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Who has been instructed by the LORD and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross? <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> Who is wise enough to understand all this? Who has been instructed by the LORD and can explain it to others? Why has the land been so ruined that no one dares to travel through it? <a href="/esv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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? <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it? <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a> Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through? <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Who is the wise man who may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it? Why does the land perish and burn up like a wilderness, so that no one can pass through? <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Who is the wise person who may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land destroyed, laid waste like the desert, so that no one passes through? <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> Who is the wise man that may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined, laid waste like a desert, so that no one passes through? <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Who is the wise man that may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined, laid waste like a desert, so that no one passes through? <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Who is the wise man that may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of Yahweh has spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished, turned into ruin like a desert, so that no one passes through? <a href="/amp/jeremiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Who is the wise man who may understand this [without any doubt]? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, so that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined, laid waste like a wilderness, so that no one passes through? <a href="/csb/jeremiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Who is the person wise enough to understand this? 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? <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Who is the man wise enough to understand this? 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? <a href="/asv/jeremiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken, that he may declare it? wherefore is the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that none passeth through? <a href="/cev/jeremiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I said to the LORD, "None of us can understand why the land has become like an uncrossable desert. Won't you explain why?" <a href="/erv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it? wherefore is the land and perished burned up like a wilderness, so that none passeth through? <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> No one is wise enough to understand this. To whom has the LORD revealed this so that they can explain it? The land dies; it has been ruined like the desert so that no one can travel through it. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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?" <a href="/isv/jeremiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Who is the wise person who understands this, and to whom has the LORD spoken so that he may declare it? Why is the land destroyed, ruined like the desert, without anyone passing through it? <a href="/msb/jeremiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it? <a href="/net/jeremiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a> I said, "Who is wise enough to understand why this has happened? Who has a word from the LORD that can explain it? Why does the land lie in ruins? Why is it as scorched as a desert through which no one travels?" <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Who is the wise man, that may understand this? Who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that none passes through?" <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Who is the wise man that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through? <a href="/web/jeremiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Who is wise enough to understand this? Who is he to whom the mouth of Yahweh has spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that no one passes through? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Who [is] the wise man? And he understands this, "" And he to whom the mouth of YHWH spoke? And he declares it, "" For why has the land perished? It has been burned up as a wilderness, "" Without any passing through. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Who is the wise man? and he understandeth this, And he to whom the mouth of Jehovah spake? And he doth declare it, For what hath the land perished? It hath been burnt up as a wilderness, Without any passing through. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Who the wise man and he will understand this? and which the mouth of Jehovah spake to him, and he will announce it, for what the land perished it was burnt as the desert, from not being passed through.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Who is the wise man, that may understand this, and to whom the word of the mouth of the Lord may come that he may declare this, why the land hath perished, and is burnt up like a wilderness, which none passeth through? <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Who is the wise man who understands this, and to whom a word from the mouth of the Lord may be given, so that he may announce this: why the land has perished, and has been scorched like a desert, so much so that no one passes through it?” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Who is wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken? Let him declare it! Why is the land ravaged, scorched like a wilderness no one crosses? <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Who is wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, so that they may declare it? Why is the land ruined and laid waste like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Who is the wise man that may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it, why is the land perished and become desolate like a wilderness so that no one passes through it? <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Who is the man who is wise? He shall perceive this, and upon whom is the word of the mouth of LORD JEHOVAH? He shall reveal it to him. Why has the land come to nothing and is desolate as the wilderness which is without one passing through?”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Who is the wise man, that he may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it? Wherefore is the land perished And laid waste like a wilderness, so that none passeth through? <a href="/sep/jeremiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Who is the wise man, that he may understand this? and he that has the word of the mouth of the Lord addressed to him, let him tell you wherefore the land has been destroyed, has been ravaged by fire like a desert, so that no one passes through it. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/9-12.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=2876" 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> …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.” 12<a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: 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.">is the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/2450.htm" title="2450: he·ḥā·ḵām (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Wise. From chakam; wise.">wise</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: wə·yā·ḇên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">enough to understand</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this?</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">To whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî- (N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">has the mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">spoken,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: wə·yag·gi·ḏāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To be conspicuous. ">that he may explain it?</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.">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">is the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ā·ḇə·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">destroyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5327.htm" title="5327: niṣ·ṣə·ṯāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to go forth, i.e. to be expelled, and desolate; causatively, to lay waste; also, to quarrel.">and scorched</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: ḵam·miḏ·bār (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">like a desert,</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/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.">one can pass through it?</a> 13And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice.…<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/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a> And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-6</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="/deuteronomy/29-24.htm">Deuteronomy 29:24-28</a> So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’ / And the people will answer, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt. / They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them. ... <a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Isaiah 42:24-25</a> Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law. / So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart. <a href="/2_kings/22-13.htm">2 Kings 22:13</a> “Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.” <a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Ezekiel 22:29-31</a> The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice. / I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one. / So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.” <a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a> Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. <a href="/micah/3-9.htm">Micah 3:9-12</a> Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right, / who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity. / Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” ... <a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a> In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ <a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8</a> as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” <a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14</a> The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. <a href="/acts/28-26.htm">Acts 28:26-27</a> ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ <a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Isaiah 5:13</a> Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst. <a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Hosea 14:9</a> Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them. <a href="/proverbs/28-5.htm">Proverbs 28:5</a> Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perishes and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passes through?the wise.