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How great is our shame! We must leave our land because our houses are in ruins.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> Hear the people of Jerusalem crying in despair, ‘We are ruined! We are completely humiliated! We must leave our land, because our homes have been torn down.’” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> For a sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How we are ruined! We are utterly shamed, because we have left the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.’” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a> For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a> For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How we are plundered! We are greatly ashamed, Because we have forsaken the land, Because we have been cast out of our dwellings.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! We are put to great shame, For we have abandoned the land Because they have torn down our homes.’” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion, &#8216How are we ruined! We are put to great shame, For we have left the land, Because they have cast down our dwellings.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion, ‘How are we ruined! We are put to great shame, For we have left the land, Because they have cast down our dwellings.’” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion, ‘How we are destroyed! We are put to great shame, For we have left the land Because they have cast down our dwellings.’” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “For a sound of wailing is heard [coming] from Zion: ‘How we are ruined! We are greatly perplexed and utterly shamed, Because we have left the land, Because they have torn down our dwellings.’” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For a sound of lamentation is heard from Zion: How devastated we are. We are greatly ashamed, for we have abandoned the land; our dwellings have been torn down. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For a sound of lamentation is heard from Zion: How devastated we are. We are greatly ashamed, for we have abandoned the land; our dwellings have been torn down. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we ruined! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Now those of us on Zion cry, 'We are ruined! We can't stand the shame. Our homes have been destroyed, and we must leave our land.' <a href="/erv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The sound of crying is heard from Zion. "We're ruined! We're very ashamed. We must leave our land because our homes have been torn down." <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> Listen to the sound of crying in Zion: "We are ruined! We are completely disgraced! We must leave our land; our homes have been torn down." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> For a sound of mourning is heard from Zion: 'How we're ruined! Our shame is very great, because we have left the land, because our houses are torn down.'" <a href="/msb/jeremiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ?How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.?? <a href="/net/jeremiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a> For the sound of wailing is soon to be heard in Zion. They will wail, 'We are utterly ruined! We are completely disgraced! For our houses have been torn down and we must leave our land.'" <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, 'How are we ruined. We are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.'" <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we laid waste! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out. <a href="/web/jeremiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a> For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, ‘How we are ruined! We are greatly confounded because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: How we have been spoiled! We have been greatly ashamed, "" Because we have forsaken the land, "" Because they have cast down our dwelling places.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For -- a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: How have we been spoiled! We have been greatly ashamed, Because we have forsaken the land, Because they have cast down our tabernacles. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For a voice of lamentation was heard from Zion: How were we laid waste! we were greatly ashamed, for we forsook the land, and cast away our dwellings.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For a voice of wailing is heard out of Sion: How are we wasted and greatly confounded? because we have left the land, because our dwellings are cast down. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For a voice of lamentation has been heard from Zion: ‘How is it that we have been devastated and greatly confounded? Our tabernacles have been thrown down because we have forsaken the land.’ ” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a> The sound of the dirge is heard from Zion: We are ruined and greatly ashamed; We have left the land, given up our dwellings! <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For a sound of wailing is heard from Zion: “How we are ruined! We are utterly shamed, because we have left the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, saying, How are we plundered! We are greatly ashamed, because we have left the land, because our tents are dismantled. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because a voice of wailing was heard from Zion that said: “How we are plundered! We are very greatly ashamed because we left the land and our tents have fallen!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion: 'How are we undone! We are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, Because our dwellings have cast us out.' <a href="/sep/jeremiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For a voice of lamentation has been heard in Sion, How are we become wretched! we are greatly ashamed, for we have forsaken the land, and have abandoned our tabernacles! <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/9-19.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=2954" 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> …18Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water. 19<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</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.">the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/5092.htm" title="5092: nə·hî (N-ms) -- A wailing, lamentation, mourning song. From nahah; an elegy.">of wailing</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: niš·ma‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">is heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: miṣ·ṣî·yō·wn (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">from Zion:</a> <a href="/hebrew/349.htm" title="349: ’êḵ (Interjection) -- How?. Also eykah; and teykakah; prolonged from 'ay; how? Or how!; also where.">‘How</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: šud·dā·ḏə·nū (V-Pual-Perf-1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">devastated we are!