Jeremiah:8:4-9
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Moreover thou shalt say unto them ,
Thus saith the LORD ;
Shall they fall ,
and not arise ?
shall he turn away ,
and not return ?
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Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding ?
they hold fast deceit ,
they refuse to return .
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I hearkened and heard ,
but they spake not aright :
no man repented him of his wickedness ,
saying ,
What have I done ?
every one turned to his course ,
as the horse rusheth into the battle .
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Yea ,
the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ;
and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming ;
but my people know not the judgment of the LORD .
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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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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 ?