Jer 8:4-7 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 8:4-17: 8:4-17 These three short poems were probably delivered during Jehoiakim’s reign. Summary for Jer 8:4-7: 8:4-7 These verses itemize the evidence of Judah’s sins. The people had fallen into idolatrous ritual sex and followed the ways of idol worship. They remained in their delusions because their minds and hearts were trapped by lies , a term that is often applied to idols (5:3 , 6 ; 7:24 ; 9:6 ; Prov 24:16 ; Isa 44:20 ; Amos 5:2 ; Mic 7:8 ).

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‏ Jeremiah 8:4-7

Summary for Jer 8:4-17: 8:4-17 ^a These three short poems were probably delivered during Jehoiakim’s reign.
Summary for Jer 8:4-7: 8:4-7 ^b These verses itemize the evidence of Judah’s sins. The people had fallen into idolatrous ritual sex and followed the ways of idol worship. They remained in their delusions because their minds and hearts were trapped by lies, a term that is often applied to idols (5:3 ^c, 6 ^d; 7:24 ^e; 9:6 ^f; Prov 24:16 ^g; Isa 44:20 ^h; Amos 5:2 ⁱ; Mic 7:8 ^j).
8:6 ^k The Lord, who can listen to everything (cp. Luke 12:3 ^l), heard the people even when they talked in private. Not a word correlated with reality, and no one was sorry for doing wrong. Like a horse galloping into battle with no thought of death or danger, they did not consider the consequences of their sins.
8:7 ^m stork ... turtledove ... swallow ... crane: The Creator gave certain birds the ability to navigate the sky from summer nesting places to winter feeding grounds, and they always follow those instincts precisely. By contrast, the people of Israel ignored God’s revelations and the covenant laws he had established.