Jeremiah 9

Jeremiah laments the deceit, treachery, and idolatry of Judah, wishing to flee to the desert from their adultery and lies, as YHWH declares judgment for forsaking His law and following the Baals, turning the land desolate with animals fleeing and cities becoming jackal dens.[1][2][3] YHWH calls for mourning women to lament the dead scattered like dung, emphasizing that true boasting is in knowing and understanding Him, not in wisdom, might, or riches, while condemning uncircumcised hearts among nations including Israel.[2][3][6]

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Verse 9 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for upon (up-over) HR הֶ֨/הָרִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim the mountains the mountain-heights HTd/Ncmpa אֶשָּׂ֧א 𐤀𐤔𐤀 esa I take up I will lift up HVqi1cs בְכִ֣י 𐤁𐤊𐤉 vekhi weeping and that/for HNcmsa וָ/נֶ֗הִי 𐤅/𐤍𐤄𐤉 vanehi and wailing HC/Ncmsa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and for and upon HC/R נְא֤וֹת 𐤍𐤀𐤅𐤕 neot pastures pleasant abodes of HNcfpc מִדְבָּר֙ 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 midebar of the wilderness driving-wilderness of HNcmsa קִינָ֔ה 𐤒𐤉𐤍𐤄 qinah a lamentation a lament-song HNcfsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC נִצְּתוּ֙ 𐤍𐤑𐤕𐤅 nitsetu they are burned up they have been set ablaze HVNp3cp מִ/בְּלִי 𐤌/𐤁𐤋𐤉 mibeli so that there is no from lack of HR/Ncmsc אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man individual man HNcmsa עֹבֵ֔ר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 over passing through one crossing over HVqrmsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not HC/Tn שָׁמְע֖וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shameu they hear they hearkened HVqp3cp ק֣וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol the voice voice-of HNcmsc מִקְנֶ֑ה 𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤄 miqeneh of cattle acquired herd of HNcmsa מֵ/ע֤וֹף 𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤐 meof of birds from flying-creature(s) of HR/Ncmsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of the heavens the lofty heights HTd/Ncmpa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even and unto (the limit of) HC/R בְּהֵמָ֔ה 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 behemah beasts a mute beast HNcfsa נָדְד֖וּ 𐤍𐤃𐤃𐤅 nadedu have fled they have wandered away HVqp3cp הָלָֽכוּ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 halakhu they are gone they walked HVqp3cp
Verse 23 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if HC בְּ/זֹ֞את 𐤁/𐤆𐤀𐤕 bezot in-this by this (feminine one) HR/Pdxfs יִתְהַלֵּ֣ל 𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤋 yitehalel let-him-boast he will boast himself HVti3ms הַ/מִּתְהַלֵּ֗ל 𐤄/𐤌𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤋 hamitehalel the-one-boasting the one who boasts himself HTd/Vtrmsa הַשְׂכֵּל֮ 𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤋 hasekel understanding Act wisely! HVha וְ/יָדֹ֣עַ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏 veyadoa and-knowing and a knowing one HC/Vqa אוֹתִ/י֒ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤉 oti me me HTo/Sp1cs כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for (as reason or ground) HC אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I (myself) HPp1cs יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp עֹ֥שֶׂה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh doing one doing, one making, he who does HVqrmsa חֶ֛סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed kindness loyal-kindness HNcmsa מִשְׁפָּ֥ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment HNcmsa וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 utsedaqah and-righteousness and rightness HC/Ncfsa בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets in-the-earth in the firm land HRd/Ncbsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-3 for for (as reason or ground) HC בְ/אֵ֥לֶּה 𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤄 veeleh in-these and these HR/Pdxcp חָפַ֖צְתִּי 𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤕𐤉 chafatseti I-delight I have taken delight HVqp1cs נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum utterance utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp
Verse 25 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon (up-over) HR מִצְרַ֣יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon HC/R יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Praised-One HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal-2 and upon and upon HC/R אֱד֞וֹם 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 edom Edom Red-One (Edom) HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal-3 and upon and upon HC/R בְּנֵ֤י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of builder-sons HNcmpc עַמּוֹן֙ 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kinsfolk-Nation (Ammon) HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal-4 and upon and upon HC/R מוֹאָ֔ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav Moab From-Father HNp וְ/עַל֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal-5 and upon and upon HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc קְצוּצֵ֣י 𐤒𐤑𐤅𐤑𐤉 qetsutsey cut off cutting-off ones of HVqsmpc פֵאָ֔ה 𐤐𐤀𐤄 feah corner a corner-edge HNcfsa הַ/יֹּשְׁבִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 hayoshevim the dwelling the dwelling ones HTd/Vqrmpa בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the wilderness in the driving-wilderness HRd/Ncmsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all the whole, all, every HNcmsc הַ/גּוֹיִם֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the nations the massed nations HTd/Ncmpa עֲרֵלִ֔ים 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤉𐤌 arelim uncircumcised the uncircumcised men HAampa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp עַרְלֵי 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤉 areley uncircumcised uncircumcised ones of HAampc לֵֽב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart heart of HNcmsa