Logos Bible Study

Jeremiah 12:11–12

New International Version (2011)Other versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

11It will be made a wasteland,c

parched and desolate before me;d

the whole land will be laid waste

because there is no one who cares.

12Over all the barren heights in the desert

destroyers will swarm,

for the sworde of the Lordf will devourg

from one end of the land to the other;h

no one will be safe.i

Read in Logos

Cross references

  1. cSee Isa 5:6; See 24:4
  2. dver 4; Jer 9:12; 14:4; 23:10
  3. eEze 21:3–4
  4. fSee Dt 32:41; Isa 31:8; Jer 46:10; 47:6; Eze 14:17; 21:28; 33:2
  5. gSee Dt 32:42
  6. hJer 3:2
  7. iJer 7:10

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They have made it a desolation;

desolate, it mourns to me.

The whole land is made desolate,

but no man lays it to heart.

Upon all the bare heights in the desert

destroyers have come,

for the sword of the Lord devours

from one end of the land to the other;

no flesh has peace.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They have made it a desolation.

It mourns, desolate, before me.

All the land is desolate,

but no one takes it to heart.

Over all the barren heights in the wilderness

the destroyers have come,

for the Lord has a sword that devours

from one end of the earth to the other.

No one has peace.

NLTNew Living Translation

They have made it an empty wasteland;

I hear its mournful cry.

The whole land is desolate,

and no one even cares.

On all the bare hilltops,

destroying armies can be seen.

The sword of the Lord devours people

from one end of the nation to the other.

No one will escape!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They have made it a desolation.

Desolate, it mourns to me.

All the land is made desolate,

but there is no person taking it to heart.

Upon all the barren heights in the desert destroyers have come,

for the sword of Yahweh devours,

from one end of the land to the other end of the land,

there is no peace for all flesh.

KJV 1900King James Version

They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart. The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.