Jeremiah 9:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 9:11

9 ^aShall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord.
“Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”

10 I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains,
And ^afor the dwelling places of the wilderness a lamentation,
Because they are burned up,
So that no one can pass through;
Nor can men hear the voice of the cattle.
^bBoth the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled;
They are gone.

11 “I will make Jerusalem ^aa heap of ruins, ^ba den of jackals.
I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.”

12 ^aWho is the wise man who may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord has spoken, that he may declare it? Why does the land perish and burn up like a wilderness, so that no one can pass through?

13 And the Lord said, “Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have ^anot obeyed My voice, nor walked according to it,

14 but they have ^awalked according to the dictates of their own hearts and after the Baals, ^bwhich their fathers taught them,”

15 therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will ^afeed them, this people, ^bwith wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.

16 I will ^ascatter them also among the Gentiles, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. ^bAnd I will send a sword after them until I have consumed them.”

The People Mourn in Judgment

17 Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“Consider and call for ^athe mourning women,
That they may come;
And send for skillful wailing women,
That they may come.

18 Let them make haste
And take up a wailing for us,
That ^aour eyes may run with tears,
And our eyelids gush with water.

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 9:11

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American Standard Version
And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

Amplified® Bible
I will make Jerusalem heaps [of ruins], a dwelling place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

Contemporary English Version
I heard the LORD reply, "When I am finished, Jerusalem and the towns of Judah will be piles of ruins where only jackals live."

Darby English Version
And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

Good News Bible
The LORD says, "I will make Jerusalem a pile of ruins, a place where jackals live; the cities of Judah will become a desert, a place where no one lives."

King James Version
And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.

New American Standard Bible
"I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, A haunt of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant."

New International Version
"I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,
a haunt of jackals;
and I will lay waste the towns of Judah
so no one can live there."

New King James Version
' I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a den of jackals.
I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, A haunt of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant."

Revised Standard Version
I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant."

Young's Literal Translation
And I make Jerusalem become heaps, A habitation of dragons, And the cities of Judah I make a desolation, Without inhabitant.

New English Translation
The Lord said,¹ “I will make Jerusalem² a heap of ruins. Jackals will make their home there.³ I will destroy the towns of Judah so that no one will be able to live in them.”

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