Jeremiah 18:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Jeremiah 18:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 18:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 18:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished, and shake his head.”

Jeremiah 18:16 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 18:16 ASV — 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.”

Jeremiah 18:16 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 18:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Jeremiah 18:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 18:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“to make their land an astonishment, a perpetual hissing: every one that passeth by shall be astonished, and shake his head.”

Jeremiah 18:16 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 18:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Jeremiah 18:16 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 18:16 in Context — Jeremiah 18

14 La neige du Liban abandonne-t-elle le rocher des champs? Ou voit-on tarir les eaux qui viennent de loin, fraîches et courantes?

15 Cependant mon peuple m’a oublié, il offre de l’encens à des idoles; Il a été conduit à chanceler dans ses voies, à quitter les anciens sentiers, Pour suivre des sentiers, des chemins non frayés.

16 Ils ont fait de leur pays, un objet de désolation, d’éternelle moquerie; Tous ceux qui y passent sont stupéfaits et secouent la tête.

17 Pareil au vent d’orient, je les disperserai devant l’ennemi; Je leur tournerai le dos, je ne les regarderai pas au jour de leur détresse.

18 Et ils ont dit: Venez, complotons contre Jérémie! Car la loi ne périra pas faute de sacrificateurs, Ni le conseil faute de sages, ni la parole faute de prophètes. Venez, tuons-le avec la langue; Ne prenons pas garde à tous ses discours!

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What Does Jeremiah 18:16 Mean?

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