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They are desolate and untraveled, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. The birds have all fled and the animals are gone. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will weep for the mountains and wail for the wilderness pastures. For they are desolate and empty of life; the lowing of cattle is heard no more; the birds and wild animals have all fled. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> “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. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, a dirge over the wilderness pasture, for they have been scorched so no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled; they have gone away. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a> I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, And for the dwelling places of the wilderness a lamentation, Because they are burned up, So that no one can pass through; Nor can men hear the voice of the cattle. Both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled; They are gone. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, And for the pastures of the wilderness a song of mourning, Because they are laid waste so that no one passes through, And the sound of the livestock is not heard; Both the birds of the sky and the animals have fled; they are gone. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For the mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing, And for the pastures of the wilderness a dirge, Because they are laid waste so that no one passes through, And the lowing of the cattle is not heard; Both the birds of the sky and the beasts have fled; they are gone. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For the mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing, And for the pastures of the wilderness a dirge, Because they are laid waste, so that no one passes through, And the lowing of the cattle is not heard; Both the birds of the sky and the beasts have fled; they are gone. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “For the mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing, And for the pastures of the wilderness a funeral lamentation, Because they are turned into ruin so that no one passes through, And the lowing of the cattle is not heard; Both the birds of the sky and the beasts have fled; they are gone. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, And a [funeral] dirge for the pastures of the wilderness, Because they are burned up and desolated so that no one passes through [them]; Nor can anyone hear the lowing of cattle. Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled; they are gone. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will raise weeping and a lament over the mountains, a dirge over the wilderness grazing land, for they have been so scorched that no one passes through. The sound of cattle is no longer heard. From the birds of the sky to the animals, everything has fled—they have gone away. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will raise weeping and a lament over the mountains, a dirge over the wilderness grazing land, for they have been so scorched that no one passes through. The sound of cattle is no longer heard. From the birds of the sky to the animals, everything has fled—they have gone away. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none passeth through; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the birds of the heavens and the beasts are fled, they are gone. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I weep for the pastureland in the hill country. It's so barren and scorched that no one travels there. No cattle can be found there, and birds and wild animals have all disappeared. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none passeth through; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled, they are gone. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will cry and weep for the mountains. I will sing a funeral song for the pastures in the wilderness. They are destroyed so that no one can travel through them. No one can hear the sound of cattle. Birds and cattle have fled. They are gone. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'll weep and mourn for the mountains, and lament for the desert pastures, because they are desolate and no one passes through them. They don't hear the lowing of the cattle. Both the birds of the sky and the animals have fled. They're gone! <a href="/msb/jeremiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, a dirge over the wilderness pasture, for they have been scorched so no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled; they have gone away. <a href="/net/jeremiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a> I said, "I will weep and mourn for the grasslands on the mountains, 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." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "For the mountains I will take up weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are laid waste so that no one passes through; nor can men hear the voice of the cattle. Both the birds of the sky and the animals have fled, they are gone." <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 have fled; they are gone. <a href="/web/jeremiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a> I will weep and wail for the mountains, and lament for the pastures of the wilderness, because they are burned up, so that no one passes through; Men can’t hear the voice of the livestock. Both the birds of the sky and the animals have fled. They are gone. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> I lift up weeping and wailing for the mountains, "" And a lamentation for the habitations of the wilderness, "" For they have been burned up without any passing over, "" Nor have they heard the voice of livestock, "" From the bird of the heavens and to the beast—they have fled, "" They have gone. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For the mountains I lift up weeping and wailing, And for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, For they have been burnt up without any passing over, Nor have they heard the voice of cattle, From the fowl of the heavens unto the beast they have fled, they have gone. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For the mountains I will lift up weeping and lamentation, and for the seats of the desert, a song of mourning, for they were burnt, from not a man passing through; and they heard not the voice of cattle: from the bird of the heavens and even to the cattle, they fled away, they departed.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the mountains I will take up weeping and lamentation, and for the beautiful places of the desert, mourning: because they are burnt up, for that there is not a man that passeth through them: and they have not heard the voice of the owner: from the fowl of the air to the beasts they are gone away and departed. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I will take up weeping and lamentation over the mountains, and mourning over the beautiful places in the desert. For they have been scorched because no man is passing through them. And they have not heard the voice of any occupant. From the birds of the air, even to the cattle, they have migrated and withdrawn. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Over the mountains I shall break out in cries of lamentation, over the pastures in the wilderness, in a dirge: They are scorched, and no one crosses them, no sound of lowing cattle; Birds of the air as well as beasts, all have fled and are gone. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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 animals have fled and are gone.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Take up weeping and wailing for the mountains and a lamentation for the camps of the shepherds in the wilderness, because they are desolate so that none can pass through them; neither can any one hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the air and the beast have fled and they are gone. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> On the mountains take up weeping and wailing, and upon the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation of the wastes that are without a man passing through, and no one hears a sound of livestock. From the bird of the sky and unto the beast, they are scattered and are gone<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, And for the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation, Because they are burned up, so that none passeth through. And they hear not the voice of the cattle; Both the fowl of the heavens and the beast Are fled, and gone. