NASB — Jeremiah 8 — KJV

The Sin and Treachery of Judah

1 “At that time°,” declares° the LORD°, “they will abring° out the bones° of the kings° of Judah° and the bones° of its princes°, and the bones° of the priests° and the bones° of the prophets°, and the bones° of the inhabitants° of Jerusalem° from their graves°. 2 They will spread° them out to the sun°, the moon° and to all° the ahost° of heaven°, which° they have loved° and which° they have served°, and which° they have gone° after° and which° they have sought°, and which° they have worshiped°. They will not be gathered° bor buried°; cthey will be as dung° on the face° of the ground°. 3 And adeath° will be chosen° rather° than° life° by all° the remnant° that remains° of this° evil° family°, that remains° in all° the bplaces° to which° I have driven° them,” declares° the LORD° of hosts°. 4 “You shall say° to them, ‘Thus° says° the LORD°,
  “Do [men] afall° and not get° up again?
  Does one turn° away° and not Irepent°?
  5 “Why° then has this° people°, Jerusalem°,
  aTurned° away° in continual° apostasy°?
  They bhold° fast° to deceit°,
  They crefuse° to return°.
  6 “I ahave listened° and heard°,
  They have spoken° what° is not right°;
  bNo° man° repented° of his wickedness°,
  Saying°, ‘What° have I done°?’
  Everyone° turned° to his course°,
  Like a chorse° charging° into the battle°.
  7 “Even° the stork° in the sky°
  aKnows° her seasons°;
  And the bturtledove° and the swift° and the thrush°
  Observe° the time° of their Imigration°;
  But cMy people° do not know°
  The ordinance° of the LORD°.

[1] aEzk 6:5
[2] a2K 23:5; Jr 19:13; Zp 1:5; Ac 7:42 bJr 22:19; 36:30 c2K 9:37; Ps 83:10; Jr 9:22
[3] aJb 3:21, 22; 7:15, 16; Jna 4:3; Rv 9:6 bDt 30:1, 4; Jr 23:3, 8; 29:14
[4] ILit turn back aPv 24:16; Am 5:2; Mi 7:8
[5] aJr 5:6; 7:24 bJr 5:27; 9:6 cJr 5:3
[6] aPs 14:2; Mal 3:16 bEzk 22:30; Mi 7:2; Rv 9:20 cJb 39:21-25
[7] ILit coming aPv 6:6-8; Is 1:3 bSo 2:12 cJr 5:4

  8 ¶ “aHow° can you say°, ‘We are wise°,
  And the law° of the LORD° is with us’?
  But behold°, the lying° pen° of the scribes°
  Has made° [it] into a lie°.
  9 “The wise° men° are aput° to shame°,
  They are dismayed° and caught°;
  Behold°, they have brejected° the word° of the LORD°,
  And what° kind of wisdom° do they have?
  10 “Therefore° I will agive° their wives° to others°,
  Their fields° to Inew° owners°;
  Because° from the least° even to the greatest°
  Everyone° is bgreedy° for gain°;
  From the prophet° even to the priest°
  Everyone° practices° deceit°.
  11 “They aheal° the brokenness° of the daughter° of My people° superficially°,
  Saying°, ‘Peace°, peace°,’
  But there° is no° peace°.
  12 “Were they aashamed° because° of the abomination° they had done°?
  They certainly° were not ashamed°,
  And they did not know° how to blush°;
  Therefore° they shall bfall° among those who fall°;
  At the ctime° of their punishment° they shall be brought° down°,”
  Says° the LORD°.

[8] aJb 5:12, 13; Jr 4:22; Ro 1:22
[9] aIs 19:11; Jr 6:15; 1Co 1:27 bJr 6:19
[10] ILit possessing ones aDt 28:30; Jr 6:12, 13; 38:22f bIs 56:11; 57:17; Jr 6:13
[11] aJr 6:14; 14:13, 14; Lm 2:14; Ezk 13:10
[12] aPs 52:1, 7; Is 3:9; Jr 3:3; 6:15; Zp 3:5 bIs 9:14; Jr 6:21; Ho 4:5 cDt 32:35; Jr 10:15

