Yahweh continues speaking about the people of Judah. In v. 12, Jeremiah makes a comment.

## I will sing a song... for the meadows ##

Yahweh is mourning for the land of Israel as if it were a person who died. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

## meadows ##

"fields where the animals graze"

## For they are burned ##

AT: "Because someone has burned the meadows and pastures." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## They will not hear the sound of any cattle ##

"Nobody will hear the sound of cattle"

## a hideout for jackals ##

"a place for jackals to hide"

## jackals ##

fierce wild dogs

## places without inhabitants ##

"places where no people live"

## Who is the wise man that understands this? Why has the land perished? ##

AT: "If your prophets are really wise, they should be able to tell you why the land is ruined." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## What does Yahweh's mouth proclaim to him so he might report it? ##

AT: "If Yahweh really speaks to your prophets, they should be able to tell you what Yahweh says about the destruction of the land."

## Why has the land perished...there is no one to pass through it ##

AT: "But your prophets are not wise and Yahweh does not speak to them, so they do not know why the land is in ruins."