Jeremiah 8 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 “At that time ” — this is the LORD’s declaration  — “the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of her officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the residents of Jerusalem will be brought out of their graves.  “At that time, declares the LORD, the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of its officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be brought out of their tombs. “’At that time, declares the LORD, the bones of the kings and officials of Judah, the bones of the priests and prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves.
2 They will be exposed  to the sun, the moon, and the whole heavenly •host,  which they have loved, served, followed , consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be collected and buried but will become like manure on the surface of the soil.  And they shall be spread before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and served, which they have gone after, and which they have sought and worshiped. And they shall not be gathered or buried. They shall be as dung on the surface of the ground. They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have loved and served and which they have followed and consulted and worshiped. They will not be gathered up or buried, but will be like dung lying on the ground.
3 Death will be chosen over life  by all the survivors of this evil family, those who remain wherever I have banished them.”   This is the declaration of the LORD of Hosts. Death shall be preferred to life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family in all the places where I have driven them, declares the LORD of hosts. Wherever I banish them, all the survivors of this evil nation will prefer death to life, declares the LORD Almighty.’
4 “You are to say to them: This is what the LORD says: Do people fall and  not get up  again?  If they turn away, do they not  return? “You shall say to them, Thus says the LORD: When men fall, do they not rise again? If one turns away, does he not return? “Say to them, ‘This is what the LORD says: “’When people fall down, do they not get up? When someone turns away, do they not return?
5 Why have these  people turned away? Why is Jerusalem always turning away? They take hold of  deceit;  they refuse to  return.  Why then has this people turned away in perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit; they refuse to return. Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.
6 I have paid careful attention . They do not speak what is right. No one regrets his  evil, asking, ‘What  have I done?’ Everyone has stayed his  course like a horse rushing into  battle.  I have paid attention and listened, but they have not spoken rightly; no man relents of his evil, saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turns to his own course, like a horse plunging headlong into battle. I have listened attentively, but they do not say what is right. None of them repent of their wickedness, saying, “What have I done?” Each pursues their own course like a horse charging into battle.
7 Even the stork in  the  sky knows her seasons. The turtledove, swallow, and  crane  are aware of  their  migration , but My people do not  know the requirements of the LORD.  Even the stork in the heavens knows her times, and the turtledove, swallow, and crane keep the time of their coming, but my people know not the rules of the LORD. Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, the swift and the thrush observe the time of their migration. But my people do not know the requirements of the LORD.
8 “How can you claim, ‘We  are wise; the law of the LORD is with  us’? In fact, the lying pen of scribes  has produced falsehood. “How 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. “’How can you say, “We are wise, for we have the law of the LORD,” when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?
9 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? 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? 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?
10 Therefore , I will give  their  wives to  other men, their fields to  new occupants, for from the least to  the greatest,  everyone is making profit dishonestly . From prophet to  priest, everyone deals falsely. Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to conquerors, because from the least to the greatest everyone is greedy for unjust gain; from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely. Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.
11 They have treated superficially the brokenness of My dear  people, claiming, ‘Peace , peace,’ when there is no peace. They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace. They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. “Peace, peace,” they say, when there is no peace.
12 Were they ashamed when  they acted so abhorrently? They weren’t at all ashamed . They can no longer feel  humiliation. Therefore , they will fall among  the  fallen. When I punish them, they will collapse,”  says the LORD. Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they shall be overthrown, says the LORD. Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the LORD.
13 I will gather them and bring them to an end.    This is the LORD’s  declaration. There will be no grapes on  the  vine, no figs on  the  fig tree, and even the  leaf will wither. Whatever I have given them will be lost to them. When I would gather them, declares the LORD, there are no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree; even the leaves are withered, and what I gave them has passed away from them.” “’I will take away their harvest, declares the LORD. There will be no grapes on the vine. There will be no figs on the tree, and their leaves will wither. What I have given them will be taken from them.’”
14 Why are we just sitting here? Gather together; let us enter the  fortified  cities and perish there,  for the LORD our  God has destroyed   us. He has given us poisoned  water to drink,  because we have sinned against  the LORD.  Why do we sit still? Gather together; let us go into the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us to perish and has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD. Why are we sitting here? Gather together! Let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there! For the LORD our God has doomed us to perish and given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against him.
15 We hoped for peace, but  there was nothing  good; for a time of healing, but  there  was only terror.  We looked for peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror. We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there is only terror.
16 From Dan the snorting of horses  is heard. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds,  the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and  everything in it, the city and all its  residents. “The snorting of their horses is heard from Dan; at the sound of the neighing of their stallions the whole land quakes. They come and devour the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it. The snorting of the enemy’s horses is heard from Dan; at the neighing of their stallions the whole land trembles. They have come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who live there.
17 Indeed, I am about to send snakes among  you, poisonous vipers  that  cannot be charmed.  They will bite you. This is the LORD’s  declaration. For behold, I am sending among you serpents, adders that cannot be charmed, and they shall bite you,” declares the LORD. “See, I will send venomous snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.
18 My joy has flown away; grief has settled on  me. My heart is sick.  My joy is gone; grief is upon me; my heart is sick within me. You who are my Comforter in sorrow, my heart is faint within me.
19 Listen  — the cry of my  dear   people from  a far away  land, “Is the LORD no  longer in  •Zion,  her King not within  her ? ” Why have they provoked me to anger with  their  carved images, with their worthless foreign  idols?  Behold, the cry of the daughter of my people from the length and breadth of the land: “Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King not in her?” “Why have they provoked me to anger with their carved images and with their foreign idols?” Listen to the cry of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King no longer there?” “Why have they aroused my anger with their images, with their worthless foreign idols?”
20 Harvest has passed, summer  has ended, but we have not been saved. “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.” “The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved.”
21 I am broken by  the brokenness of my  dear   people.  I mourn; horror has taken hold of me. For the wound of the daughter of my people is my heart wounded; I mourn, and dismay has taken hold on me. Since my people are crushed, I am crushed; I mourn, and horror grips me.
22 Is there no  balm in  Gilead ?  Is there no  physician there? So why has the healing of my  dear   people not come about? Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored? Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people?
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