Jeremiah 9:9-16

91Shall I not punishH6485 them for theseH428 thingsH428?” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “Shall I not avengeH5358 MyselfH5315 On a nationH1471 suchH834 as thisH2088?

10“I will takeH5375 upH5375 a weepingH1065 and wailingH5092 for the 2mountainsH2022, And for the pasturesH4999 of the 3wildernessH4057 a songH7015 ofH7015 mourningH7015, BecauseH3588 they are 4laidH5327 wasteH5327 soH4480H1097 that noH1097 oneH376 passesH5674 throughH5674, And the soundH6963 of the livestockH4735 is not heardH8085; BothH4480 the 5birdsH5775 of the skyH8064 and the animalsH929 have fledH5074; they are goneH1980.11I will makeH5414 JerusalemH3389 a 6heapH1530 of ruins, A hauntH4583 of 7jackalsH8565; And I will makeH5414 the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 a 8desolationH8077 withoutH1097 inhabitantH3427.”

12WhoH4310 is the 9wiseH2450 personH376 who may understandH995 thisH2088? And who is he to whomH834 10the mouthH6310 of the LordH3068 has spokenH1696, that he may declareH5046 it? 11WhyH5921H4100 is the landH776 destroyedH6, laidH5327 wasteH5327 like the desertH4057, soH4480H1097 that noH1097 oneH1097 passesH5674 throughH5674? 13The LordH3068 saidH559, “BecauseH5921 they have 12abandonedH5800 My LawH8451 whichH834 I putH5414 beforeH6440 them, and have not obeyedH8085 My voiceH6963 norH3808 walkedH1980 according to it, 14but have 13followedH1980H310 the stubbornnessH8307 of their heartH3820 and the 14BaalsH1168, 15as their 16fathersH1 taughtH3925 them,” 15thereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, 17I will feedH398 thisH2088 peopleH5971 wormwoodH3939; and I will giveH8248 them 18poisonedH7219 waterH4325 toH8248 drinkH8248. 16I will also 19scatterH6327 them among the nationsH1471, whomH834 neitherH3808 they norH3808 their fathersH1 have knownH3045; and I will sendH7971 the 20swordH2719 afterH310 them untilH5704 I have putH3615 anH3615 endH3615 toH3615 them.”