Jeremiah 8:9
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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?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?
In other translations
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?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?
Hebrew words
הֹבִישׁוּhovishuthey will be put to shameH954חֲכָמִיםchakhamimwise [people]H2450חַתּוּchatuthey will be dismayedH2865וַיִּלָּכֵדוּvaiyilakheduand they have been capturedH3920הִנֵּהhinehthere!H2009בִדְבַר־vidvar-<in> [the] word ofH1697יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068מָאָסוּma'asuthey have rejectedH3988וְחָכְמַת־vechakhemat-and wisdom ofH2451מֶהmehwhat?H4100לָהֶם׃ סlahem[belongs] to <the> them
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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