  13 ¶ “I will asurely° snatch° them away°,” declares° the LORD°;
  “There° will be bno° grapes° on the vine°
  And cno° figs° on the fig° tree°,
  And the leaf° will wither°;
  And what I have given° them will pass° away°.”’”
  14 Why°° are we sitting° still°?
  aAssemble° yourselves, and let us bgo° into the fortified° cities°
  And let us perish° there°,
  Because° the LORD° our God° has doomed° us
  And given° us cpoisoned° water° to drink°,
  For dwe have sinned° against the LORD°.
  15 [We] awaited° for peace°, but no° good° [came];
  For a time° of healing°, but behold°, terror°!
  16 From aDan° is heard° the snorting° of his horses°;
  At the sound° of the neighing° of his bstallions°
  The whole° land° quakes°;
  For they come° and cdevour° the land° and its fullness°,
  The city° and its inhabitants°.
  17 “For behold°, I am asending° serpents° against you,
  Adders°, for which° there° is bno° charm°,
  And they will bite° you,” declares° the LORD°.

[13] aJr 14:12; Ezk 22:20, 21 bJr 5:17; 7:20; Jol 1:7 cMt 21:19; Lk 13:6
[14] aJr 4:5 b2S 20:6; Jr 35:11 cDt 29:18; Ps 69:21; Jr 9:15; 23:15; Lm 3:19; Mt 27:34 dJr 3:25; 14:20
[15] aJr 8:11; 14:19
[16] aJg 18:29; Jr 4:15 bJg 5:22 cJr 3:24; 10:25
[17] aNu 21:6; Dt 32:24 bPs 58:4, 5

  18IMy asorrow° is beyond healing°,
  My bheart° is faint° [within me]!
  19 Behold°, listen°! The cry° of the daughter° of my people° from a adistant° land°:
  “Is the LORD° not in Zion°? Is her King° not within her?”
  “Why° have they bprovoked° Me with their graven° images°, with foreign° Icidols°?”
  20 “Harvest° is past°, summer° is ended°,
  And we are not saved°.”
  21 For the abrokenness° of the daughter° of my people° I am broken°;
  I bmourn°, dismay° has taken° hold° of me.
  22 Is there° no° abalm° in Gilead°?
  Is there° no° physician° there°?
  bWhy° then° has not the Ihealth° of the daughter° of my people° IIbeen restored°?

[18] ISo Gr and versions aIs 22:4; Lm 1:16, 17 bJr 23:9; Lm 5:17
[19] ILit vanities aIs 13:5; 39:3; Jr 4:16; 9:16 bDt 32:21; Jr 7:19 cPs 31:6
[21] aJr 4:19; 9:1; 14:17 bJr 14:2; Jol 2:6; Na 2:10
[22] IOr healing IILit gone up aGn 37:25; Jr 46:11 bJr 14:19; 30:13


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The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive.

1 ¶ At that² time,º saithºª the LORD,º they shall bring outºª² the bonesº of the kingsº of Judah,º and the bonesº of his princes,º and the bonesº of the priests,º and the bonesº of the prophets,º and the bonesº of the inhabitantsºª of Jerusalem,º out of their graves:º² 2 And they shall spreadºª them before the sun,º and the moon,º and all² the hostº of heaven,º whom² they have loved,ºª and whom² they have served,ºª and afterº whom² they have walked,ºª and whom² they have sought,ºª and whom² they have worshipped:ºª they shall not² be gathered,ºª nor² be buried;ºª they shall be² for dungº upon² the faceº of the earth.º 3 And deathº shall be chosenºª rather than lifeº² by all² the residueº of them that remainºª of² this² evilº family,º which remainºª in all² the placesº whither²² I have drivenºª them, saithºª the LORDº of hosts.º

[1] 1K 13:2; 2K 23:16, 20; 2Ch 34:4; Jr 7:32; Ezk 6:5; 37:1; Am 2:1.
[2] Dt 4:19; 17:3; 2K 9:36; 17:16; 21:3, 5; 23:5; 2Ch 33:3; Ps 83:10; Ec 6:3; Jr 9:22; 16:4; 19:13; 22:19; 36:30; 44:17; Ezk 8:16; Zp 1:5, 17; Ac 7:42.
[3] Dt 30:1, 4; 1K 19:4; Jb 3:20; 7:15; Jr 20:14; 23:3, 8; 29:14, 28; 32:36; 40:12; Dn 9:7; Jna 4:3; Rv 6:16; 9:6.

