Jeremiah 18:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn. All who pass by it are appalled and shake their heads.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; everyone that passes by shall be astonished, and shake his head.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    to make{H7760} their land{H776} an astonishment,{H8047} and a perpetual{H5769} hissing;{H8292} every one that passeth{H5674} thereby shall be astonished,{H8074} and shake{H5110} his head.{H7218}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    To make{H7760}{(H8800)} their land{H776} desolate{H8047}, and a perpetual{H5769} hissing{H8292}{(H8675)}{H8292}; every one that passeth{H5674}{(H8802)} thereby shall be astonished{H8074}{(H8799)}, and wag{H5110}{(H8686)} his head{H7218}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Where thorow they haue brought their londe in to an euerlastinge wildernesse and scorne: So yt who so euer trauayleth ther by, shalbe abashed, and wagge their heades.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    To make their land desolate and a perpetual derision, so that euery one that passeth thereby, shalbe astonished and wagge his head,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Wherethrough they haue brought their lande into an euerlastyng wildernesse and scorne: so that whosoeuer trauayleth therby, shalbe abashed, and wagge their heades.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    To make their land desolate, [and] a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    To make their land become a desolation, A hissing age-during, Every passer by it is astonished, And bemoaneth with his head.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Making their land a thing of wonder, causing sounds of surprise for ever; everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, shaking his head.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So their land will become an object of horror. People will forever hiss out their scorn over it. All who pass that way will be filled with horror and will shake their heads in derision.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 22:7 : 7 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people.
  • Jer 25:9 : 9 I am about to send for all the clans of the north,' declares the LORD, 'and for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, its inhabitants, and all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them, making them an object of horror, scorn, and perpetual ruins.
  • Jer 50:13 : 13 Because of the LORD's wrath, she will not be inhabited but will become completely desolate. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.
  • Jer 49:13 : 13 For by myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a horror, a disgrace, a waste, and a curse. All her cities will become perpetual ruins.
  • 1 Kgs 9:8 : 8 And this temple, now exalted, will become a heap of ruins. Everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will hiss, saying, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land and this temple?'
  • Ezek 33:28-29 : 28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and its proud strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, with no one passing through. 29 Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I make the land a desolate waste because of all the detestable things they have done.
  • Mic 6:16 : 16 You have followed the statutes of Omri and all the practices of the house of Ahab; you have walked in their counsels. Therefore, I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of scorn; you will bear the reproach of My people.
  • Jer 19:8 : 8 I will make this city desolate and an object of scorn. Everyone who passes by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.
  • Matt 27:39 : 39 Those who passed by were hurling insults at Him, shaking their heads and saying,
  • 2 Chr 7:20-21 : 20 then I will uproot you from My land that I have given you, and I will reject this temple I have consecrated for My name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples. 21 This temple, which was so exalted, will be appalling to every passerby who sees it. They will say, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?'
  • Isa 37:22 : 22 this is the word the LORD has spoken against him: 'The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises and mocks you. The Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head as you flee.
  • Jer 9:11 : 11 Who is the wise person who may understand this? And to whom has the mouth of the Lord spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished, been scorched like a desert with no one passing through?
  • Lam 2:15-16 : 15 All who pass along the way clap their hands at you; they hiss and wag their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, 'Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?' 16 All your enemies open their mouths against you; they hiss and grind their teeth, saying, 'We have swallowed her up. Surely this is the day we hoped for; we have found it, we have seen it.'
  • Ezek 6:14 : 14 I will stretch out My hand against them and make the land a desolate wasteland, from the wilderness to Diblah—wherever they live. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 12:19 : 19 Say to the people of the land, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says about the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the land of Israel: They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in desolation, for their land will be stripped of all it contains because of the violence of all who live there.’
  • Ps 44:14 : 14 You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.
  • Isa 6:11 : 11 Then I said, "For how long, Lord?" And He replied, "Until cities lie ruined without inhabitants, houses are unoccupied, and the land is desolate and devastated.
  • Lev 26:33-34 : 33 I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you. Your land will be desolate and your cities will lie in ruins. 34 Then the land will enjoy its sabbaths as long as it lies desolate and you are in the land of your enemies; then the land will rest and enjoy its sabbaths.
  • Lev 26:43 : 43 For the land will be abandoned by them and will enjoy its sabbaths while it lies desolate without them; they will accept their punishment for their iniquity, because they rejected my judgments and their soul abhorred my statutes.
  • Deut 28:59 : 59 then the LORD will bring extraordinary plagues upon you and your descendants, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and enduring diseases.
  • Deut 29:23 : 23 All the nations will ask, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?'
  • Mark 15:29 : 29 Those who passed by were hurling insults at Him, shaking their heads and saying, 'Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

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    8 I will make this city desolate and an object of scorn. Everyone who passes by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.

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    14 I will make you a ruin and a reproach among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.

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    16 You have followed the statutes of Omri and all the practices of the house of Ahab; you have walked in their counsels. Therefore, I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of scorn; you will bear the reproach of My people.

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    21 This temple, which was so exalted, will be appalling to every passerby who sees it. They will say, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?'

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    28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and its proud strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, with no one passing through.

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    22 Because the LORD could no longer endure the wickedness of your actions and the detestable things you committed, your land became a ruin, a desolation, and a curse, without inhabitants, as it is today.

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    14 You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.

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    3 For a nation has come against her from the north; it will make her land desolate. No one will live there—neither man nor beast—all will flee and be gone.

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    8 Many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?'

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    6 I have cut off nations; their corner towers are in ruins. I have laid waste their streets, so that no one passes through. Their cities are destroyed; there is no one left—no inhabitant.

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    12 Be appalled at this, you heavens, and shudder with great horror,” declares the LORD.

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    30 They will mourn over you with loud cries, bitterly wailing, throwing dust on their heads and rolling in ashes.

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    37 You will become an object of horror, a byword, and a taunt among all the peoples to which the LORD will drive you.

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    27 Their inhabitants, stripped of strength, were dismayed and put to shame. They were like grass in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the housetops, scorched before it grows up.

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    10 I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals, and I will make the towns of Judah desolate, without inhabitants.

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    8 I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully, declares the Lord GOD.

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    7 They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie in ruins among ruined cities.