Jeremiah 9:12
ContextNETBible | I said, 1 “Who is wise enough to understand why this has happened? 2 Who has a word from the Lord that can explain it? 3 Why does the land lie in ruins? Why is it as scorched as a desert through which no one travels?” |
XREF | De 29:22-28; De 32:29; 1Ki 9:8,9; Ps 107:34; Ps 107:43; Jer 5:19,20; Jer 16:10-13; Jer 22:8,9; Eze 14:23; Eze 22:25-31; Ho 14:9; Mt 24:15; Re 1:3 |
NET © Notes |
1 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 2 tn Heb “Who is the wise man that he may understand this?” 3 tn Heb “And [who is the man] to whom the mouth of the |