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Take up a lamentation for the mountains, and a mournful dirge for the paths of the wilderness, for they are desolate for want of men; they heard not the sound of life from the birds of the sky, nor the cattle: they were amazed, they are gone. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2843" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">A Lament over Zion</a> …9Should I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?” 10<a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: ’eś·śā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">I will take up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1065.htm" title="1065: ḇə·ḵî (N-ms) -- A weeping. From bakah; a weeping; by analogy, a dripping.">a weeping</a> <a href="/hebrew/5092.htm" title="5092: wā·ne·hî (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A wailing, lamentation, mourning song. From nahah; an elegy.">and wailing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: he·hā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountains,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7015.htm" title="7015: qî·nāh (N-fs) -- An elegy, dirge. From quwn; a dirge.">a dirge</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: miḏ·bār (N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">the wilderness</a> <a href="/hebrew/4999.htm" title="4999: nə·’ō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place. From na'ah; a home; figuratively, a pasture.">pasture,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3341.htm" title="3341: niṣ·ṣə·ṯū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To kindle, burn. A primitive root; to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate.">they have been scorched</a> <a href="/hebrew/1097.htm" title="1097: mib·bə·lî- (Prep-m:: Adv) -- From balah; properly, failure, i.e. Nothing or destruction; usually without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.">so no</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·ḇêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">passes through,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">and the lowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: miq·neh (N-ms) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition.">of cattle</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm" title="5775: mê·‘ō·wp̄ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">Both the birds</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of the air</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: bə·hê·māh (N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">the beasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/5074.htm" title="5074: nā·ḏə·ḏū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to wave to and fro; figuratively, to rove, flee, or to drive away.">have fled;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lā·ḵū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">they have gone away.</a> 11“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Isaiah 24:4-6</a> The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away. / The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant. / Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive. <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-3</a> Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. / Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear. <a href="/zephaniah/1-2.htm">Zephaniah 1:2-3</a> “I will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD. / “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD. <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10-12</a> The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails. / Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished. / The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up. <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Isaiah 33:9</a> The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves. <a href="/ezekiel/6-14.htm">Ezekiel 6:14</a> I will stretch out My hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Diblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’” <a href="/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13</a> Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds. <a href="/isaiah/32-12.htm">Isaiah 32:12-14</a> Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines, / and for the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers—even for every house of merriment in this city of revelry. / For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks— <a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Amos 5:16-17</a> Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail. / There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Isaiah 42:15</a> I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes. <a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22</a> We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a> And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a> Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.the mountains.<a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19-26</a> My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war… <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Jeremiah 7:29</a> Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.<a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Jeremiah 8:18</a> When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.habitations.<a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Jeremiah 12:4,10</a> How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end… <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Jeremiah 14:6</a> And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.<a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Jeremiah 23:10</a> For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.burned up.<a href="/jeremiah/2-6.htm">Jeremiah 2:6</a> Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?<a href="/ezekiel/14-15.htm">Ezekiel 14:15</a> If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:<a href="/ezekiel/29-11.htm">Ezekiel 29:11</a> No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.both, etc.<a href="/jeremiah/4-25.htm">Jeremiah 4:25</a> I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.<a href="/hosea/4-3.htm">Hosea 4:3</a> Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-33.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-33.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-14.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-25.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-33.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-16.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-33.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Lamentation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-24.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-3.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-13.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Pastures</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-7.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-21.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-20.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-2.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Lamentation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Pastures</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-2.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 9</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah laments the people for their manifold sins;</a> 9. <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">and for their judgment.</a> 12. <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Disobedience is the cause of their bitter calamity.</a> 17. <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">He exhorts to mourn for their destruction;</a> 23. <a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">and to trust not in themselves, but in God.</a> 25. <a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">He threatens both Jews and Gentiles.