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Jeremiah 9:9–11

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9:9I will certainly punish them for doing such things!” says the Lord.

“I will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this!”24

The Coming Destruction Calls For Mourning

9:10I said,25

“I will weep and mourn26 for the grasslands on the mountains,27

I will sing a mournful song for the pastures in the wilderness

because they are so scorched no one travels through them.

The sound of livestock is no longer heard there.

Even the birds in the sky and the wild animals in the fields

have fled and are gone.”

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. 24 Heb “Should I not punish them …? Should I not bring retribution …?” The rhetorical questions function as emphatic declarations. See 5:9, 29. This is somewhat of a refrain at the end of a catalog of Judah’s sins.
  2. 25 The words “I said” are not in the text, but there is general agreement that Jeremiah is the speaker. Cf. the lament in 8:18–9:1. These words are supplied in the translation for clarity. Some English versions follow the Greek text which reads a plural imperative here. Since this reading would make the transition between 9:10 and 9:11 easier it is probably not original but a translator’s way of smoothing over a difficulty.
  3. 26 Heb “I will lift up weeping and mourning.”
  4. 27 Heb “for the mountains.” However, the context makes clear that it is the grasslands or pastures on the mountains that are meant. The words “for the grasslands” are supplied in the translation for clarity.
  5. 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.
  6. 29 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
  7. 30 Heb “a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals.”

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord,

and shall I not avenge myself

on a nation such as this?

“I will take up weeping and wailing for the mountains,

and a lamentation for the pastures of the wilderness,

because they are laid waste so that no one passes through,

and the lowing of cattle is not heard;

both the birds of the air and the beasts

have fled and are gone.

I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,

a lair of jackals,

and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation,

without inhabitant.”

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Should I not punish them for this?”

declares the Lord.

“Should I not avenge myself

on such a nation as this?”

I will weep and wail for the mountains

and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.

They are desolate and untraveled,

and the lowing of cattle is not heard.

The birds have all fled

and the animals are gone.

“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.”

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Should I not punish them for these things?

This is the Lord’s declaration.

Should I not avenge myself

on such a nation as this?

I will raise weeping and a lament

over the mountains,

a dirge over the wilderness grazing land,

for they have been so scorched

that no one passes through.

The sound of cattle is no longer heard.

From the birds of the sky to the animals,

everything has fled—they have gone away.

I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble,

a jackals’ den.

I will make the cities of Judah a desolation,

an uninhabited place.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Should I not punish them for this?” says the Lord.

“Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?”

I will weep for the mountains

and wail for the wilderness pastures.

For they are desolate and empty of life;

the lowing of cattle is heard no more;

the birds and wild animals have all fled.

“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.”

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Because of these things shall I not punish them?” declares Yahweh,

“On a nation that is like this shall I not take revenge?

For the mountains I lift up weeping and wailing,

and for the pastures of the desert a lament,

because they are laid waste so that no man passes through.

And the sounds of cattle are not heard,

from the birds of heaven to the animals

they have fled, they are gone.

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.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord:

Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing,

And for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation,

Because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them;

Neither can men hear the voice of the cattle;

Both the fowl of the heavens and the beast

Are fled; they are gone.

And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons;

And I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.

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