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Jeremiah 8 (WEBP)

[1] “At that time,” says Yahweh, “they will bring the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of his princes, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves.
[2] They will spread them before the sun, the moon, and all the army of the sky, which they have loved, which they have served, after which they have walked, which they have sought, and which they have worshiped. They will not be gathered or be buried. They will be like dung on the surface of the earth.
[3] Death will be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, that remain in all the places where I have driven them,” says Yahweh of Armies.
[4] “Moreover you shall tell them, ‘Yahweh says: “ ‘Do men fall, and not rise up again? Does one turn away, and not return?
[5] Why then have the people of Jerusalem fallen back by a perpetual backsliding? They cling to deceit. They refuse to return.
[6] I listened and heard, but they didn’t say what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, saying, “What have I done?” Everyone turns to his course, as a horse that rushes headlong in the battle.
[7] Yes, the stork in the sky knows her appointed times. The turtledove, the swallow, and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people don’t know Yahweh’s law.
[8] “ ‘How do you say, “We are wise, and Yahweh’s law is with us”? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has made that a lie.
[9] The wise men are disappointed. They are dismayed and trapped. Behold, they have rejected Yahweh’s word. What kind of wisdom is in them?
[10] Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to those who will possess them. For everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.
[11] They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace.
[12] Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed. They couldn’t blush. Therefore they will fall among those who fall. In the time of their visitation they will be cast down, says Yahweh.
[13] “ ‘I will utterly consume them, says Yahweh. No grapes will be on the vine, no figs on the fig tree, and the leaf will fade. The things that I have given them will pass away from them.’ ”
[14] “Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves! Let’s enter into the fortified cities, and let’s be silent there; for Yahweh our God has put us to silence, and given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against Yahweh.
[15] We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!
[16] The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan. The whole land trembles at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they have come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it, the city and those who dwell therein.”
[17] “For, behold, I will send serpents, adders among you, which will not be charmed; and they will bite you,” says Yahweh.
[18] Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! My heart is faint within me.
[19] Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: “Isn’t Yahweh in Zion? Isn’t her King in her?” “Why have they provoked me to anger with their engraved images, and with foreign idols?”
[20] “The harvest is past. The summer has ended, and we are not saved.”
[21] For the hurt of the daughter of my people, I am hurt. I mourn. Dismay has taken hold of me.
[22] Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then isn’t the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 8 (KJVS)

[1] At that time, saith () the Lord, they shall bring out () the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants () of Jerusalem, out of their graves:
[2] and they shall spread () them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, () and whom they have served, () and after whom they have walked, () and whom they have sought, () and whom they have worshipped: () they shall not be gathered, () nor be buried; () they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
[3] And death shall be chosen () rather than life by all the residue of them that remain () of this evil family, which remain () in all the places whither I have driven () them, saith () the Lord of hosts.
[4] Moreover thou shalt say () unto them, Thus saith () the Lord; Shall they fall, () and not arise? () shall he turn away, () and not return? ()
[5] Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back () by a perpetual () backsliding? they hold () fast deceit, they refuse () to return. ()
[6] I hearkened () and heard, () but they spake not aright: () no man repented () him of his wickedness, saying, () What have I done? () every one turned () to his course, as the horse rusheth () into the battle.
[7] Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth () her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe () the time of their coming; () but my people know () not the judgment of the Lord.
[8] How do ye say, () We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made () he it; the pen of the scribes () is in vain.
[9] 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?
[10] Therefore will I give () their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit () them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given () to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth () falsely.
[11] For they have healed () the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, () saying, () Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
[12] Were they ashamed () when they had committed () abomination? nay, they were not at all () ashamed, () neither could () they blush: () therefore shall they fall () among them that fall: () in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, () saith () the Lord.
[13] I will surely () consume () them, saith () the Lord: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; () and the things that I have given () them shall pass away () from them.
[14] Why do we sit still? () assemble () yourselves, and let us enter () into the defenced cities, and let us be silent () there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, () and given us water of gall to drink, () because we have sinned () against the Lord.
[15] We looked () for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
[16] The snorting of his horses was heard () from Dan: the whole land trembled () at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, () and have devoured () the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell () therein.
[17] For, behold, I will send () serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite () you, saith () the Lord.
[18] When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.
[19] Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the Lord in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger () with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
[20] The harvest is past, () the summer is ended, () and we are not saved. ()
[21] For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; () I am black; () astonishment hath taken hold () on me.
[22] Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician () there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? ()

