Jeremiah 8:7-9
7Even the stork in the heavensknows her times,
and athe turtledove, bswallow, and crane ▼
▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
keep the time of their coming,
dbut my people know not
the rules ▼
▼Or just decrees
of the Lord.8 f“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 gThe wise men shall be put to shame;
they shall be dismayed hand taken;
behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord,
so what wisdom is in them?
Malachi 2:6-9
6 iTrue instruction ▼▼Or law; also verses 7, 8, 9
was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he kturned many from iniquity. 7For lthe lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people ▼▼Hebrew they
should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. 8But you have turned aside from the way. nYou have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted othe covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts, 9and so pI make you despised and abased before all the people, inasmuch as you do not keep my ways but qshow partiality in your instruction.” Luke 20:7-8
7So they answered that they did not know where it came from. 8And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”John 9:30
30The man answered, “Why, this is ran amazing thing! sYou do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.John 9:40-41
40Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, t“Are we also blind?” 41Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, uyou would have no guilt; ▼▼Greek you would not have sin
but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains. Romans 1:18-22
God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness
18For wthe wrath of God xis revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19For what can be yknown about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, zhave been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, ▼▼Or clearly perceived from the creation of the world
in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. 21For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they abbecame futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 acClaiming to be wise, they became fools, Romans 1:28
28And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, adGod gave them up to aea debased mind to do afwhat ought not to be done.
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