New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 9:10
10“For the 1mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing, And for the pastures of the 2wilderness a dirge, Because they are 3laid waste so that no one passes through, And the lowing of the cattle is not heard; Both the 4birds of the sky and the beasts have fled; they are gone.
Jeremiah 9:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
- New International Version (NIV)I will weep and wail for the mountains and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands. They are desolate and untraveled, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. The birds have all fled and the animals are gone.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"I will take up weeping and wailing for the mountains, and a lamentation for the pastures of the wilderness, because they are laid waste so that no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not heard; both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled and are gone.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, And for the dwelling places of the wilderness a lamentation, Because they are burned up, So that no one can pass through; Nor can men hear the voice of the cattle. Both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled; They are gone.
Context of Jeremiah 9:10
8Their tongue is a deadly arrow; It speaks deceit; With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor, But inwardly he sets an ambush for him. 9Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares the Lord. “On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself? “For the mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing, And for the pastures of the wilderness a dirge, Because they are laid waste so that no one passes through, And the lowing of the cattle is not heard; Both the birds of the sky and the beasts have fled; they are gone. 11I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, A haunt of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.” 12Who 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?
Read all of Jeremiah 9Jeremiah 9:10 word by word
עַל־הֶ֨הָרִ֜ים אֶשָּׂ֧א בְכִ֣י וָנֶ֗הִי וְעַל־נְא֤וֹת מִדְבָּר֙ קִינָ֔ה כִּ֤י נִצְּתוּ֙ מִבְּלִי־אִ֣ישׁ עֹבֵ֔ר וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ ק֣וֹל מִקְנֶ֑ה מֵע֤וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְעַד־בְּהֵמָ֔ה נָדְד֖וּ הָלָֽכוּ׃Read the interlinear
- mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- I will takeנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
- up a weepingבְּכִיbekîy · weepingH1065
- and wailingנְהִיnehîy · wailingH5092
- And for the pasturesנָוָהnâ'âh · habitationH4999
- wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
- a dirgeקִינָהqîynâh · dirgeH7015
- Becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
- soמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- soבְּלִיbelîy · withoutH1097
- oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- passesעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- And the lowingקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
- of the cattleמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
- is not heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- birdsעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
- of the skyשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- and the beastsבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
- have fledנָדַדnâdad · to wanderH5074
- they are goneהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:10
- Jeremiah 4:19My soul, my soul! I am in anguish! Oh, my heart! My heart is pounding in me; I cannot be silent, Because you have heard, O my soul, The sound of the trumpet, The alarm of war.
- Jeremiah 7:29Cut off your hair and cast it away, And take up a lamentation on the bare heights; For the Lord has rejected and forsaken The generation of His wrath.’
- Jeremiah 8:18My sorrow is beyond healing, My heart is faint within me!
- Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the Lord your God, Before He brings darkness And before your feet stumble On the dusky mountains, And while you are hoping for light He makes it into deep darkness, And turns it into gloom.
- Lamentations 1:16For these things I weep; My eyes run down with water; Because far from me is a comforter, One who restores my soul. My children are desolate Because the enemy has prevailed.”
- Lamentations 2:11My eyes fail because of tears, My spirit is greatly troubled; My heart is poured out on the earth Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, When little ones and infants faint In the streets of the city.
- Jeremiah 12:4How long is the land to mourn And the vegetation of the countryside to wither? For the wickedness of those who dwell in it, Animals and birds have been snatched away, Because men have said, “He will not see our latter ending.”
- Jeremiah 14:6The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; They pant for air like jackals, Their eyes fail For there is no vegetation.
- Jeremiah 23:10For the land is full of adulterers; For the land mourns because of the curse. The pastures of the wilderness have dried up. Their course also is evil And their might is not right.
- Joel 1:19To You, O Lord, I cry; For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.
- Jeremiah 2:6They did not say, ‘Where is the Lord Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and of pits, Through a land of drought and of deep darkness, Through a land that no one crossed And where no man dwelt?’
- Ezekiel 14:15“If I were to cause wild beasts to pass through the land and they depopulated it, and it became desolate so that no one would pass through it because of the beasts,
- Ezekiel 29:11A man’s foot will not pass through it, and the foot of a beast will not pass through it, and it will not be inhabited for forty years.
- Ezekiel 33:28I will make the land a desolation and a waste, and the pride of her power will cease; and the mountains of Israel will be desolate so that no one will pass through.
- Jeremiah 4:25I looked, and behold, there was no man, And all the birds of the heavens had fled.
- Hosea 4:3Therefore the land mourns, And everyone who lives in it languishes Along with the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky, And also the fish of the sea disappear.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 9:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled - The land shall be so utterly devastated, that neither beast nor bird shall be able to live in it.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. 10We do not know if the Lord or Jeremiah spoke these words. If the Lord spoke them, they show he gave judgment with a broken heart. If Jeremiah spoke them, they reveal his deep pain as he delivered the Lord's message. The prophet struggled to separate his love and compassion for the people from his role as the Lord's messenger.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Jeremiah breaks in upon Jehovah's threats of wrath with lamentation for his desolated country. mountains--once cultivated and fruitful: the hillsides were cultivated in terraces between the rocks. habitations of ... wilderness--rather, "the pleasant herbage (literally, 'the choice parts' of any thing) of the pasture plain." The Hebrew for "wilderness" expresses not a barren desert, but an untilled plain, fit for pasture. burned up--because no one…Read the comment
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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
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