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Jeremiah 9:11

King James Version (KJV)

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And I will make Jerusalem heaps, [and] a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.

Jeremiah 9:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 9:11

Theological / Devotional

Heaps. Ruins consisting of rubbish and stones (see ch. 51:37).

Dragons. Heb. tannim, “jackals” (see chs. 10:22; 49:33; 51:37), not to be confused with Heb. tannin, “a sea monster” (Gen. 1:21; Ps. 148:7), or “serpent” (Ex. 7:9, 10).

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