Jeremiah 9:12-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 Who is the man wise enough to understand this?(A) 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?
13 The Lord said, “It is because they abandoned My instruction(B) that I set in front of them and did not obey My voice or walk according to it. 14 Instead, they followed the stubbornness of their hearts(C) and followed after the Baals as their fathers taught them.”(D) 15 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I am about to feed this people wormwood(E) and give them poisonous water to drink.(F) 16 I will scatter them among the nations(G) that they and their fathers have not known. I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.”
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Jeremiah 9:12-16
International Standard Version
The Reason for Judgment
12 Who is the wise person who understands this, and to whom has the Lord[a] spoken so that he may declare it? Why is the land destroyed, ruined like the desert, without anyone passing through it? 13 The Lord said, “It is because they have forsaken my Law that I gave them. They didn’t obey me and didn’t live according to it. 14 Instead, they followed their rebellious hearts and the Baals,[b] as their ancestors taught them.”
15 Therefore, this is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Look, I’ll make these people eat wormwood[c] and drink poisoned water. 16 I’ll scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors have known, and I’ll pursue them with the sword until I’ve finished them off.”
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- Jeremiah 9:12 Lit. the mouth of the Lord
- Jeremiah 9:14 I.e. images of the Canaanite storm god
- Jeremiah 9:15 I.e. a bitter plant
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