How — These things considered where is your wisdom? He speaks to the whole body of the people. The Lord — This may have a more special eye to the priests. In vain — For any use they made of it; neither need it ever have been copied out by the scribe. A scribe was a teacher, one well versed in the scripture, or esteemed to be so.
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Jeremiah 8:8
8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain madea he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.