Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what kind of wisdom do they have? New Living Translation These wise teachers will fall into the trap of their own foolishness, for they have rejected the word of the LORD. Are they so wise after all? English Standard Version The wise men shall be put to shame; they shall be dismayed and taken; behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them? Berean Standard Bible 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? King James Bible 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? New King James Version The wise men are ashamed, They are dismayed and taken. Behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD; So what wisdom do they have? New American Standard Bible “The wise men are put to shame, They are dismayed and caught; Behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, So what kind of wisdom do they have? NASB 1995 “The wise men are put to shame, They are dismayed and caught; Behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, And what kind of wisdom do they have? NASB 1977 “The wise men are put to shame, They are dismayed and caught; Behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, And what kind of wisdom do they have? Legacy Standard Bible The wise men are put to shame; They are dismayed and captured; Behold, they have rejected the word of Yahweh, And what kind of wisdom do they have? Amplified Bible “The wise men are shamed, They are dismayed and caught. Behold, they have [manipulated and] rejected the [truth in the] word of the LORD, And what kind of wisdom and insight do they have? Christian Standard Bible The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and snared. They have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom do they really have? Holman Christian Standard Bible The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and snared. They have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom do they really have? American Standard Version 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? Aramaic Bible in Plain English The wise men are ashamed and they are broken, and they are made prisoners, because they have rejected the word of LORD JEHOVAH, and wisdom is not in them Brenton Septuagint Translation The wise men are ashamed, and alarmed, and taken; because they have rejected the word of the Lord; what wisdom is there in them? Contemporary English Version Your wise men have rejected what I say, and so they have no wisdom. Now they will be trapped and put to shame; they won't know what to do. Douay-Rheims Bible The wise men are confounded, they are dismayed, and taken: for they have cast away the word of the Lord, and there is no wisdom in them. English Revised Version The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what manner of wisdom is in them? GOD'S WORD® Translation Wise people are put to shame, confused, and trapped. They have rejected the word of the LORD. They don't really have any wisdom. Good News Translation Your wise men are put to shame; they are confused and trapped. They have rejected my words; what wisdom do they have now? International Standard Version The wise men will be put to shame. They'll be dismayed and taken captive. Look, they have rejected the message from the LORD! So what kind of wisdom do they have? JPS Tanakh 1917 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? Literal Standard Version The wise have been ashamed, | They have been frightened, and are captured, | Behold, they kicked against a word of YHWH, | And what wisdom do they have? Majority Standard Bible 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? New American Bible The wise are put to shame, terrified, and trapped; Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what sort of wisdom do they have? NET Bible Your wise men will be put to shame. They will be dumbfounded and be brought to judgment. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have? New Revised Standard Version The wise shall be put to shame, they shall be dismayed and taken; since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom is in them? New Heart English Bible The wise men are disappointed, they are dismayed and taken: look, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what kind of wisdom is in them? Webster's Bible Translation 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? World English Bible The wise men are disappointed. They are dismayed and trapped. Behold, they have rejected Yahweh’s word. What kind of wisdom is in them? Young's Literal Translation Ashamed have been the wise, They have been affrighted, and are captured, Lo, against a word of Jehovah they kicked, And the wisdom of what -- have they? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judah's Sin and Punishment…8How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception? 9The 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? 10Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 1:27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 2 Kings 17:15 They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. Isaiah 19:11 The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh's wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, "I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings"? Isaiah 29:14 Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden." Jeremiah 6:15 Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse," says the LORD. Jeremiah 6:19 Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction. Jeremiah 15:6 You have forsaken Me, declares the LORD. You have turned your back. So I will stretch out My hand against you and I will destroy you; I am weary of showing compassion. Treasury of Scripture The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: see, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? The wise men are. Jeremiah 6:15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. Jeremiah 49:7 Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? Job 5:12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. lo. Deuteronomy 4:6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. Psalm 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. Psalm 119:98-100 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me… what wisdom. Jump to Previous Affrighted Ashamed Caught Disappointed Dismayed Fear Jehovah's Kicked Kind Manner Overcome Rejected Shame Shamed Trapped Use Wisdom Wise WordJump to Next Affrighted Ashamed Caught Disappointed Dismayed Fear Jehovah's Kicked Kind Manner Overcome Rejected Shame Shamed Trapped Use Wisdom Wise WordJeremiah 8 1. The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive.4. He upbraids their foolish and shameless impenitency. 13. He shows their grievous judgment; 18. and bewails their desperate estate. (9) They have rejected the word of the Lord.--The "wise men" are apparently distinguished from the scribes, probably as students of the ethical or sapiential books of Israel, such as the Proverbs of Solomon, as distinct from the Law. The reign of Hezekiah, it will be remembered, had been memorable for such studies (Proverbs 25:1). They, too, kept within the range of traditional maxims and precepts, perhaps with stress on ceremonial rather than moral obligations; and when the word of Jehovah came to them straight from the lips of the prophets, they refused to listen to it, and with that refusal, what wisdom could they claim?Verse 9. - The wise men are ashamed. It is the perfect of prophetic certitude, equivalent to "the wise men shall certainly be ashamed." And why? Evidently because they have not foreseen the calamities impending ever their nation. They have preached, "Peace, peace; when there was no peace" (Ver. 11); and hence they find themselves "taken" in the grip of a relentless power from which there is no escape. What wisdom; literally, wisdom of what? i.e. in respect of what? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The wiseחֲכָמִ֔ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2450: Wise will be put to shame; הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ (hō·ḇî·šū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed they will be dismayed חַ֖תּוּ (ḥat·tū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2865: To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fear and snared. וַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּ (way·yil·lā·ḵê·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere They have rejected מָאָ֔סוּ (mā·’ā·sū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear the word בִדְבַר־ (ḇiḏ·ḇar-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel so what מֶ֖ה (meh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what wisdom וְחָכְמַֽת־ (wə·ḥā·ḵə·maṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2451: Wisdom do they really have? לָהֶֽם׃ (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Links Jeremiah 8:9 NIVJeremiah 8:9 NLT Jeremiah 8:9 ESV Jeremiah 8:9 NASB Jeremiah 8:9 KJV Jeremiah 8:9 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 8:9 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 8:9 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 8:9 French Bible Jeremiah 8:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 8:9 The wise men are disappointed they (Jer.) |
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