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Jeremiah 8:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Jeremiah 8:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 How can you say, “We are wise,(A)
we have the law of the Lord”?
See, that has been changed into falsehood
by the lying pen of the scribes![a]
Footnotes
- 8:8 Lying pen of the scribes: because the teachings and interpretations of the scribes ran counter to the word of the Lord.
Jeremiah 8:8
New International Version
Jeremiah 8:8
New International Version
8 “‘How can you say, “We are wise,
for we have the law(A) of the Lord,”
when actually the lying pen of the scribes
has handled it falsely?
Jeremiah 8:8
King James Version
Jeremiah 8:8
King James Version
8 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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