Jer 9:9-11 | ESV | STEP | Shall I not punish them for these things ? declares the Lord , and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this ?

Jeremiah 9:9-11

9 ^aShall I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord,
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?
10 “I will take up weeping and wailing for the mountains,
and a lamentation for ^bthe pastures of the wilderness,
^cbecause they are laid waste so that no one passes through,
and the lowing of cattle is not heard;
^dboth the birds of the air and the beasts
have fled and are gone.
11 ^eI will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,
^fa lair of jackals,
^gand I will make the cities of Judah a desolation,
without inhabitant.”