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The mountains, often seen as places of strength and stability, are now subjects of mourning. This imagery is consistent with the prophetic tradition of lamenting the destruction of the land due to the people's unfaithfulness (cf. <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Micah 1:8</a>). The mountains symbolize the grandeur of creation, now marred by judgment.A dirge over the wilderness pasture The wilderness pasture, once a place of sustenance and life, is now a subject of a dirge, a mournful song for the dead. This reflects the complete devastation of the land, which was once fertile and productive. The wilderness often represents a place of testing and reliance on God, as seen in Israel's journey through the desert (Exodus 16). The dirge signifies the loss of God's blessing and provision due to the people's sin.For they have been scorched so no one passes through The scorching of the land indicates severe judgment, likely through drought or invasion, rendering it uninhabitable. This echoes the covenant curses found in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Deuteronomy 28:23-24</a>, where disobedience leads to environmental devastation. The absence of travelers suggests economic and social collapse, as trade routes and community interactions cease.And the lowing of cattle is not heard The silence of cattle, once a sign of agricultural prosperity, underscores the total desolation. Cattle were vital for food, labor, and religious sacrifices (<a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3</a>). Their absence signifies not only economic ruin but also a disruption in the people's relationship with God, as sacrifices were integral to worship.Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled; they have gone away The flight of birds and beasts indicates a reversal of the created order, where animals no longer find the land hospitable. This mirrors the judgment seen in <a href="/hosea/4-3.htm">Hosea 4:3</a>, where the land mourns and its inhabitants waste away. The departure of wildlife symbolizes the withdrawal of God's presence and blessing, as creation itself responds to human sinfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who is delivering God's message of lament and warning to the people of Judah. Known as the "weeping prophet," Jeremiah's ministry was marked by his deep sorrow over the spiritual state of his people. 2. <a href="/topical/m/mountains_and_pastures.htm">Mountains and Pastures</a> Symbolic of the land of Judah, which is facing desolation due to the people's disobedience and the impending judgment from God. 3. <a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a> Represents the once fertile and inhabited areas that are now deserted and barren as a result of God's judgment. 4. <a href="/topical/c/cattle,_birds,_and_beasts.htm">Cattle, Birds, and Beasts</a> These creatures symbolize the life and prosperity that have vanished from the land, highlighting the severity of the desolation. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies. The nation is facing judgment due to its persistent idolatry and rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Sin has far-reaching effects, not only on individuals but also on the environment and society. The desolation of the land in Jeremiah's time serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_heart_for_creation.htm">God's Heart for Creation</a> God's lament over the desolation of the land shows His care for all creation. As stewards of the earth, we are called to care for the environment and recognize the impact of our actions. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> Jeremiah's lament is not just a declaration of judgment but also an invitation to repentance. We are encouraged to examine our lives and turn back to God, seeking His forgiveness and restoration. <a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a> Even in the midst of judgment, there is hope. God's ultimate plan is for restoration and renewal, as seen in the broader account of Scripture. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a> Jeremiah's role as a prophet was to speak truth and call people back to God, even when it was difficult. We are challenged to be voices of truth and hope in our own contexts.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 9</a> <a href="/q/which_prophets_are_in_the_bible.htm">Who are the prophets mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_swearing.htm">Why does God cause people's hearts to harden?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_harbinger.htm">What is the Harbinger?</a> <a href="/q/why_curse_a_fig_tree_out_of_season.htm">Why does Jesus curse a fig tree for not bearing fruit out of season (Mark 11:12-14)? Isn't that irrational behavior for God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) For the mountains . . .--The Hebrew preposition means both "upon" and "on account of," and probably both meanings were implied. The prophet sees himself upon the mountains, taking up the lamentation for them because they are "burned up."The habitations.--Better, as in the margin, pastures. The wilderness is simply the wild open country.So that none can pass . . . neither can men hear.--Better, with none to pass through them . . . neither do men hear.Both the fowl . . .--The Hebrew is more emphatic; from the fowl of the heavens to the beast . . . they are fled.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - This and the next six verses contain a description of the sad fate of the sinful land and people. At first the prophet speaks as if he saw it all spread out before him. Then, in the character of a surprised spectator, he inquires how this came to pass, and receives the Divine answer, that it is the doom of self-willed rebellion. The habitations should rather be pastures. The country, once covered with grazing flocks and herds, is now so utterly waste that even the birds cannot find subsistence. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will take up אֶשָּׂ֧א (’eś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take a weeping בְכִ֣י (ḇə·ḵî) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1065.htm">Strong's 1065: </a> A weeping, a dripping and wailing וָנֶ֗הִי (wā·ne·hî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5092.htm">Strong's 5092: </a> A wailing, lamentation, mourning song for עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the mountains, הֶ֨הָרִ֜ים (he·hā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country a dirge קִינָ֔ה (qî·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7015.htm">Strong's 7015: </a> An elegy, dirge over וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the wilderness מִדְבָּר֙ (miḏ·bār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech pasture, נְא֤וֹת (nə·’ō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4999.htm">Strong's 4999: </a> Habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they have been scorched נִצְּתוּ֙ (niṣ·ṣə·ṯū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3341.htm">Strong's 3341: </a> To burn, set on fire, to desolate so no מִבְּלִי־ (mib·bə·lî-) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as one אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person passes through, עֹבֵ֔ר (‘ō·ḇêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on and the lowing ק֣וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound of cattle מִקְנֶ֑ה (miq·neh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition is not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no heard. שָׁמְע֖וּ (šā·mə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently Both the birds מֵע֤וֹף (mê·‘ō·wp̄) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> Flying creatures of the air הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky and וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while the beasts בְּהֵמָ֔ה (bə·hê·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal have fled; נָדְד֖וּ (nā·ḏə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5074.htm">Strong's 5074: </a> To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive away they have gone away. הָלָֽכוּ׃ (hā·lā·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Jeremiah 9:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Jeremiah 9:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Jeremiah 9:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Jeremiah 9:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Jeremiah 9:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Jeremiah 9:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Jeremiah 9:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Jeremiah 9:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Jeremiah 9:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Jeremiah 9:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 9:10 For the mountains will I take up (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>