Jeremiah 18:16
To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 18 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah visits the potter's house and sees the potter rework a marred vessel. God can do the same with nations: what he decrees can be changed by repentance or undone by sin. The people plot against Jeremiah and he calls …
Other Translations
to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
To make their land become a desolation, A hissing age-during, Every passer by it is astonished, And bemoaneth with his head.
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.
Cross References
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And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, …
And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss …
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For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and …
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All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, …
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And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and …