richmahn_en_tn/jer/08/07.md

947 B

Even the stork in heaven knows the right times; and the doves, swifts, and cranes

The implied information is that these types of birds know the right times to migrate, which means to fly from one place to another at different times of the year for feeding or breeding. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

stork ... doves, swifts, and cranes

All of these are different types of birds that migrate. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)

They go on their migrations at the right time, but my people do not know Yahweh's decrees

The implied information is that the people should have naturally known Yahweh's decrees. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

They go on their migrations

The abstract noun "migrations" can be translated using the verb "migrate." Alternate translation: "They migrate" or "They fly from one region to another" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)