Jeremiah 8:7
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The kite in the air hath known her time: the turtle, and the swallow, and the stork have observed the time of their coming: but my people have not known the judgment of the Lord.

stork.

Proverbs 6:6-8 Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain, . . .

Isaiah 1:3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel hath not known me, and my people hath not understood.

turtle.

Songs 2:12 The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle is heard in our land:

people.

Jeremiah 5:4 But I said: Perhaps these are poor and foolish, that know not the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God.

Isaiah 1:3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel hath not known me, and my people hath not understood.

Isaiah 5:12 The harp, and the lyre, and, the timbrel and the pipe, and wine are in your feasts: and the work of the Lord you regard not, nor do you consider the works of his hands.

know.

Jeremiah 5:4,5 But I said: Perhaps these are poor and foolish, that know not the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God. . . .

Context
Judah's Sin and Punishment
6I attended, and hearkened; no man speaketh what is good, there is none that doth penance for his sin, saying: What have I done? They are all turned to their own course, as a horse rushing to the battle. 7The kite in the air hath known her time: the turtle, and the swallow, and the stork have observed the time of their coming: but my people have not known the judgment of the Lord.8How do you say: We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Indeed the lying pens of the scribes hath wrought falsehood.…
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6
Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,

Songs 2:12
The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle is heard in our land:

Isaiah 1:3
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel hath not known me, and my people hath not understood.

Isaiah 27:11
Its harvest shall be destroyed with drought, women shall come and teach it: for it is not a wise people, therefore he that made it, shall not have mercy on it: and he that formed it, shall not spare it.

Jeremiah 5:4
But I said: Perhaps these are poor and foolish, that know not the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God.

Zechariah 5:9
And I lifted up my eyes and looked: and behold there came out two women, and wind was in their wings, and they had wings like the wings of a kite: and they lifted up the vessel between the earth and the heaven.

Lexicon
Even
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

the stork
חֲסִידָ֣ה (ḥă·sî·ḏāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2624: The kind, bird, a stork

in the sky
בַשָּׁמַ֗יִם (ḇaš·šā·ma·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8064: Heaven, sky

knows
יָֽדְעָה֙ (yā·ḏə·‘āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

her appointed seasons.
מֽוֹעֲדֶ֔יהָ (mō·w·‘ă·ḏe·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting

The turtledove,
וְתֹ֤ר (wə·ṯōr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8449: A ring-dove, a term of endearment

the swift,
וְסִיס֙ (wə·sîs)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird)

and the thrush
וְעָג֔וּר (wə·‘ā·ḡūr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5693: (a kind of bird) perhaps a crane

observe
שָׁמְר֖וּ (šā·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

their time
עֵ֣ת (‘êṯ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6256: Time, now, when

of migration,
בֹּאָ֑נָה (bō·’ā·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

but My people
וְעַמִּ֕י (wə·‘am·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

do not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

know
יָֽדְע֔וּ (yā·ḏə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

the requirements
מִשְׁפַּ֥ט (miš·paṭ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

of the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


Additional Translations
Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush observe their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.Yes, the stork in the heaven knows her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.

Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the law of Jehovah.

Yea, the stork in the heaven knows her time, also the turtle-dove and wild swallow; the sparrows observe the times of their coming in; but this my people knows not the judgments of the Lord.

Even a stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times, and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of Jehovah.

Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the ordinance of the LORD.

Yes, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.

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.

Even a stork in the heavens hath known her seasons, And turtle, and swallow, and crane, Have watched the time of their coming, And -- My people have not known the judgment of Jehovah.
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