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Jeremiah 8:9

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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?

Jeremiah 8:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 8:9

Theological / Devotional

What wisdom? Literally, “wisdom of what?” That is, in what respect? The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom (Prov. 1:7; 9:10). The Word of God is the fountain of all wisdom (see Deut. 4:5, 6; Ps. 19:7; 2 Tim. 3:15). But these false religious leaders had no respect for either.

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