耶利米书 8:8
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.
Context
This verse from 耶利米书 Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. 以色列人从埃及到摩押平原的旅程摘要，列出各个安营地点。神命令进入迦南后，要驱逐居民、毁掉偶像，按抽签方式将土地分配给各支派，如不执行，留下的人将成为你们眼中的刺和肋骨上的荆棘。
其他译本
How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes hath wrought falsely.
How do ye say, We <FI>are<Fi> wise, And the law of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes.
How is it that you say, We are wise and the law of the Lord is with us? But see, the false pen of the scribes has made it false.
交叉参考
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And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.