Jeremiah 8:9a Or, have they been ashamed, etc.
Jeremiah 8:9b Heb. the wisdom of what thing
Jeremiah 8:13 Or, in gathering I will consume
Jeremiah 8:14 Or, poison
Jeremiah 8:16 Heb. the fullness thereof
Jeremiah 8:18 Heb. upon
Jeremiah 8:19 Heb. because of the country of them that are far off
Jeremiah 8:22 Heb. gone up

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 8 (BYZ)

[1] εν τω καιρω εκεινω λεγει κυριος εξοισουσιν τα οστα των βασιλεων ιουδα και τα οστα των αρχοντων αυτου και τα οστα των ιερεων και τα οστα των προφητων και τα οστα των κατοικουντων ιερουσαλημ εκ των ταφων αυτων
[2] και ψυξουσιν αυτα προς τον ηλιον και την σεληνην και προς παντας τους αστερας και προς πασαν την στρατιαν του ουρανου α ηγαπησαν και οις εδουλευσαν και ων επορευθησαν οπισω αυτων και ων αντειχοντο και οις προσεκυνησαν αυτοις ου κοπησονται και ου ταφησονται και εσονται εις παραδειγμα επι προσωπου της γης
[3] οτι ειλοντο τον θανατον η την ζωην και πασιν τοις καταλοιποις τοις καταλειφθεισιν απο της γενεας εκεινης εν παντι τοπω ου εαν εξωσω αυτους εκει
[4] οτι ταδε λεγει κυριος μη ο πιπτων ουκ ανισταται η ο αποστρεφων ουκ επιστρεφει
[5] δια τι απεστρεψεν ο λαος μου ουτος αποστροφην αναιδη και κατεκρατηθησαν εν τη προαιρεσει αυτων και ουκ ηθελησαν του επιστρεψαι
[6] ενωτισασθε δη και ακουσατε ουχ ουτως λαλησουσιν ουκ εστιν ανθρωπος μετανοων απο της κακιας αυτου λεγων τι εποιησα διελιπεν ο τρεχων απο του δρομου αυτου ως ιππος καθιδρος εν χρεμετισμω αυτου
[7] και η ασιδα εν τω ουρανω εγνω τον καιρον αυτης τρυγων και χελιδων αγρου στρουθια εφυλαξαν καιρους εισοδων αυτων ο δε λαος μου ουκ εγνω τα κριματα κυριου
[8] πως ερειτε οτι σοφοι εσμεν ημεις και νομος κυριου εστιν μεθ ημων εις ματην εγενηθη σχοινος ψευδης γραμματευσιν
[9] ησχυνθησαν σοφοι και επτοηθησαν και εαλωσαν οτι τον λογον κυριου απεδοκιμασαν σοφια τις εστιν εν αυτοις
[10] δια τουτο δωσω τας γυναικας αυτων ετεροις και τους αγρους αυτων τοις κληρονομοις …
[13] και συναξουσιν τα γενηματα αυτων λεγει κυριος ουκ εστιν σταφυλη εν ταις αμπελοις και ουκ εστιν συκα εν ταις συκαις και τα φυλλα κατερρυηκεν
[14] επι τι ημεις καθημεθα συναχθητε και εισελθωμεν εις τας πολεις τας οχυρας και απορριφωμεν οτι ο θεος απερριψεν ημας και εποτισεν ημας υδωρ χολης οτι ημαρτομεν εναντιον αυτου
[15] συνηχθημεν εις ειρηνην και ουκ ην αγαθα εις καιρον ιασεως και ιδου σπουδη
[16] εκ δαν ακουσομεθα φωνην οξυτητος ιππων αυτου απο φωνης χρεμετισμου ιππασιας ιππων αυτου εσεισθη πασα η γη και ηξει και καταφαγεται την γην και το πληρωμα αυτης πολιν και τους κατοικουντας εν αυτη
[17] διοτι ιδου εγω εξαποστελλω εις υμας οφεις θανατουντας οις ουκ εστιν επασαι και δηξονται υμας
[18] ανιατα μετ οδυνης καρδιας υμων απορουμενης
[19] ιδου φωνη κραυγης θυγατρος λαου μου απο γης μακροθεν μη κυριος ουκ εστιν εν σιων η βασιλευς ουκ εστιν εκει δια τι παρωργισαν με εν τοις γλυπτοις αυτων και εν ματαιοις αλλοτριοις
[20] διηλθεν θερος παρηλθεν αμητος και ημεις ου διεσωθημεν
[21] επι συντριμματι θυγατρος λαου μου εσκοτωθην απορια κατισχυσαν με ωδινες ως τικτουσης
[22] μη ρητινη ουκ εστιν εν γαλααδ η ιατρος ουκ εστιν εκει δια τι ουκ ανεβη ιασις θυγατρος λαου μου

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.