Jeremiah 9:10-11
New English Translation
The Coming Destruction Calls For Mourning
10 I said,[a]
“I will weep and mourn[b] for the grasslands on the mountains;[c]
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.”
11 The Lord said,[d]
“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins.
Jackals will make their home there.[e]
I will destroy the towns of Judah
so that no one will be able to live in them.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 9:10 tn 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.
- Jeremiah 9:10 tn Heb “I will lift up weeping and mourning.”
- Jeremiah 9:10 tn 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.
- Jeremiah 9:11 tn 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.
- Jeremiah 9:11 tn Heb “a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals.”
Jeremiah 9:10-11
New International Version
Jeremiah 9:10-11
King James Version
10 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.
11 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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