He upbraideth their foolish and shameless impenitency.

4 ¶ Moreover thou shalt sayºª unto² them, Thus² saithºª the LORD;º Shall they fall,ºª and not² arise?ºª shall he turn away,ºª and not² return?ºª 5 Why² [then] is this² peopleº of Jerusalemº slidden backºª by a perpetualºª backsliding?º they hold¹ª fast² deceit,º they refuseºª to return.ºª 6 I hearkenedºª and heard,ºª [but] they spake² not² aright:¹ª² no² manº repentedºª him ofº his wickedness,º saying,ºª What² have I done?ºª every one² turnedºª to his course,º as the horseº rushethºª into the battle.º 7 Yea,² the storkº in the heavenº knowethºª her appointed times;º and the turtleº and the craneº and the swallowº observeºª² the timeº of their coming;ºª but my peopleº knowºª not²² the judgmentº of the LORD.º 8 How² do ye say,ºª We² [are] wise,º and the lawº of the LORDº [is] with² us? Lo,² certainlyº in vainº madeºª he [it]; the penº of the scribesºª [is] in vain.º 9 The wiseº [men] are ashamed,¹ª² they are dismayedºª and taken:ºª lo,² they have rejectedºª the wordº of the LORD;º and what² wisdomº [is] in them? 10 Therefore² will I giveºª² their wivesº unto others,º [and] their fieldsº to them that shall inheritºª [them]: for² every one² from the leastº² even unto² the greatestº is given¹ª to covetousness,º² from the prophetº² even unto² the priestº every one² dealethºª falsely.º 11 For they have healedºª² the hurtº of the daughterº of my peopleº slightly,ºª saying,ºª Peace,º peace;º when [there is] no² peace.º 12 Were they ashamed¹ª² when² they had committedºª abomination?º nay,² they were not² at all¹ª ashamed,ºª neither² couldºª they blush:ºª therefore² shall they fallºª among them that fall:ºª in the timeº of their visitationº they shall be cast down,ºª saithºª the LORD.º

[4] 1K 8:38; Pv 24:16; Is 44:22; 55:7; Jr 3:1, 22; 4:1; 8:4, 14, 17, 18, 21; 9:1; 23:14; 36:3; Ezk 18:23; Ho 6:1; 7:10; 14:1; Am 5:2; Mi 7:8.
[5] Pv 4:13; Is 1:20; 30:10; 44:20; Jr 2:32; 3:11; 5:3; 7:24; 9:6; Ho 4:16; 11:7; Zc 7:11; Jn 5:40; 1Th 5:21; 2Th 2:9; He 12:25; Rv 2:25.
[6] Jb 10:2; 33:27; 39:19; Ps 14:2; Is 30:18; 59:16; Jr 2:24; 5:1; Ezk 18:28; 22:30; Mi 7:2; Hg 1:5, 7; Mal 3:16; Lk 15:17; 2P 3:9.
[7] Pv 6:6; So 2:12; Is 1:3; 5:12; Jr 5:4.
[8] Jb 5:12; 11:12; 12:20; Ps 147:19; Pv 17:6; Is 10:1; Ho 8:12; Mt 15:6; Jn 9:41; Ro 1:22; 2:17; 1Co 3:18.
[9] Dt 4:6; Jb 5:12; Ps 19:7; 119:98; Is 8:20; 19:11; Jr 6:15; 49:7; Ezk 7:26; 1Co 1:18, 26; 2Ti 3:15.
[10] Dt 28:30; Is 28:7; 56:10; Jr 5:31; 6:12, 13; 23:11, 25; 32:32; Lm 4:13; Ezk 22:27; 33:31; Am 5:11; Mi 3:5, 11; Zp 1:13; Tit 1:7, 11; 2P 2:1.
[11] 1K 22:6, 13; Jr 6:14; 14:14; 27:9; 28:3; Lm 2:14; Ezk 13:10, 22; Mi 2:11.
[12] Dt 32:35; Ps 52:1, 7; Is 3:9; 9:13; 24:2; Jr 3:3; 6:15; Ezk 22:25; Ho 4:5; 5:9; Zp 3:5; Php 3:19.

