Jeremiah 9:11

11 ¹I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, ²a lair of jackals, ³and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant."

Jeremiah 9:11 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 9:11

And I will make Jerusalem heaps
That is, the walls and houses of it shall be thrown down, and become heaps of stones and rubbish: and a den of dragons;
only inhabited by wild beasts: and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without inhabitant;
so that the calamity would be universal; not only Jerusalem, but all the cities of the land, would be destroyed, forsaken, and uninhabited.

Jeremiah 9:11 In-Context

9 Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD, and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?

10 "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.

11 I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals, and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant."

12 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?

13 And the LORD says: "Because they have forsaken my law that I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in accord with it,

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 25:2
• 2. Jeremiah 10:22; Jeremiah 49:33; Jeremiah 51:37
• 3. Jeremiah 34:22; Jeremiah 44:6