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The towns of Judah will be ghost towns, with no one living in them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals, and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will make Jerusalem heaps, <i>and</i> a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a den of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, A haunt of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, A haunt of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, A haunt of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, A haunt of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, A haunt <i>and</i> dwelling place of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a jackals’ den. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, an uninhabited place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a jackals&#8217 den. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, an uninhabited place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I heard the LORD reply, "When I am finished, Jerusalem and the towns of Judah will be piles of ruins where only jackals live." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will turn Jerusalem into a pile of rubble, a home for jackals. I will destroy the cities of Judah so that no one can live there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD says, "I will make Jerusalem a pile of ruins, a place where jackals live; the cities of Judah will become a desert, a place where no one lives." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I'll make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a refuge for jackals. I'll make the towns of Judah desolate, without inhabitants."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?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.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said, "I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins. Jackals will make their home there. I will destroy the towns of Judah so that no one will be able to live in them." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling place of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“And I make Jerusalem become heaps, "" A habitation of dragons, "" And I make the cities of Judah a desolation, "" Without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I make Jerusalem become heaps, A habitation of dragons, And the cities of Judah I make a desolation, Without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I gave Jerusalem for heaps and a dwelling of jackals; and the cities of Judah I will give a desolation from none inhabiting.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will make Jerusalem to be heaps of sand, and dens of dragons: and I will make the cities of Juda desolate, for want of an inhabitant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will make Jerusalem into piles of sand and into a lair for serpents. And I will make the cities of Judah desolate, so much so that there will be no inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will turn Jerusalem into a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; The cities of Judah I will make a waste, where no one dwells. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals; and I will make the towns of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will make Jerusalem heaps and a den of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate without an inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall make Jerusalem desolate, a dwelling for jackals, and the cities of Judea I shall give to the wilderness that is without one inhabitant<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will make Jerusalem heaps, A lair of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, Without an inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will remove the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and make it a dwelling-place of dragons; and I will utterly waste the cities of Juda, so that they shall not be inhabited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2862" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">A Lament over Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>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. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">“And I will make</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/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/1530.htm" title="1530: lə·ḡal·lîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- A heap, wave, billow. From galal; something rolled, i.e. A heap of stone or dung, by analogy, a spring of water.">a heap of rubble,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4583.htm" title="4583: mə·‘ō·wn (N-msc) -- Dwelling, habitation. Or maiyn; from the same as ownah; an abode, of God, men or animals; hence, a retreat.">a haunt</a> <a href="/hebrew/8577.htm" title="8577: tan·nîm (N-cp) -- Serpent, dragon, sea monster. Or tanniym; intensive from the same as tan; a marine or land monster, i.e. Sea-serpent or jackal.">for jackals;</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and I will make</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rê (N-fpc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/8077.htm" title="8077: šə·mā·māh (N-fs) -- Devastation, waste. Or shimamah; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.">a desolation,</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.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">inhabitant.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>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?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Lamentations 1:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></span><br />Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Zephaniah 3:6</a></span><br />“I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a></span><br />He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-3.htm">Nehemiah 2:3</a></span><br />and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14</a></span><br />I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11</a></span><br />Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-27.htm">Jeremiah 4:27</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Jeremiah 7:34</a></span><br />I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11</a></span><br />And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-9.htm">Jeremiah 26:9</a></span><br />How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-2.htm">Jeremiah 44:2</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, they lie today in ruins and desolation<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.</p><p class="hdg">Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Jeremiah 26:18</a></b></br> Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed <i>like</i> a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Jeremiah 51:37</a></b></br> And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/4-2.htm">Nehemiah 4:2</a></b></br> And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?</p><p class="hdg">a den.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jeremiah 10:22</a></b></br> Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, <i>and</i> a den of dragons.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Isaiah 13:22</a></b></br> And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in <i>their</i> pleasant palaces: and her time <i>is</i> near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13</a></b></br> And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, <i>and</i> a court for owls.</p><p class="hdg">the cities.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/34-22.htm">Jeremiah 34:22</a></b></br> Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Isaiah 44:26</a></b></br> That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2,7,8</a></b></br> The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought <i>them</i> down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof… </p><p class="hdg">desolate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11,18</a></b></br> And this whole land shall be a desolation, <i>and</i> an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-47.htm">Lamentations 3:47</a></b></br> Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Micah 6:16</a></b></br> For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-14.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Den</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Dragons</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Haunt</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-5.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/job/37-8.htm">Lair</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-26.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-21.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Den</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Dragons</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Haunt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-17.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-2.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/job/37-8.htm">Lair</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-26.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-2.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-3.