Jeremiah 9:11

NETBible

The Lord said, 1  “I will make Jerusalem 2  a heap of ruins. Jackals will make their home there. 3  I will destroy the towns of Judah so that no one will be able to live in them.”

NIV ©

"I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; and I will lay waste the towns of Judah so that no-one can live there."

NASB ©

"I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, A haunt of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant."

NLT ©

"I will make Jerusalem into a heap of ruins," says the LORD. "It will be a place haunted by jackals. The towns of Judah will be ghost towns, with no one living in them."

MSG ©

I'm going to make Jerusalem a pile of rubble, fit for nothing but stray cats and dogs. I'm going to reduce Judah's towns to piles of ruins where no one lives!"

BBE ©

And I will make Jerusalem a mass of broken stones, the living-place of jackals; and I will make the towns of Judah a waste, with no man living there.

NRSV ©

I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals; and I will make the towns of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

NKJV ©

"I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a den of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant."

KJV
And I will make
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Jerusalem
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heaps
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[and] a den
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of dragons
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and I will make
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the cities
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of Judah
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desolate
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without an inhabitant
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{desolate: Heb. desolation}
NASB ©
"I will make
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Jerusalem
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a heap
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of ruins, A haunt
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of jackals
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; And I will make
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the cities
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of Judah
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a desolation
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, without
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inhabitant
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."
LXXM
(9:10) kai
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CONJ
dwsw
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V-FAI-1S
thn
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T-ASF
ierousalhm
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N-PRI
eiv
<1519> 
PREP
metoikian {N-ASF} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
eiv
<1519> 
PREP
katoikhthrion
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N-ASN
drakontwn
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N-GPM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
tav
<3588> 
T-APF
poleiv
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N-APF
iouda
<2448> 
N-PRI
eiv
<1519> 
PREP
afanismon
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N-ASM
yhsomai
<5087> 
V-FMI-1S
para
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PREP
to
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T-ASN
mh
<3165> 
ADV
katoikeisyai {V-PMN}
NET [draft] ITL
The Lord said, “I will make
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Jerusalem
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a heap
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of ruins. Jackals
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will make their home
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there. I will destroy
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the towns
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of Judah
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so that no one
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will be able to live
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in them.”
HEBREW
o
bswy
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ylbm
<01097>
hmms
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Nta
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hdwhy
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yre
<05892>
taw
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Mynt
<08577>
Nwem
<04583>
Mylgl
<01530>
Mlswry
<03389>
ta
<0853>
yttnw
<05414>
(9:11)
<9:10>
NETBible

The Lord said, 1  “I will make Jerusalem 2  a heap of ruins. Jackals will make their home there. 3  I will destroy the towns of Judah so that no one will be able to live in them.”

NET Notes

1 tn The words “the Lord said” are not in the text, but it is obvious from the content that he is the speaker. These words are supplied in the translation for clarity.

2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

3 tn Heb “a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals.”