Jeremiah 8:7
“Yes, the stork in the sky knows her appointed times; and the turtledove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people don't know Yahweh's law.”
— Jeremiah 8:7
About this verse
Jeremiah 8:7 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is lonely, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the comparison genre of biblical literature. Key themes include natural order, spiritual blindness, divine disappointment. Notable phrases: stork knows her appointed times; my people know not.
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Yahweh
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
lonely
Type
comparison
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