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah laments the people for their manifold sins;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">and for their judgment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Disobedience is the cause of their bitter calamity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">He exhorts to mourn for their destruction;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">and to trust not in themselves, but in God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">He threatens both Jews and Gentiles.</a></span><br></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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Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled during the Babylonian siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. The imagery of a "heap of rubble" underscores the total devastation that would leave the city in ruins, a stark contrast to its former glory as the center of worship and the dwelling place of God. This serves as a warning and a call to repentance, emphasizing the consequences of turning away from God.<p><b>a haunt for jackals</b><br>The mention of jackals, animals known to inhabit desolate and abandoned places, highlights the extent of Jerusalem's desolation. In ancient Near Eastern culture, jackals were often associated with desolation and ruin. This imagery reinforces the idea that the city, once bustling with life and activity, would become so deserted that only wild animals would dwell there. This desolation is a direct result of the people's sin and rebellion against God.<p><b>and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation</b><br>The judgment is not limited to Jerusalem but extends to the entire region of Judah. The cities of Judah, once thriving communities, would face the same fate of destruction and abandonment. This reflects the comprehensive nature of God's judgment due to the widespread unfaithfulness of the people. The desolation of these cities serves as a testament to the seriousness of God's warnings through the prophets and the inevitable consequences of ignoring them.<p><b>without inhabitant</b><br>The phrase "without inhabitant" emphasizes the complete and utter abandonment that would follow the destruction. This desolation is a fulfillment of the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where God warned that disobedience would lead to the land becoming desolate and its people scattered. The absence of inhabitants signifies not only physical destruction but also the spiritual and communal breakdown of the nation. This foreshadows the exile and the scattering of the people, yet it also sets the stage for future restoration and hope, as God promises to eventually bring His people back and restore the land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by themes of judgment and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, central to Jewish worship and identity. It was the location of the Temple and a symbol of God's presence among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. It was the focus of Jeremiah's prophetic ministry and faced impending judgment due to its disobedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jackals.htm">Jackals</a></b><br>Often used in the Bible to symbolize desolation and abandonment. Their presence indicates a place that has been deserted and left to the wild.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/desolation.htm">Desolation</a></b><br>A state of emptiness and ruin, often used in prophetic literature to describe the consequences of turning away from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a> serves as a stark reminder that turning away from God leads to destruction and desolation. It calls believers to examine their lives and ensure they are walking in obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The prophecy underscores God's control over nations and cities. Believers can trust that God's judgments are just and purposeful, even when they result in hardship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_desolation.htm">Hope Beyond Desolation</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of destruction, it is part of a larger account that includes restoration. Believers can find hope in God's promises of renewal and redemption, even in the midst of judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>The desolation of Jerusalem serves as a call to repentance. Believers are encouraged to turn from sin and seek God's forgiveness to avoid spiritual desolation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Jeremiah's role as a prophet highlights the importance of listening to God's messengers. Believers should be attentive to those who speak God's truth and be willing to respond to their warnings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_records_confirm_jerusalem's_ruin.htm">Jeremiah 9:11 states Jerusalem will be a heap of ruins—do archaeological records fully support this level of devastation? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_jackals_symbolize_in_the_bible.htm">What do jackals symbolize in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_studying_the_bible_preceptually.htm">What do jackals symbolize in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_judah-israel_conspiracy.htm">Jeremiah 11:9-10: Is there archaeological or historical evidence of a widespread 'conspiracy' among Judah and Israel during Jeremiah's time?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">A den of dragons.</span>--Better, here and in <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm" title="Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.">Jeremiah 10:22</a>; <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm" title="And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.">Isaiah 13:22</a>, <span class= "ital">jackals. </span>The word means, literally, <span class= "ital">a howler. </span>The English version follows the LXX. and Vulgate versions; but even taking "dragons" in its non-mythical sense as applied to some species of serpent, there is nothing in the word to lead us to assign this meaning. The mistake has probably arisen from the likeness of the word to those translated "serpent" in <a href="/context/exodus/7-9.htm" title="When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then you shall say to Aaron, Take your rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.">Exodus 7:9-10</a>; <a href="/exodus/7-12.htm" title="For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.">Exodus 7:12</a>, "whale" in <a href="/genesis/1-21.htm" title="And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.">Genesis 1:21</a> and <a href="/job/7-12.htm" title="Am I a sea, or a whale, that you set a watch over me?">Job 7:12</a>, and "dragons" in <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm" title="You did divide the sea by your strength: you brake the heads of the dragons in the waters.">Psalm 74:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/91-13.htm" title="You shall tread on the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shall you trample under feet.">Psalm 91:13</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will make</span>, etc. Notice how the utterances of the prophets stand side by side with those of Jehovah. A true prophet has no personal views; so that whether his revelations are expressed in the one form or the other makes no difference. <span class="cmt_word">Dragons</span>; rather, <span class="accented">jackals</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“And I will make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַתִּ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a heap of rubble,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְגַלִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḡal·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1530.htm">Strong's 1530: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a haunt</span><br /><span class="heb">מְע֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(mə·‘ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4583.htm">Strong's 4583: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for jackals;</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּנִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(tan·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8577.htm">Strong's 8577: </a> </span><span class="str2">A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I will make</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתֵּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(’et·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cities</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרֵ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a desolation,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמָמָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8077.htm">Strong's 8077: </a> </span><span class="str2">Devastation, astonishment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְּלִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bə·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> </span><span class="str2">Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inhabitant.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹשֵֽׁב׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wō·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 9:11 I will make Jerusalem heaps a dwelling (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:12" /></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>