Who is the wise man, that he may understand this? and he that has the word of the mouth of the Lord [addressed] to him, let him tell you therefore the land has been destroyed, has been ravaged by fire like a desert, so that no one passes through it.
LXX
Jeremiah 9:12
And the Lord said to me, Because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them, and have not hearkened to my voice;
Parallel Translations
Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
Who is wise enough to understand this? Who is he to whom the mouth of Yahweh has spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
Cross References
Hosea 14:9Psalms 107:43Psalms 107:34Deuteronomy 32:29Matthew 24:15Ezekiel 22:25–31Deuteronomy 29:22–28Jeremiah 16:10–13Revelation 1:3Ezekiel 14:231 Kings 9:8–9Jeremiah 5:19–20Jeremiah 22:8–9
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