Jeremiah 9:12
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9:12I said,31
“Who is wise enough to understand why this has happened?32
Who has a word from the Lord that can explain it?33
Why does the land lie in ruins?
Why is it as scorched as a desert through which no one travels?”
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- 31 The words, “I said” are not in the text. It is not clear that a shift in speaker has taken place. However, the words of the verse are very unlikely to be a continuation of the Lord’s threat. It is generally assumed that these are the words of Jeremiah and that a dialogue is going on between him and the Lord in vv. 9–14. That assumption is accepted here.
- 32 Heb “Who is the wise man that he may understand this?”
- 33 Heb “And [who is the man] to whom the mouth of the Lord has spoken that he may explain it?”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Who is the man so wise that he can understand this? To whom has the mouth of the Lord spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined and laid waste like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Who is wise 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?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Who is the person wise enough to understand this? Who has the Lord spoken to, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a wilderness, so no one can pass through?
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NLTNew Living Translation
Who is wise enough to understand all this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it to others? Why has the land been so ruined that no one dares to travel through it?
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Who is the wise man that can understand this?
And to whom has the mouth of Yahweh spoken, so that he may declare it?
Why is the land destroyed?
It is laid waste like the desert so that no one passes through.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
Who is the wise man, that may understand this?
And who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it,
For what the land perisheth
And is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
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