Jeremiah 18:16
“To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 18:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
damit sie ihr Land zum Entsetzen machen, zu ewigem Gezisch: Jeder, der an demselben vorüberzieht, wird sich entsetzen und den Kopf schütteln.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Para poner su tierra en desolación, y en silbos perpetuos; todo aquel que pasare por ella se maravillará, y meneará su cabeza.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Para tornar sua terra em desolação, e em assovios perpétuos; todo aquele que passar por ela se espantará e balançará sua cabeça.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Suas terras se tornarão um terror, um objeto de eterno desprezo. Todos os que passarem por ela irão estremecer e balançar suas cabeças.
📖 Jeremiah 18:16 in Context
14Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?
15Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;
16To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
17I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
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