Jeremiah 9:12 KJV
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?
Matthew Henry
- The captives suffer in a foreign landIn Zion the voice of joy and praise used to be heard, while the people kept close to God; but sin has altered the sound, it is now the voice of lamentation....
Thompson Chains
- Wisdom (3)See the chain from Job 28:28 · 9 links
- UnderstandingSee the chain from Deuteronomy 4:6 · 15 links
- Testimony (3)See the chain from Psalms 66:16 · 12 links
Parallel Passages
- Jeremiah 23:16 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Psalms 107:43 Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
- Hosea 14:9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
- Psalms 107:34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
- Deuteronomy 29:22–28 So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it; …
- Deuteronomy 32:29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
- 1 Kings 9:8–9 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? …
- Jeremiah 5:19–20 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours. …
- Jeremiah 16:10–13 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God? …
- Jeremiah 22:8–9 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city? …
- Ezekiel 14:23 And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 22:25–31 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. …
- Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
- Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
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Topics
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of war and other judgments
- Sin The Israelites
- War Evils of
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Who is the wise מִי mî Interrogative הֶחָכָם heḥākām חָכָם Adjective · masculine singular · with the
- man הָאִישׁ hāʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- that may understand וְיָבֵן wĕyābēn בִּין Verb · qal jussive, third person masculine singular · with and וַאֲשֶׁר waʾăšer Relative · with and
- this? and who is he to whom the mouth אֶת ʾet Object marker זֹאת zōʾt Pronoun פִּי pî פֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct
- of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- hath spoken דִּבֶּר dibber דָבַר Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular אֵלָיו ʾēlāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- that he may declare וְיַגִּדָהּ wĕyaggidāh נָגַד Verb · hiphil imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person feminine singular
- it, for what the land מָה mâ Interrogative הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- perisheth אָבְדָה ʾābĕdâ אָבַד Verb · qal perfect, third person feminine singular
- is burned up נִצְּתָה niṣṣĕtâ יָצַת Verb · niphal perfect, third person feminine singular
- like a wilderness כַמִּדְבָּר kammidbār מִדְבָּר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
- that none passeth through עַל ʿal Preposition מִבְּלִי mibbĕlî Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition עֹבֵר ʿōbēr עָבַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
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