Jeremiah 8:7

Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 8

“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.”Jeremiah 8:7

What Does Jeremiah 8:7 Mean?

Jeremiah 8:7 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 8, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Jeremiah 8:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Isaiah 1:3“The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.”Hosea 4:6“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.”Jeremiah 5:21“Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:”Jeremiah 5:4“Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.”Job 12:7“But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:”Proverbs 6:6“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:”Song of Solomon 2:12“The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;”Isaiah 5:12“And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.”Isaiah 27:11“When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.”Isaiah 29:14“Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.”Mark 12:24“And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?”Job 39:13“Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?”Proverbs 1:17“Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.”Jeremiah 4:22“For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.”Genesis 7:9“There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.”Numbers 22:23“And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.”Job 39:26“Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?”Psalms 104:17“Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.”Proverbs 13:23“Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.”Isaiah 5:13“Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.”

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