Jeremiah 8:7

Jeremiah 8:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

7Even the stork in the sky

knows her appointed seasons,

and the dove, the swift and the thrush

observe the time of their migration.

But my people do not know

the requirements of the Lord.

7“Even the stork in the sky

Knows her seasons;

And the turtledove, the swallow, and the crane

Keep to the time of their 8:7 Lit comingmigration;

But My people do not know

The judgment of the Lord.

7Even the stork in the sky

Knows her seasons;

And the turtledove and the swift and the thrush

Observe the time of their migration;

But My people do not know

The ordinance of the Lord.

7“Even the stork in the sky

Knows her seasons [of migration],

And the turtledove, the swallow and the crane

Observe the time of their return.

But My people do not know

The law of the Lord.

7Even the stork in the sky

knows her appointed seasons.

The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush8:7 The precise identification of some of these birds is uncertain.

keep their time of migration,

but My people do not know

the requirements of the Lord.

7Storks know when to fly south.

So do doves, swifts and thrushes.

But my people do not know

what I require them to do.