Jeremiah 9:10 - Exposition

This and the next six verses contain a description of the sad fate of the sinful land and people. At first the prophet speaks as if he saw it all spread out before him. Then, in the character of a surprised spectator, he inquires how this came to pass, and receives the Divine answer, that it is the doom of self-willed rebellion. The habitations should rather be pastures . The country, once covered with grazing flocks and herds, is now so utterly waste that even the birds cannot find subsistence.