known the Holy Scriptures that are able to make you wise enough to have faith in Christ Jesus and be saved.

Ezekiel 7:26

One tragedy will follow another, and you'll hear only bad news. People will beg prophets to give them a message from me. Priests will stop teaching my Law, and wise leaders won't be able to give advice.

Jeremiah 49:7

The Lord All-Powerful says about Edom: Wisdom and common sense have vanished from Teman.

Isaiah 8:20

what it should do.” None of those who talk like that will live to see the light of day!

2 Kings 17:15

They ignored the Lord's warnings and commands, and they rejected the solemn agreement he had made with their ancestors. They worshiped worthless idols and became worthless themselves. The Lord had told the Israelites not to do the things that the foreign nations around them were doing, but Israel became just like them.

Isaiah 29:14

So once again I will do things that shock and amaze them, and I will destroy the wisdom of those who claim to know and understand.”

Jeremiah 15:6

My people, you abandoned me and walked away. I am tired of showing mercy; that's why I'll destroy you

Jeremiah 19:7

You people of Judah and Jerusalem may have big plans, but here in this valley I'll ruin those plans. I'll let your enemies kill you, and I'll tell the birds and wild animals to eat your dead bodies.

Amos 2:4

The Lord said: I will punish Judah for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They have rejected my teachings and refused to obey me. They were led astray by the same false gods their ancestors worshiped.

Zechariah 13:4

Those prophets will be ashamed of their so-called visions, and they won't deceive anyone by dressing like a true prophet.

Job 5:13

in their own evil schemes, and their wisdom fails.

Isaiah 43:27

Your earliest ancestor and all your leaders rebelled against me.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests who teach my laws don't care to know me. Your leaders rebel against me; your prophets give messages from Baal and worship false gods.