Jeremiah 8:8
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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.”
עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
הִנֵּה
here!
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הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
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סָפַר
scribes
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סָפַר
To recount, to declare, to tell. Saphar. The heavens declare the glory of God. Everything in creation is telling the story of its Creator.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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שֶׁקֶר
falsehood of
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שֶׁקֶר
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
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חָכָם
are wise
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חָכָם
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
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עֵט
a stylus of
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עֵט
a stylus or marking stick
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