Discovery BoxJeremiah 5:15 
Context5:15 The Lord says, 1 “Listen, 2 nation of Israel! 3
I am about to bring a nation from far away to attack you.
It will be a nation that was founded long ago
and has lasted for a long time.
It will be a nation whose language you will not know.
Its people will speak words that you will not be able to understand.
Jeremiah 9:12
Context“Who is wise enough to understand why this has happened? 5
Who has a word from the Lord that can explain it? 6
Why does the land lie in ruins?
Why is it as scorched as a desert through which no one travels?”
1 tn Heb “oracle of the
2 tn Heb “Behold!”
3 tn Heb “house of Israel.”
4 tn The words, “I said” are not in the text. It is not clear that a shift in speaker has taken place. However, the words of the verse are very unlikely to be a continuation of the
5 tn Heb “Who is the wise man that he may understand this?”
6 tn Heb “And [who is the man] to whom the mouth of the
