Jeremiah 9:12-22

12WhoH4310 is the 1wiseH2450 personH376 who may understandH995 thisH2088? And who is he to whomH834 2the mouthH6310 of the LordH3068 has spokenH1696, that he may declareH5046 it? 3WhyH5921H4100 is the landH776 destroyedH6, laidH5327 wasteH5327 like the desertH4057, soH4480H1097 that noH1097 oneH1097 passesH5674 throughH5674? 13The LordH3068 saidH559, “BecauseH5921 they have 4abandonedH5800 My LawH8451 whichH834 I putH5414 beforeH6440 them, and have not obeyedH8085 My voiceH6963 norH3808 walkedH1980 according to it, 14but have 5followedH1980H310 the stubbornnessH8307 of their heartH3820 and the 6BaalsH1168, 7as their 8fathersH1 taughtH3925 them,” 15thereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, 9I will feedH398 thisH2088 peopleH5971 wormwoodH3939; and I will giveH8248 them 10poisonedH7219 waterH4325 toH8248 drinkH8248. 16I will also 11scatterH6327 them among the nationsH1471, whomH834 neitherH3808 they norH3808 their fathersH1 have knownH3045; and I will sendH7971 the 12swordH2719 afterH310 them untilH5704 I have putH3615 anH3615 endH3615 toH3615 them.”

17ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559: “ConsiderH995 and callH7121 for the 13mourningH6969 womenH6969, that they may comeH935; And sendH7971 for the 1415skillfulH2450 womenH2450, that they may comeH935!18Have them hurryH4116 and takeH5375 upH5375 a wailingH5092 for us, So that our 16eyesH5869 may shedH3381 tearsH1832, And our eyelidsH6079 flowH5140 with waterH4325.19For a voiceH6963 of 17wailingH5092 is heardH8085 from ZionH6726: ‘18HowH349 devastatedH7703 we are! We are putH954 toH954 greatH3966 shameH954, For we have 19abandonedH5800 the landH776 BecauseH3588 they have tornH7993 downH7993 our homesH4908.’”20NowH3588 hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068, you 20womenH802, And let your earsH241 receiveH3947 the wordH1697 of His mouthH6310; TeachH3925 your daughtersH1323 wailingH5092, And have every womanH802 teach her neighborH7468 a songH7015 ofH7015 mourningH7015.21For 21deathH4194 has comeH5927 upH5927 through our windowsH2474; It has enteredH935 our palacesH759 To eliminateH3772 the 22childrenH5768 from the streetsH2351, The youngH970 menH970 from the publicH7339 squaresH7339.22SpeakH1696, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH5002: ‘The corpsesH5038 of peopleH120 will fallH5307 23like dungH1828 on the openH6440 fieldH7704, And like the sheafH5995 afterH4480H310 the reaperH7114, But noH369 oneH369 will gatherH622 them.’”