Jeremiah 9:11

Jeremiah 9:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
• New International Version (NIV)“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; and I will lay waste the towns of Judah so no one can live there.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals, and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a den of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.”

Context of Jeremiah 9:11

9Should I not punish them for these things? This is the Lord’s declaration. Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this? 10I will raise weeping and a lament over the mountains, a dirge over the wilderness grazing land, for they have been so scorched that no one passes through. The sound of cattle is no longer heard. From the birds of the sky to the animals, everything has fled — they have gone away. I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a jackals’ den. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, an uninhabited place. 12Who 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? 13The Lord said, “It is because they abandoned my instruction, which I set before them, and did not obey my voice or walk according to it.

Jeremiah 9:11 word by word

וְנָתַתִּ֧י אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם לְגַלִּ֖ים מְע֣וֹן תַּנִּ֑ים וְאֶת־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה אֶתֵּ֥ן שְׁמָמָ֖ה מִבְּלִ֖י יוֹשֵֽׁב׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: if only!H5414
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• heapsגַּלgal · heapH1530
• a denמָעוֹןmâ‛ôn mâ‛îyn · habitationH4583
• of dragonsתַּןtannîyn tannîym · jackalH8577
• the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• desolateשְׁמָמָהshemâmâh shimâmâh · devastationH8077
• without an inhabitantיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:11

• Jeremiah 26:18“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah and said to all the people of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become ruins, and the temple’s mountain will be a high thicket.’
• Jeremiah 51:37Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a jackals’ den, a desolation and an object of scorn, without inhabitant.
• Nehemiah 4:2before his colleagues and the powerful men of Samaria and said, “What are these pathetic Jews doing? Can they restore it by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they ever finish it? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?”
• Psalms 79:1God, the nations have invaded your inheritance, desecrated your holy temple, and turned Jerusalem into ruins.
• Isaiah 25:2For you have turned the city into a pile of rocks, a fortified city, into ruins; the fortress of barbarians is no longer a city; it will never be rebuilt.
• Micah 1:6Therefore, I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the countryside, a planting area for a vineyard. I will roll her stones into the valley and expose her foundations.
• Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become ruins, and the temple’s mountain will be a high thicket.
• Jeremiah 10:22Listen! A noise — it is coming — a great commotion from the land to the north. The cities of Judah will be made desolate, a jackals’ den.
• Isaiah 13:22Hyenas will howl in the fortresses, and jackals, in the luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is almost up; her days are almost over.
• Isaiah 34:13Her palaces will be overgrown with thorns; her fortified cities, with thistles and briers. She will become a dwelling for jackals, an abode for ostriches.
• Revelation 18:2He called out in a mighty voice: It has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a home for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, and a haunt for every unclean and despicable beast.
• Jeremiah 34:22I am about to give the command — this is the Lord’s declaration — and I will bring them back to this city. They will fight against it, capture it, and burn it. I will make Judah’s cities a desolation, without inhabitant.”
• Isaiah 44:26who confirms the message of his servant and fulfills the counsel of his messengers; who says to Jerusalem, “She will be inhabited,” and to the cities of Judah, “They will be rebuilt,” and I will restore her ruins;
• Lamentations 2:2Without compassion the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In his wrath he has demolished the fortified cities of Daughter Judah. He brought them to the ground and defiled the kingdom and its leaders.
• Jeremiah 25:11This whole land will become a desolate ruin, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
• Lamentations 3:47We have experienced panic and pitfall, devastation and destruction.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 9:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11A den of dragons - תנים tannim is supposed to mean here jackals; the chakal is a beast frequent in the east, an attendant on the lion, the refuse of whose prey he devours. It is an animal that seems to have been bred originally between the wolf and the dog. The original is sometimes interpreted, dragons, whales, etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The punishment described in general terms in the preceding three verses is now detailed at great length. Jeremiah 9:10 The habitations i. e - the temporary encampments of the shepherds (see Jeremiah 6:3). So that none can … - Or, “They are parched up, with no man to pass through them; neither do they hear the voice of cattle; from the birds of the heaven even to the beasts they “are fled, they are gone.” Jeremiah 9:11 Dragons - Rather…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The Lord spoke these words clearly, balancing the deep emotion of Jeremiah 9:10 with another statement of judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. And--omit "And." Jehovah here resumes His speech from Jr 9:9. heaps--(see on Is 25:2). dragons--jackals.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 9:11

• Dragon
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jerusalem
• War

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Adulterer
• Arrow
• Desolate
• Heaven
• Perish
• Teach

Commentaries on Jeremiah 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings