Jeremiah 8:7

Good News Translation

Even storks know when it is time to return; doves, swallows, and thrushes know when it is time to migrate. But, my people, you do not know the laws by which I rule you.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 2:12

in the countryside the flowers are in bloom. This is the time for singing; the song of doves is heard in the fields.

Isaiah 1:3

Cattle know who owns them, and donkeys know where their master feeds them. But that is more than my people Israel know. They don't understand at all.”

Isaiah 27:11

The branches of the trees are withered and broken, and women gather them for firewood. Because the people have understood nothing, God their Creator will not pity them or show them any mercy.

Isaiah 5:12

At your feasts you have harps and tambourines and flutes—and wine. But you don't understand what the Lord is doing,

Jeremiah 4:22

The Lord says, “My people are stupid; they don't know me. They are like foolish children; they have no understanding. They are experts at doing what is evil, but failures at doing what is good.”

Jeremiah 5:6

That is why lions from the forest will kill them; wolves from the desert will tear them to pieces, and leopards will prowl through their towns. If those people go out, they will be torn apart because their sins are numerous and time after time they have turned from God.

Habakkuk 1:4

The law is weak and useless, and justice is never done. Evil people get the better of the righteous, and so justice is perverted.

Zechariah 5:9

I looked up and saw two women flying toward me with powerful wings like those of a stork. They picked up the basket and flew off with it.