Jeremiah 8:9
The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the Lord, what wisdom do they really have?
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?
Note The wise…: or, Have they been ashamed, etc
Note what…: Heb. the wisdom of what thing
The wise men are disappointed. They are dismayed and trapped. Behold, they have rejected the Lord’s word. What kind of wisdom is in them?
The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner of wisdom is in them?
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- The wise men are
- or, Have they been, etc.
- Jeremiah 6:15; Jeremiah 49:7; Job 5:12; Isaiah 19:11; Ezekiel 7:26; 1 Corinthians 1:26–29
- lo
- Deuteronomy 4:6; Psalm 19:7; Psalm 119:98–100; Isaiah 8:20; 1 Corinthians 1:18–29; 2 Timothy 3:15