JER 8:9 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἠσχύνθησαν σοφοὶ, καὶ ἐπτοήθησαν καὶ ἑάλωσαν, ὅτι τὸν νόμον Κυρίου ἀπεδοκίμασαν· σοφία τίς ἐστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς;
(Aʸsⱪunthaʸsan sofoi, kai eptoaʸthaʸsan kai healōsan, hoti ton nomon Kuriou apedokimasan; sofia tis estin en autois; )

BrTr The wise men are ashamed, and alarmed, and taken; because they have rejected the word of the Lord; what wisdom is there in them?

ULT The wise men have been ashamed, they are dismayed and captured.
⇔ Behold! They refused against the word of Yahweh, and the wisdom of what is to them?

UST Those teachers, who think that they are wise, will be ashamed and dismayed when they are taken to other countries by their enemies
⇔ Because they sinned by rejecting what I told them. Truly, they were not very wise to do that!

BSB 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?

OEB So the wise shall be put to shame,
⇔ Be dismayed and taken captive.
⇔ They have spurned the word of Jehovah–
⇔ What manner of wisdom have they?

WEBBE The wise men are disappointed.
⇔ They are dismayed and trapped.
⇔ Behold, they have rejected the LORD’s word.
⇔ What kind of wisdom is in them?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Your wise men will be put to shame.
⇔ They will be dumbfounded and be brought to judgment.
⇔ Since they have rejected the word of the Lord,
⇔ what wisdom do they really have?

LSV The wise have been ashamed,
They have been frightened, and are captured,
Behold, they kicked against a word of YHWH,
And what wisdom do they have?

FBV The wise will be shown to be foolish; they will be shocked at being caught out. Can't you see that they've rejected what the Lord says—so do they have any wisdom at all?

T4T Those teachers, who think that [IRO] they are wise, will be ashamed/disgraced and dismayed when they are taken to other countries by their enemies
⇔ because they sinned by rejecting what I told them.
⇔ Truly, they were not [RHQ] very wise to do that!

LEB   • The wise will be put to shame, they will be dismayed,
  • and they will get taken.
• Look, they have rejected the word of Yahweh,
  • and what is wisdom to them?

BBE The wise men are shamed, they are overcome with fear and taken: see, they have given up the word of the Lord; and what use is their wisdom to them?

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS 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?

ASV The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner of wisdom is in them?

DRA The wise men are confounded, they are dismayed, and taken: for they have cast away the word of the Lord, and there is no wisdom in them.

YLT Ashamed have been the wise, They have been affrighted, and are captured, Lo, against a word of Jehovah they kicked, And the wisdom of what — have they?

Drby The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected Jehovah's word; and what wisdom is in them?

RV The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what manner of wisdom is in them?

SLT The wise were ashamed, they were confounded, and they will be taken: behold, they rejected in the word of Jehovah; and what wisdom to them?

Wbstr 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?

KJB-1769 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?[fn][fn]

8.9 The wise…: or, Have they been ashamed, etc

8.9 what…: Heb. the wisdom of what thing

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken; loe, they haue reiected the word of the LORD, and what wisedome is in them?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

8:9 Or, haue they beene ashamed, &c.

8:9 Heb. the wisedome of what thing.

Bshps Therefore shall the wyse be confounded, they shalbe afraide and taken: for lo, they haue cast out the worde of the Lorde, what wisdome can then be among them?
(Therefore shall the wise be confounded, they shall be afraid and taken: for lo, they have cast out the word of the Lord, what wisdom can then be among them?)

Gnva The wise men are ashamed: they are afraid and taken. loe, they haue reiected the word of the Lord, and what wisdome is in them?
(The wise men are ashamed: they are afraid and taken. lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord, and what wisdom is in them? )

Cvdl therfore shal the wise be confounded, they shalbe afrayed and taken: for lo, they haue cast out the worde of the LORDE: what wy?dome can then be amonge them?
(therefore shall the wise be confounded, they shall be afraid and taken: for lo, they have cast out the word of the LORD: what wisdom can then be among them?)

Wycl Wise men ben schent, ben maad aferd and takun. For thei castiden awei the word of the Lord, and no wisdom is in hem.
(Wise men been harmed/shamed, been made afraid and taken. For they cast/throw away the word of the Lord, and no wisdom is in them.)

Luth Darum müssen solche Lehrer zuschanden, erschreckt und gefangen werden; denn was können sie Gutes lehren, weil sie des HErr’s Wort verwerfen?
(Therefore must such teacher to_shame, erschreckt and caught become; because/than what/which can they/she/them goodness/good_(person) teach, because they/she/them the LORD’s word discard?)

ClVg Confusi sunt sapientes; perterriti et capti sunt: verbum enim Domini projecerunt, et sapientia nulla est in eis.
(Confusi are wise_people; perterriti and capti are: the_word/saying because Master they_threw, and wisdom none it_is in/into/on to_them. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JER book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

(Occurrence 0) The wise men will be ashamed

(Some words not found in UHB: put_to_shame wise dismayed and,taken see/lo/see! in/on/at/with,word_of YHWH rejected and,wisdom_of what? to/for=them )

This is irony because the wise men are normally honored for their wisdom. Alternate translation: “Those men who think they are wise will feel ashamed”

(Occurrence 0) dismayed

(Some words not found in UHB: put_to_shame wise dismayed and,taken see/lo/see! in/on/at/with,word_of YHWH rejected and,wisdom_of what? to/for=them )

terrified or shattered

(Occurrence 0) Behold!

(Some words not found in UHB: put_to_shame wise dismayed and,taken see/lo/see! in/on/at/with,word_of YHWH rejected and,wisdom_of what? to/for=them )

Alternate translation: “Pay attention!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) so what use is their wisdom?

(Some words not found in UHB: put_to_shame wise dismayed and,taken see/lo/see! in/on/at/with,word_of YHWH rejected and,wisdom_of what? to/for=them )

This question expects a negative answer and is intended to make the hearers think about how little what they consider wisdom is really worth when they reject Yahweh’s word. Alternate translation: “so what they think is wise does not do them any good.”

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