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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Jeremiah 19:8

I will reduce Jerusalem to ruins, making it a monument to their stupidity. All who pass by will be astonished and will gasp at the destruction they see there.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Instruction;   War;   Thompson Chain Reference - Desolation;   Jerusalem;   The Topic Concordance - Forsaking;   Idolatry;   Paganism;   Sacrifice;   Violence;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Murder;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Prophets;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Baal;   Hell;   Jerusalem;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bottle;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hinnom;   Hiss;   Jeremiah;   Tophet;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hinnom, Valley of;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hiss;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Moloch;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hiss;   Mouth;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Bottle;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Plague;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I will make this city desolate, an object of scorn. Everyone who passes by it will be appalled and scoff because of all its wounds.
Hebrew Names Version
I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues of it.
King James Version
And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
English Standard Version
And I will make this city a horror, a thing to be hissed at. Everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its wounds.
New American Standard Bible
"I will also turn this city into an object of horror and hissing; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and hiss because of all its disasters.
New Century Version
I will completely destroy this city. People will make fun of it and shake their heads when they pass by. They will be shocked when they see how the city was destroyed.
Amplified Bible
"I will make this city a desolation and an object of hissing; everyone who passes by it will be amazed and will hiss [in scorn] because of all its plagues and disasters.
World English Bible
I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues of it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And I will make this citie desolate and an hissing, so that euery one that passeth thereby, shalbe astonished & hisse because of all ye plagues thereof.
Legacy Standard Bible
I will also make this city an object of horror and of hissing; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and hiss because of all its slaughtering.
Berean Standard Bible
I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be horrified, and will scoff because of all its wounds.
Contemporary English Version
I will turn Jerusalem into a pile of rubble, and every passerby will be shocked and horrified and will make insulting remarks.
Complete Jewish Bible
I will make this city an object of horror and ridicule; everyone passing by will be horrified and will ridicule it because of all its wounds.
Darby Translation
And I will make this city an astonishment and a hissing; every one that passeth by shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
Easy-to-Read Version
I will completely destroy this city. People will whistle and shake their heads when they pass by Jerusalem. They will be shocked when they see how the city was destroyed.
George Lamsa Translation
And I will make this city desolate and a hissing; so that every one who passes by it shall be horrified and hiss because of all its catastrophes.
Good News Translation
I will bring such terrible destruction on this city that everyone who passes by will be shocked and amazed.
Lexham English Bible
And I will make this city a horror, and an object of hissing, everyone who passes by it will be appalled, and will hiss because of all its wounds.
Literal Translation
And I will make this city a waste and a hissing. Everyone who passes by shall be amazed and shall hiss because of all its plagues.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And I wil make this cite so desolate, ad despysed: that who so goeth there by, shal be abashed & geast vpon her, because of all hir plages.
American Standard Version
And I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
Bible in Basic English
And I will make this town a thing of wonder and a cause of surprise; everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder and make sounds of surprise, because of all its troubles.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof;
King James Version (1611)
And I will make this citie desolate and an hissing: euery one that passeth thereby shalbe astonished and hisse, because of all the plagues thereof.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I will make this citie so desolate and despised, that whosoeuer goeth thereby shalbe abashed, and iest vpon her, because of all her plagues.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I will bring this city to desolation and make it a hissing; every one that passes by it shall scowl, and hiss because of all her plague.
English Revised Version
And I will make this city an astonishment, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y schal sette this citee in to wondring, and in to hissing; ech that passith bi it, schal wondre, and hisse on al the veniaunce therof.
Update Bible Version
And I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; every one that passes thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
Webster's Bible Translation
And I will make this city desolate, and a hissing; every one that passeth by it shall be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.
New English Translation
I will make this city an object of horror, a thing to be hissed at. All who pass by it will be filled with horror and will hiss out their scorn because of all the disasters that have happened to it.
New King James Version
I will make this city desolate and a hissing; everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.
New Life Bible
I will make this city a waste place, and people will make sounds of hate. Everyone who passes by it will be surprised and make strange noises because of all its troubles.
New Revised Standard
And I will make this city a horror, a thing to be hissed at; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its disasters.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And I will give their dead bodies for food, to the bird of the heavens and to the beast of the earth; And I will make this city a desolation and a hissing, - every one that passeth by it, shall be astonished and hiss over all her wounds;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing: every one that shall pass by it, shall be astonished, and shall hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
Revised Standard Version
And I will make this city a horror, a thing to be hissed at; every one who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its disasters.
Young's Literal Translation
and I have made this city for a desolation, and for a hissing, every passer by it is astonished, and doth hiss for all its plagues.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I will also make this city a desolation and an object of hissing; everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss because of all its disasters.