He sheweth their grievous judgment,

13 ¶ I will surely¹ª consumeºª them, saithºª the LORD:º [there shall be] no² grapesº on the vine,º nor² figsº on the fig tree,º and the leafº shall fade;ºª and [the things that] I have givenºª them shall pass awayºª from them. 14 Why²² do we² sit² still?¹ª assemble¹ª yourselves,² and let us enterºª into² the defencedº cities,º and let us be silentºª there:² for² the LORDº our Godº hath put us to silence,ºª and given us waterº of gallº to drink,ºª because² we have sinnedºª against the LORD.º 15 We lookedºª for peace,º but no² goodº [came; and] for a timeº of health,º and behold² trouble!º 16 The snortingº of his horsesº was heardºª from Dan:º² the whole² landº trembledºª at the soundº² of the neighingº of his strong ones;º for they are come,ºª and have devouredºª the land,º and allº that is in it; the city,º and those that dwellºª therein. 17 For,² behold,² I will sendºª serpents,º cockatrices,º among you, which² [will] not² [be] charmed,º and they shall biteºª you, saithºª the LORD.º

[13] Lv 26:20; Dt 28:39; Ps 1:3; Is 5:4, 10; 24:21; Jr 17:8; Ezk 22:19; 24:3; Ho 2:8; Jol 1:7, 10; Hab 3:17; Hg 1:11; 2:17; Mt 21:19; Lk 13:6; Jm 1:11.
[14] Lv 10:3; Nu 5:18; Dt 32:32; 2S 20:6; 2K 7:3; Ps 39:2; 69:21; Jr 4:5; 9:15; 23:15; 35:11; Lm 3:19, 27; Am 6:10; Hab 2:20; Zc 2:13; Mt 27:34.
[15] Jr 4:10; 14:19; Mi 1:12; 1Th 5:3.
[16] Jg 5:22; 18:29; 20:1; Ps 24:1; Jr 4:15, 24; 6:23; 47:3; Na 1:4; 3:2; Hab 3:10; 1Co 10:26, 28.
[17] Dt 32:24; Ps 58:4; Ec 10:11; Is 14:29; Am 5:19; 9:3; Rv 9:19.

and bewaileth their desperate estate.

18 ¶ [When] I would comfortº myself against² sorrow,º my heartº [is] faintº in² me. 19 Behold² the voiceº of the cryº of the daughterº of my peopleº because of them that dwell in a farº country:º² [Is] not² the LORDº in Zion?º [is] not² her kingº in her? Why² have they provoked me to angerºª with their graven images,º [and] with strangeº vanities?º 20 The harvestº is past,ºª the summerº is ended,ºª and we² are not² saved.ºª 21 For² the hurtº of the daughterº of my peopleº am I hurt;ºª I am black;ºª astonishmentº hath taken holdºª on me. 22 [Is there] no² balmº in Gilead;º [is there] no² physicianºª there?² why² thenº is not² the healthº of the daughterº of my peopleº recovered?ºª

[18] Jb 7:13; Is 22:4; Jr 6:24; 10:19; Lm 1:16; Dn 10:16; Hab 3:16.
[19] Dt 32:16; Ps 135:21; 146:10; 149:2; Is 1:4; 12:6; 13:5; 33:22; 39:3; 52:1; Jr 4:16, 30; 8:5; 14:19; 31:6; Jol 2:32; 3:21; Ob 1:17; Rv 2:1.
[20] Pv 10:5; Mt 25:1; Lk 13:25; 19:44; He 3:7.
[21] Ne 2:3; Ps 137:3; So 1:5; Jr 4:19; 9:1; 14:17; 17:16; Jol 2:6; Na 2:10; Lk 19:41; Ro 9:1.
[22] Gn 37:25; 43:11; Is 1:5; Jr 30:12; 46:11; 51:8; Mt 9:11; Lk 5:31; 8:43.


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