Jeremiah 9:10
“For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.”

What does Jeremiah 9:10 mean?
The King James Version of Jeremiah 9:10 reads, "I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the…
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As we turn our thoughts to the powerful words of Jeremiah 9:10, we must prepare our hearts to mourn along with the prophet: "For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none…
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O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, we come before You with heavy hearts, burdened by the devastation that surrounds us, reflecting on the words of Your prophet Jeremiah. In Jeremiah 9:10, You speak of the mountains weeping and wailing, and we too join in this…
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