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

¹²Who 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? ¹³The 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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Footnotes

Jeremiah 9:12 Lit. the mouth of the Lord

Jeremiah 9:11-13

New International Version

¹¹“I will make Jerusalem a heap^(A) of ruins,
a haunt of jackals;^(B)
and I will lay waste the towns of Judah^(C)
so no one can live there.”^(D)

¹²Who is wise^(E) enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross?

¹³The Lord said, “It is because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them; they have not obeyed me or followed my law.^(F)

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