9:11 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.”
51:37 Babylon will become a heap of ruins.
Jackals will make their home there. 4
It will become an object of horror and of hissing scorn,
a place where no one lives. 5
1 tn The words “the
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.”
4 tn Heb “a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals.” Compare 9:11.
5 tn Heb “without an inhabitant.”