Jeremiah 8:7 Description The turtle-dove and the swallow have kept the times of their coming; but my people has not known the judgments of the Lord. Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation) Verse 24: Let the Earth Bring Forth the Living Creature — Birds know their times but God's people do not know His judgments "The turtle-dove and the swallow, the sparrows of the field, have kept the times of their coming; but my people has not known the judgments of the Lord."