Jeremiah 9:12

Good News Translation

I asked, “Lord, why is the land devastated and dry as a desert, so that no one travels through it? Who is wise enough to understand this? To whom have you explained it so that they can tell others?”

Cross References

Psalm 107:34

He made rich soil become a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

Psalm 107:43

May those who are wise think about these things; may they consider the Lord's constant love.

Isaiah 42:23

Will any of you listen to this? From now on will you listen with care?

Jeremiah 23:10

The land is full of people unfaithful to the Lord; they live wicked lives and misuse their power. Because of the Lord's curse the land mourns and the pastures are dry.

Jeremiah 23:16

The Lord Almighty said to the people of Jerusalem, “Do not listen to what the prophets say; they are filling you with false hopes. They tell you what they have imagined and not what I have said.

Jeremiah 23:22

If they had known my secret thoughts, then they could have proclaimed my message to my people and could have made them give up the evil lives they live and the wicked things they do.

Jeremiah 23:28

The prophet who has had a dream should say it is only a dream, but the prophet who has heard my message should proclaim that message faithfully. What good is straw compared with wheat?

Jeremiah 9:20

I said, “Listen to the Lord, you women, and pay attention to his words. Teach your daughters how to mourn, and your friends how to sing a funeral song.

Ezekiel 14:23

then you will know that there was good reason for everything I did.” The Sovereign Lord has spoken.

Hosea 14:9

May those who are wise understand what is written here, and may they take it to heart. The Lord's ways are right, and righteous people live by following them, but sinners stumble and fall because they ignore them.

Hosea 4:10

You will eat your share of the sacrifices, but still be hungry. You will worship the fertility gods, but still have no children, because you have turned away from me to follow other gods.”

Joel 1:11

Grieve, you farmers; cry, you that take care of the vineyards, because the wheat, the barley, yes all the crops are destroyed.

Zephaniah 3:6

The Lord says, “I have wiped out whole nations; I have destroyed their cities and left their walls and towers in ruins. The cities are deserted; the streets are empty—no one is left.

Matthew 24:15

“You will see ‘The Awful Horror’ of which the prophet Daniel spoke. It will be standing in the holy place.” (Note to the reader: understand what this means!)

Deuteronomy 32:29

They fail to see why they were defeated; they cannot understand what happened.

Revelation 1:3

Happy is the one who reads this book, and happy are those who listen to the words of this prophetic message and obey what is written in this book! For the time is near when all these things will happen.