Jeremiah 8:7
Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the Lord.
Note The precise identification of some of these birds is uncertain.
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.
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 the Lord’s law.
Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the law of Jehovah.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- stork
- Proverbs 6:6–8; Isaiah 1:3
- turtle
- Song of Songs 2:12
- people
- Jeremiah 5:4; Isaiah 1:3; Isaiah 5:12
- know
- Jeremiah 5:4, 5