Jeremiah 9:11-13
Modern English Version
11 I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins
and a den of jackals;
and I will make the cities of Judah desolate,
without an inhabitant.
12 Who 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 is the land ruined and burned up like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
13 And the Lord said: Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice, nor walked in it,
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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)
12 Who 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?
13 The 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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