Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
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The verse 12 is found in chapter 9 of Jeremiah. The explanation of the disaster is directly connected to abandoning Yahweh’s law and following the Baals. True wisdom does not consist in wealth, power, or abstract knowledge, but in understanding that God practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness. The mourning women summoned demonstrate the social and public dimension of grief.
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Und der HERR sprach: Darum daß sie mein Gesetz verlassen, daß ich ihnen vorgelegt habe, und gehorchen meiner Rede nicht, leben auch nicht darnach,
¿Quién es varón sabio que entienda esto? ¿y a quién habló la boca de Jehová, para que pueda declararlo? ¿Por qué causa la tierra ha perecido, ha sido asolada como desierto, que no hay quien pase?
¿Quién es sabio para entender esto? ¿A quién ha hablado la boca de Jehová para que pueda explicarlo? ¿Por qué ha perecido la tierra, quemada como un desierto por donde nadie pasa?
Où est l'homme sage qui comprenne ces choses? Qu'il le dise, celui à qui la bouche de l'Eternel a parlé! Pourquoi le pays est-il détruit, Brûlé comme un désert où personne ne passe?
Chi è l’uomo savio? sì, ponga mente a questo; e chi è colui, al quale la bocca del Signore abbia parlato? sì, annunzilo. Perchè è perita la terra, ed è stata desolata come un deserto, senza che alcuno vi passi più?
Quem é o homem sábio, que entenda isto? e a quem falou a boca do SENHOR, para que o possa anunciar? Por que razão pereceu a terra, e se queimou como deserto, sem que ninguém passa por ela?
誰是智慧人,可以明白這事?耶和華的口可向誰述說,使他傳講呢?這地為何毀滅,枯焦如曠野,無人經過呢?
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