Jeremiah 9:11

11 The Lord says, "I will make Jerusalem a pile of ruins, a place where jackals live; the cities of Judah will become a desert, a place where no one lives."

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 Will I not punish them for these things? Will I not take revenge on a nation like this? I, the Lord, have spoken."

10 I said, "I will mourn for the mountains and weep for the pastures, because they have dried up, and no one travels through them. The sound of livestock is no longer heard; birds and wild animals have fled and gone."

11 The Lord says, "I will make Jerusalem a pile of ruins, a place where jackals live; the cities of Judah will become a desert, a place where no one lives."

12 I asked, "Lord, why is the land devastated and dry as a desert, so that no one travels through it? Who is wise enough to understand this? To whom have you explained it so that they can tell others?"

13 The Lord answered, "This has happened because my people have abandoned the teaching that I gave them. They have not obeyed me or done what I told them.