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-29.htm">Deuteronomy 32:29</a> O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!<a href="/psalms/107-43.htm">Psalm 107:43</a> Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.<a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Hosea 14:9</a> Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.for.<a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">Jeremiah 5:19,20</a> And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours… <a href="/jeremiah/16-10.htm">Jeremiah 16:10-13</a> And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God? … <a href="/jeremiah/22-8.htm">Jeremiah 22:8,9</a> And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm">Able</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-22.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-20.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-8.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-26.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-28.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Perisheth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-27.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-19.htm">Understandeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-9.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-9.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Able</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-12.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-9.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-4.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Perisheth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">Understandeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-20.htm">Word</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Who is the man wise enough to understand this? This phrase challenges the reader to seek wisdom and understanding, which are highly valued in biblical literature. Wisdom in the Old Testament is often associated with the fear of the Lord (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>). The rhetorical question implies that true wisdom comes from God and is not easily attained by human means. This echoes the call for discernment found in other scriptures, such as <a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a>, where believers are encouraged to ask God for wisdom.To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? This phrase emphasizes the role of prophets as God's chosen messengers. In the context of Jeremiah, the prophet is often the one through whom God communicates His will and judgment. The "mouth of the LORD" signifies divine revelation, which is a recurring theme in the prophetic books. This also points to the authority of Scripture as God's spoken word, as seen in <a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16</a>, where all Scripture is described as God-breathed.Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it? This phrase refers to the consequences of Israel's disobedience and idolatry. The destruction of the land is a fulfillment of the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>, where disobedience leads to desolation. The imagery of a scorched desert highlights the severity of God's judgment. Historically, this reflects the Babylonian invasion and exile, which left the land desolate. Theologically, it serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God, a theme that resonates throughout the prophetic writings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. He is known for his lamentations over the spiritual state of the nation. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through His prophets to guide, warn, and instruct His people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_judah.htm">The Land of Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which is facing destruction due to the people's disobedience and idolatry. 4. <a href="/topical/w/wise_man.htm">Wise Man</a> A hypothetical figure who possesses the wisdom to understand and explain the reasons behind the nation's calamities. 5. <a href="/topical/d/destruction_and_scorching.htm">Destruction and Scorching</a> The consequences of Judah's unfaithfulness, leading to a land that is desolate and uninhabitable.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_godly_wisdom.htm">The Need for Godly Wisdom</a> True understanding comes from God. We must seek His wisdom to comprehend the spiritual realities of our lives and the world around us. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Disobedience to God leads to destruction and desolation. We must examine our lives and ensure we are living in accordance with His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_teachers.htm">The Role of Prophets and Teachers</a> God uses His messengers to convey His truth. We should be attentive to those who faithfully teach God's Word and seek to understand His messages. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_discernment.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Discernment</a> Spiritual discernment is crucial in recognizing the signs of the times and understanding God's purposes. We should pray for discernment and wisdom. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> The desolation of the land serves as a call to repentance. We must turn from our sins and seek God's forgiveness and restoration.<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/does_zech._1_12's_70_years_align_historically.htm">Is there any corroborating evidence for the 70-year period mentioned in Zechariah 1:12, or does it conflict with known historical timelines?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_daniel_9_1-2_fit_70-year_exile.htm">How do we reconcile Daniel 9:1-2's reference to Jeremiah's seventy years with the actual duration of the Babylonian exile?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_advise_peace_in_a_pagan_land.htm">In Jeremiah 29:4-7, how can God instruct his people to settle peacefully in a pagan land while other passages command separation from foreign nations?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_forbid_david_from_building.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel?</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>(12) Who is the wise man . . .?--Sage (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/8-9.htm" title="The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: see, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?">Jeremiah 8:9</a>) and prophet are alike called on to state why the misery of which Jeremiah speaks is to come upon the people. But they are asked in vain, and Jehovah, through the prophet, makes answer to Himself.That none passeth through.--The English is ambiguous. "That" stands either for a relative with "wilderness" as its antecedent, or as a conjunction equivalent to "so that." Better, and none there is that passeth through.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - For what the land perisheth. A closer rendering would be more forcible: Wherefore hath the land perished, is it burned up like the wilderness with none that passeth through <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Who מִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix is the man הָאִ֤ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person wise הֶֽחָכָם֙ (he·ḥā·ḵām) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2450.htm">Strong's 2450: </a> Wise enough to understand וְיָבֵ֣ן (wə·yā·ḇên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> To separate mentally, understand this? זֹ֔את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, To whom וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר (wa·’ă·šer) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that has the mouth פִּֽי־ (pî-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to of the LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel spoken, דִּבֶּ֧ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue that he may explain it? וְיַגִּדָ֑הּ (wə·yag·gi·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous Why עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against is the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land destroyed אָבְדָ֣ה (’ā·ḇə·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> To wander away, lose oneself, to perish and scorched נִצְּתָ֥ה (niṣ·ṣə·ṯāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3341.htm">Strong's 3341: </a> To burn, set on fire, to desolate like a desert, כַמִּדְבָּ֖ר (ḵam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech so no מִבְּלִ֖י (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 can pass through it? עֹבֵֽר׃ (‘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 <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Jeremiah 9:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Jeremiah 9:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Jeremiah 9:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Jeremiah 9:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Jeremiah 9:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Jeremiah 9:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Jeremiah 9:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Jeremiah 9:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Jeremiah 9:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Jeremiah 9:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 9:12 Who is the wise man that may (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/9-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:13" /></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>