Contextual Overview

1 This is what the Lord said to me: "Go and buy a clay jar. Then ask some of the leaders of the people and of the priests to follow you. 2 Go out through the Gate of Broken Pots to the garbage dump in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and give them this message. 3 Say to them, ‘Listen to this message from the Lord , you kings of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem! This is what the Lord of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will bring a terrible disaster on this place, and the ears of those who hear about it will ring! 4 "‘For Israel has forsaken me and turned this valley into a place of wickedness. The people burn incense to foreign gods—idols never before acknowledged by this generation, by their ancestors, or by the kings of Judah. And they have filled this place with the blood of innocent children. 5 They have built pagan shrines to Baal, and there they burn their sons as sacrifices to Baal. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing! 6 So beware, for the time is coming, says the Lord , when this garbage dump will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. 7 "‘For I will upset the careful plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will allow the people to be slaughtered by invading armies, and I will leave their dead bodies as food for the vultures and wild animals. 8 I will reduce Jerusalem to ruins, making it a monument to their stupidity. All who pass by will be astonished and will gasp at the destruction they see there. 9 I will see to it that your enemies lay siege to the city until all the food is gone. Then those trapped inside will eat their own sons and daughters and friends. They will be driven to utter despair.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jeremiah 9:9-11, Jeremiah 18:16, Jeremiah 25:18, Jeremiah 49:13, Jeremiah 50:13, Leviticus 26:32, 1 Kings 9:8, 2 Chronicles 7:20, 2 Chronicles 7:21, Lamentations 2:15, Lamentations 2:16, Zephaniah 2:15

Reciprocal: Exodus 9:14 - send all Deuteronomy 28:46 - a sign 2 Chronicles 29:8 - to astonishment Job 27:23 - hiss him Jeremiah 12:11 - made it Jeremiah 22:6 - surely Jeremiah 24:9 - to be a Jeremiah 29:18 - to be a curse Jeremiah 51:37 - an hissing Lamentations 3:11 - he hath made Ezekiel 5:14 - I will Ezekiel 27:36 - hiss Micah 6:16 - that

Cross-References

Genesis 18:5
And since you've honored your servant with this visit, let me prepare some food to refresh you before you continue on your journey." "All right," they said. "Do as you have said."
Genesis 19:31
One day the older daughter said to her sister, "There are no men left anywhere in this entire area, so we can't get married like everyone else. And our father will soon be too old to have children.
Genesis 19:38
When the younger daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Ben-ammi. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Ammonites.
Genesis 42:37
Then Reuben said to his father, "You may kill my two sons if I don't bring Benjamin back to you. I'll be responsible for him, and I promise to bring him back."
Exodus 32:22
"Don't get so upset, my lord," Aaron replied. "You yourself know how evil these people are.
Judges 9:15
And the thornbush replied to the trees, ‘If you truly want to make me your king, come and take shelter in my shade. If not, let fire come out from me and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'"
Judges 19:24
Here, take my virgin daughter and this man's concubine. I will bring them out to you, and you can abuse them and do whatever you like. But don't do such a shameful thing to this man."
Isaiah 58:7
Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.
Mark 9:6
He said this because he didn't really know what else to say, for they were all terrified.
Romans 3:8
And some people even slander us by claiming that we say, "The more we sin, the better it is!" Those who say such things deserve to be condemned.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing,.... An hissing to its enemies; an hissing because desolate; when its walls should be broken down, its houses burnt with fire, and its inhabitants put to the sword, or carried captive:

everyone that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and hiss; surprised to see the desolations of it; that a city once so famous and flourishing should be reduced to such a miserable condition; and yet hiss by way of detestation and abhorrence of it, and for joy at its ruin:

because of all the plagues thereof: by which it was brought to desolation, as the sword, famine, burning, and captivity.


 
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