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Jeremiah 9:11-13
International Standard Version
Jeremiah 9:11-13
International Standard Version
11 “I’ll make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,
a refuge for jackals.
I’ll make the towns of Judah desolate,
without inhabitants.”
The Reason for Judgment
12 Who is the wise person who understands this, and to whom has the Lord[a] spoken so that he may declare it? Why is the land destroyed, ruined like the desert, without anyone passing through it? 13 The Lord said, “It is because they have forsaken my Law that I gave them. They didn’t obey me and didn’t live according to it.
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- Jeremiah 9:12 Lit. the mouth of the Lord
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