A Muslim commenter raised this verse in a scripture-corruption challenge, and the host said he was glad it remained in the Bible and invited discussion on it.
Scripture spotlight
Jeremiah 8:8
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8 How do you say, We are wise, and the law of Yahweh is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has worked falsely.
Brought up by the Muslim participant as a key text for corruption of scripture; the Christians argued it refers to deceptive scribes, not loss of the true Torah.
Cited by a caller to support the claim of scribal corruption in scripture.
Cited by a guest to claim scripture was altered by scribes and to support rejecting standard Christian readings of the New Testament.
Invoked by a Muslim participant as an analogy, claiming Surah 2 teaches Bible corruption in the same way this biblical verse is sometimes taken to teach corruption of the Torah; it functioned as a comparative proof-text in the exchange.