Does Jeremiah 8:8 imply that the scriptures were corrupted?
Most Christians think the Bible has been accurately preserved over the ages, and that the textual differences that exist are largely insignificant.
But I came across this verse which makes me question whether the Old Testament really was accurately preserved:
‘How can you say, “We are wise, for we have the law of the Lord,” when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely? (Jeremiah 8:8, NIV)
Note how it says lying pen not lying tongue.
It’s no wonder that many people think some like this one couldn’t be divinely inspired:
There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. (Ezekiel 23:20, NIV)
Is God saying in Jeremiah 8:8 that the scribes corrupted the scriptures? If so, are the Old Testament scriptures we have today still corrupted?
https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/33802/does-jeremiah-88-imply-that-the-scriptures-were-corrupted