Jeremiah 8:8
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
349 [e]אֵיכָ֤ה
’ê-ḵāh
HowInterjection
559 [e]תֹֽאמְרוּ֙
ṯō-mə-rū
can you⁺ sayV-Qal-Imperf-2mp
2450 [e]חֲכָמִ֣ים
ḥă-ḵā-mîm
WiseAdj-mp
587 [e]אֲנַ֔חְנוּ
’ă-naḥ-nū
we [are]Pro-1cp
8451 [e]וְתוֹרַ֥ת
wə-ṯō-w-raṯ
and the lawConj-w | N-fsc
3068 [e]יְהוָ֖ה
Yah-weh
of YHWHN-proper-ms
854 [e]אִתָּ֑נוּ
’it-tā-nū
[is] with usPrep | 1cp
403 [e]אָכֵן֙
’ā-ḵên
trulyAdv
2009 [e]הִנֵּ֣ה
hin-nêh
beholdInterjection
8267 [e]לַשֶּׁ֣קֶר
laš-še-qer
in falsehoodPrep-l, Art | N-ms
6213 [e]עָשָׂ֔ה
‘ā-śāh
he made [it]V-Qal-Perf-3ms
5842 [e]עֵ֖ט
‘êṭ
the penN-msc
8267 [e]שֶׁ֥קֶר
še-qer
[is] falseN-msc
5608 [e]סֹפְרִֽים׃
sō-p̄ə-rîm
of the scribesN-mp





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
How 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?

Young's Literal Translation
How do ye say, We [are] wise, And the law of Jehovah [is] with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“How can you claim, ‘We  are wise; the law of the LORD is with  us’? In fact, the lying pen of scribeshas produced falsehood.

New American Standard Bible
"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.

King James Bible
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.
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