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Jeremiah 9:11

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9:11The Lord said,28

“I will make Jerusalem29 a heap of ruins.

Jackals will make their home there.30

I will destroy the towns of Judah

so that no one will be able to live in them.”

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Footnotes

  1. 28 The words “the Lord said” are not in the text, but it is obvious from the content that he is the speaker. These words are supplied in the translation for clarity.
  2. 29 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
  3. 30 Heb “a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish 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.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble,

a jackals’ den.

I will make the cities of Judah a desolation,

an uninhabited place.

NLTNew Living Translation

“I will make Jerusalem into a heap of ruins,” says the Lord.

“It will be a place haunted by jackals.

The towns of Judah will be ghost towns,

with no one living in them.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I will make Jerusalem as heaps of ruins, a lair of jackals,

and the towns of Judah I will make a desolation, without inhabitants.

KJV 1900King 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.