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Jeremiah 8:7

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Even storks in the sky know their seasons. Turtledoves, swallows, and cranes are aware of their migration, but my people do not know the requirements of the  Lord.

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The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s feeding trough, but Israel does not know; my people do not understand.’


At their feasts they have lyre, harp, tambourine, flute, and wine. They do not perceive the  Lord’s actions, and they do not see the work of his hands.


The blossoms appear in the countryside. The time of singing  has come, and the turtledove’s cooing is heard in our land.


When its branches dry out, they will be broken off. Women will come and make fires with them, for they are not a people with understanding. Therefore their Maker  will not have compassion on them, and their Creator will not be gracious to them.


Then I looked up and saw two women approaching with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork,  and they lifted up the basket between earth and sky.


‘For my people are fools; they do not know me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing what is evil, but they do not know how to do what is good.’


Therefore, a lion from the forest will strike them down. A wolf from arid plains will ravage them. A leopard  stalks their cities. Anyone who leaves them will be torn to pieces because their rebellious acts are many, their unfaithful deeds numerous.


This is why the law is ineffective and justice never emerges. For the wicked restrict  the righteous; therefore, justice  comes out perverted.





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