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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עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for upon HR הֶ֨/הָרִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim the mountains the mountains HTd/Ncmpa אֶשָּׂ֧א 𐤀𐤔𐤀 esa I take up I lift HVqi1cs בְכִ֣י 𐤁𐤊𐤉 vekhi weeping and because HNcmsa וָ/נֶ֗הִי 𐤅/𐤍𐤄𐤉 vanehi and wailing and a lament HC/Ncmsa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and for and upon HC/R נְא֤וֹת 𐤍𐤀𐤅𐤕 neot pastures pleasant dwellings HNcfpc מִדְבָּר֙ 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 midebar of the wilderness grazing-land of HNcmsa קִינָ֔ה 𐤒𐤉𐤍𐤄 qinah a lamentation lament-song HNcfsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC נִצְּתוּ֙ 𐤍𐤑𐤕𐤅 nitsetu they are burned up were set ablaze HVNp3cp מִ/בְּלִי 𐤌/𐤁𐤋𐤉 mibeli so that there is no from lack of HR/Ncmsc אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man 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 heard HVqp3cp ק֣וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol the voice sound of HNcmsc מִקְנֶ֑ה 𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤄 miqeneh of cattle acquired livestock HNcmsa מֵ/ע֤וֹף 𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤐 meof of birds from flying creature of HR/Ncmsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of the heavens the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even and up to HC/R בְּהֵמָ֔ה 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 behemah beasts land beast HNcfsa נָדְד֖וּ 𐤍𐤃𐤃𐤅 nadedu have fled they wandered restlessly HVqp3cp הָלָֽכוּ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 halakhu they are gone they went HVqp3cp
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עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR מִצְרַ֣יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon HC/R יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah 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 sons of HNcmpc עַמּוֹן֙ 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal-4 and upon and upon HC/R מוֹאָ֔ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav Moab Moab Moav HNp וְ/עַל֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal-5 and upon and upon HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc קְצוּצֵ֣י 𐤒𐤑𐤅𐤑𐤉 qetsutsey cut off cut-off ones HVqsmpc פֵאָ֔ה 𐤐𐤀𐤄 feah corner boundary edge HNcfsa הַ/יֹּשְׁבִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 hayoshevim the dwelling the ones dwelling HTd/Vqrmpa בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the wilderness in the grazing steppe HRd/Ncmsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc הַ/גּוֹיִם֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the nations the people-groups HTd/Ncmpa עֲרֵלִ֔ים 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤉𐤌 arelim uncircumcised uncircumcised males HAampa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עַרְלֵי 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤉 areley uncircumcised uncircumcised ones of HAampc לֵֽב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart inner core of HNcmsa