</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">How great</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: bō·šə·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">is our shame!</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘ā·zaḇ·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">we have abandoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: miš·kə·nō·w·ṯê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">our dwellings</a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: hiš·lî·ḵū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">have been torn down.’”</a> 20Now, O women, hear the word of the LORD. Open your ears to the word of His mouth. Teach your daughters to wail, and one another to lament.…<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="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Lamentations 1:1-5</a> How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave. / She weeps aloud in the night, with tears upon her cheeks. Among all her lovers there is no one to comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her; they have become her enemies. / Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress. ... <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26</a> And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground. <a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Ezekiel 7:16-18</a> The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity. / Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water. / They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved. <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Micah 1:8-9</a> Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich. / For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself. <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="/joel/1-8.htm">Joel 1:8-13</a> Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth. / Grain and drink offerings have been cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests are in mourning, those who minister before the LORD. / The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails. ... <a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10-11</a> On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills. / Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off. <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Hosea 10:5-8</a> The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile. / Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols. / Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water. ... <a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2-3</a> Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. <a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30-32</a> They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes. / They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning. / As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea? <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/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10-11</a> 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.” / And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— <a href="/mark/13-1.htm">Mark 13:1-2</a> As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!” / “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a> “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.a voice.<a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Jeremiah 4:31</a> For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.<a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Ezekiel 7:16-18</a> But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity… <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Micah 1:8,9</a> Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls… we are.<a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">Jeremiah 2:14</a> Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?<a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Jeremiah 4:13,20,30</a> Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled… <a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Deuteronomy 28:29</a> And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.our.<a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Leviticus 18:25,28</a> And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants… <a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Leviticus 20:22</a> Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.<a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Lamentations 4:15</a> They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-4.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-15.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-10.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/job/19-28.htm">How</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-9.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-9.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Undone</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-13.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-18.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-11.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-15.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-13.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-17.htm">How</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-13.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Undone</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-17.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-11.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Zion</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 wailing signifies deep mourning and distress, likely due to the impending or actual destruction of the city. Historically, this reflects the period of the Babylonian siege and eventual destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. The sound of wailing is a common motif in prophetic literature, symbolizing the consequences of sin and disobedience to God. It echoes the lamentations found in other parts of the Bible, such as <a href="/lamentations/1.htm">Lamentations 1:1-4</a>, where the desolation of Jerusalem is mourned.