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Jeremiah 8:8-12

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8“How can you say, ‘We are wise,

And the Law of the Lord is with us’?

But behold, the lying pen of the scribes

Has made it into a lie.

9“The wise men are put to shame,

They are dismayed and caught;

Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord,

So what kind of wisdom do they have?

10“Therefore I will give their wives to others,

Their fields to new owners;

Because from the least even to the greatest

Everyone is greedy for gain;

From the prophet even to the priest,

Everyone practices deceit.

11“They have healed the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially,

Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’

But there is no peace.

12“Were they ashamed because of the abomination they had done?

They were not ashamed at all,

And they did not know how to be ashamed;

Therefore they will fall among those who fall;

At the time of their punishment they will collapse,”