Jeremiah 8:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?

Young's Literal Translation
How do ye say, We [are] wise, And the law of Jehovah [is] with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes.

King James Bible
How do ye say, We [are] wise, and the law of the LORD [is] with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he [it]; the pen of the scribes [is] in vain.

Hebrew
How
אֵיכָ֤ה (’ê·ḵāh)
Interjection
Strong's 349: How?, how!, where

can you say,
תֹֽאמְרוּ֙ (ṯō·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘We
אֲנַ֔חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

are wise,
חֲכָמִ֣ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2450: Wise

and the law
וְתוֹרַ֥ת (wə·ṯō·w·raṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

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

is with us?’
אִתָּ֑נוּ (’it·tā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

But in fact,
אָכֵן֙ (’ā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 403: Firmly, surely, but

the lying
לַשֶּׁ֣קֶר (laš·še·qer)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

pen
עֵ֖ט (‘êṭ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5842: A stylus, marking stick

of the scribes
סֹפְרִֽים׃ (sō·p̄ə·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate

has produced
עָשָׂ֔ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

a deception.
שֶׁ֥קֶר (še·qer)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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