‘How devastated we are! This expression of devastation highlights the physical and emotional ruin experienced by the people. The devastation is not only material but also spiritual, as the people recognize the loss of God's favor and protection. This devastation is a direct result of the people's unfaithfulness and idolatry, as warned by prophets like Jeremiah. The phrase underscores the theme of divine judgment that runs throughout the book of Jeremiah, where the consequences of turning away from God are vividly portrayed.How great is our shame! Shame here refers to the public disgrace and humiliation that the people of Israel feel due to their defeat and exile. In the ancient Near Eastern context, shame was a powerful social force, often associated with the loss of honor and status. The shame is compounded by the realization that their suffering is a result of their own actions, as they failed to uphold the covenant with God. This theme of shame and repentance is also seen in other prophetic books, such as <a href="/ezekiel/36-32.htm">Ezekiel 36:32</a>, where God calls the people to remember their shame and turn back to Him.For we have abandoned the land This phrase indicates the forced departure from the Promised Land, a significant aspect of the covenant between God and Israel. The land was a gift from God, a place where His people were to live in obedience and worship. Abandonment of the land signifies a breach of this covenant and the fulfillment of prophetic warnings about exile. This abandonment is both literal, as the people are taken into captivity, and spiritual, as they have turned away from God's commandments. The theme of exile and return is central to the prophetic message, with promises of restoration found in passages like <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a>.because our dwellings have been torn down.’” The destruction of dwellings symbolizes the complete upheaval of the community and the loss of security and stability. In the ancient world, the tearing down of homes was a common consequence of military conquest, serving as a physical manifestation of defeat. This destruction is a direct result of the Babylonian invasion, as foretold by Jeremiah and other prophets. The tearing down of dwellings also serves as a metaphor for the dismantling of the people's relationship with God, as their spiritual "home" has been neglected. The hope for rebuilding and restoration is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, pointing to a future where God will restore His people and their land, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Isaiah 61:4</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah, warning them of impending judgment due to their unfaithfulness. 2. <a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a> A term often used to refer to Jerusalem, the spiritual and political center of the Jewish people, representing God's chosen place for His people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a> The inhabitants of the southern kingdom of Israel, who are experiencing the consequences of their disobedience to God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_wailing.htm">The Wailing</a> Represents the deep sorrow and lamentation of the people as they face the destruction and desolation of their homeland. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_destruction_of_dwellings.htm">The Destruction of Dwellings</a> Symbolizes the physical and spiritual devastation resulting from the people's abandonment of God's ways.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The lament in <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19</a> serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It calls believers to examine their own lives for areas of disobedience and to seek repentance. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_dwellings.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Dwellings</a> Just as the physical dwellings of Judah were destroyed, our spiritual lives can face devastation if we neglect our relationship with God. We must prioritize spiritual growth and protection. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament_in_faith.htm">The Role of Lament in Faith</a> Lament is a valid and important expression of faith. It allows us to bring our sorrows and struggles before God, trusting in His ultimate plan and sovereignty. <a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_desolation.htm">Hope Amidst Desolation</a> Even in the midst of devastation, there is hope. God's promises of restoration and redemption are woven throughout Scripture, encouraging us to trust in His faithfulness.<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/what's_the_bible's_view_on_zionism.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on Zionism?</a> <a href="/q/who_or_what_is_the_daughter_of_zion.htm">Who or what is the Daughter of Zion?</a> <a href="/q/did_jerusalem's_siege_cause_cannibalism.htm">Jeremiah 19:9 -- Is there any credible historical record apart from the Bible indicating that Jerusalem's inhabitants resorted to cannibalism under siege?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_jerusalem_still_in_conflict.htm">Zechariah 8:8: If God promised to dwell in Jerusalem, why do historical events and conflicts still threaten its peace?</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>(19) We have forsaken.--Better, we have left. The English version suggests a voluntary abandonment, which is not involved in the Hebrew.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Forsaken; rather, left. Our dwellings have cast us out; rather, they hare cast down our dwellings. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the sound ק֥וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound of wailing נְהִ֛י (nə·hî) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5092.htm">Strong's 5092: </a> A wailing, lamentation, mourning song is heard נִשְׁמַ֥ע (niš·ma‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently from Zion: מִצִּיּ֖וֹן (miṣ·ṣî·yō·wn) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem ‘How אֵ֣יךְ (’êḵ) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> How?, how!, where devastated we are! שֻׁדָּ֑דְנוּ (šud·dā·ḏə·nū) Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin How great מְאֹד֙ (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily is our shame, בֹּ֤שְׁנֽוּ (bō·šə·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction we have abandoned עָזַ֣בְנוּ (‘ā·zaḇ·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> To loosen, relinquish, permit the land אָ֔רֶץ (’ā·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction our dwellings מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ (miš·kə·nō·w·ṯê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> A residence, the Tabernacle have been torn down.’” הִשְׁלִ֖יכוּ (hiš·lî·ḵū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> To throw out, down, away <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 9:19 For a voice of wailing is heard (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/9-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/9-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:20" /></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>