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All who pass by will be astonished and will shake their heads in amazement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />making their land a horror, a thing to be hissed at forever. Everyone who passes by it is horrified and shakes his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To make their land desolate, <i>and</i> a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To make their land desolate <i>and</i> a perpetual hissing; Everyone who passes by it will be astonished And shake his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To make their land a desolation, <i>An object of</i> perpetual hissing; Everyone who passes by it will be astonished And shake his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />To make their land a desolation, An object of perpetual hissing; Everyone who passes by it will be astonished And shake his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />To make their land a desolation, <i>An object of</i> perpetual hissing; Everyone who passes by it will be astonished And shake his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />To make their land an object of horror, <i>An object of</i> perpetual hissing; Everyone who passes by it will be horrified And shake his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Making their land a desolation <i>and</i> a horror, <i>A thing to be</i> hissed at perpetually; Everyone who passes by will be astounded And shake his head [in scorn].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have made their land a horror, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by it will be appalled and shake their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have made their land a horror, a perpetual object of scorn; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and shake his head. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your land will be ruined, and every passerby will look at it with horror and make insulting remarks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Their land will become desolate and something to be hissed at forever. Everyone who will pass by it will be stunned and shake his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They have made this land a thing of horror, to be despised forever. All who pass by will be shocked at what they see; they will shake their heads in amazement. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They make their land into a desolate place, an object of lasting scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will shake their heads. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and wag his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished, and shake his head. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To make their land become a desolation, "" A continuous hissing, "" Everyone passing by it is astonished, "" And bemoans with his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To make their land become a desolation, A hissing age-during, Every passer by it is astonished, And bemoaneth with his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To set their land for a desolation, eternal hissings; every one passing over it shall be astonished and shall shake with his head.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That their land might be given up to desolation, and to a perpetual hissing: every one that shall pass by it, shall be astonished, and wag his head. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so their land has been given over to desolation and to perpetual hissing. Each one who passes by will be astonished and will shake his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their land shall be made a waste, an object of endless hissing: All passersby will be horrified, shaking their heads. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />making their land a horror, a thing to be hissed at forever. All who pass by it are horrified and shake their heads.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They have made their land desolate and a perpetual hissing; every one who passes through it shall be astonished and shake his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />To make their land a horror and for hissing to eternity, and everyone who will pass by it shall be astonished and shall shake his head<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />To make their land an astonishment, And a perpetual hissing; Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, And shake his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />to make their land a desolation, and a perpetual hissing; all that go through it shall be amazed, and shall shake their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=5469" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/18.htm">The Potter and the Clay</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Yet My people have forgotten Me. They burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their ways, leaving the ancient roads to walk on rutted bypaths instead of on the highway. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: lā·śūm (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">They have made</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">their land</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: lə·šam·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">a desolation,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">a perpetual</a> <a href="/hebrew/8322.htm" title="8322: šə·rū·qaṯ (N-fpc) -- (object of derisive) hissing. From sharaq; a derision.">object of scorn;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ō·w·ḇêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">who pass</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: yiš·šōm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">will be appalled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5110.htm" title="5110: wə·yā·nîḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to nod, i.e. Waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also, to console, deplore, or taunt.">and shake</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: bə·rō·šōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">their heads.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>I will scatter them before the enemy like the east wind. I will show them My back and not My face in the day of their calamity.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15</a></span><br />All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-36.htm">Ezekiel 27:36</a></span><br />Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-12.htm">Ezekiel 35:12-15</a></span><br />Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard every contemptuous word you uttered against the mountains of Israel when you said, ‘They are desolate; they are given to us to devour!’ / You boasted against Me with your mouth and multiplied your words against Me. I heard it Myself! / This is what the Lord GOD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-22.htm">Isaiah 37:22-23</a></span><br />this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you. / Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Micah 6:16</a></span><br />You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-13.htm">Psalm 44:13-14</a></span><br />You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us. / You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/79-4.htm">Psalm 79:4</a></span><br />We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-21.htm">2 Kings 19:21</a></span><br />This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Isaiah 1:7</a></span><br />Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11</a></span><br />Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Isaiah 24:10</a></span><br />The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10-11</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. / Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-15.htm">Zephaniah 2:15</a></span><br />This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passes thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.</p><p class="hdg">make.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a></b></br> And I will make Jerusalem heaps, <i>and</i> a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></b></br> Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.</p><p class="hdg">a perpetual.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8</a></b></br> And at this house, <i>which</i> is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">2 Chronicles 7:20,21</a></b></br> Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it <i>to be</i> a proverb and a byword among all nations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15,16</a></b></br> All that pass by clap <i>their</i> hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, <i>saying, Is</i> this the city that <i>men</i> call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? … </p><p class="hdg">shall be.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59</a></b></br> Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, <i>even</i> great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-7.htm">Psalm 22:7</a></b></br> All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, <i>saying</i>,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-14.htm">Psalm 44:14</a></b></br> Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-9.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-11.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-11.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">Hissed</a> <a href="/job/27-23.htm">Hissing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Horrified</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-4.htm">Making</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Object</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-18.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-8.htm">Passer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-16.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-24.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Shakes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-9.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Thereby</a> <a href="/psalms/109-25.htm">Wag</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-30.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/20-17.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-6.htm">Head</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Hissed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Hissing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Horrified</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-22.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-9.htm">Making</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Object</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Passer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Shakes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Thereby</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-31.htm">Wag</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/18-1.htm">Under the type of a potter is shown God's absolute power in disposing of nations.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/18-11.htm">Judgments threatened to Judah for her strange revolt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah prays against his conspirators.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The land, once flowing with milk and honey, becomes barren and desolate due to the people's sins. This desolation is a fulfillment of the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>, where God warns of the land's devastation if the Israelites turn away from Him. The historical context includes the Babylonian invasion, which led to the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, leaving the land in ruins.<p><b>a perpetual object of scorn</b><br>The desolation of the land leads to its becoming a symbol of shame and disgrace among the nations. This scorn is not temporary but ongoing, highlighting the severity of Israel's rebellion against God. The phrase echoes the warnings in <a href="/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32-33</a>, where God promises to make the land desolate and the people a horror to their enemies if they forsake His commandments. The perpetual nature of this scorn serves as a reminder of the enduring consequences of sin.<p><b>all who pass by will be appalled</b><br>The devastation is so severe that it shocks and horrifies those who witness it. This reaction from passersby underscores the extent of the judgment and serves as a warning to other nations. The imagery is similar to <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15</a>, where onlookers clap their hands and hiss at the fallen city of Jerusalem. The appalling sight serves as a testament to God's justice and the seriousness of breaking His covenant.<p><b>and shake their heads</b><br>Shaking the head is a gesture of derision and disbelief, often used in the Bible to express scorn or mockery. In this context, it signifies the onlookers' astonishment at the downfall of a once-great nation. This gesture is also seen in <a href="/psalms/44-14.htm">Psalm 44:14</a> and <a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39</a>, where it is associated with contempt and ridicule. The shaking of heads serves as a somber reminder of the consequences of turning away from God and the inevitable judgment that follows.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by themes of repentance and judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often warned by prophets like Jeremiah about impending judgment due to their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Refers to the land of Judah, which is threatened with becoming a desolation due to the people's unfaithfulness to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/passersby.htm">Passersby</a></b><br>Those from other nations who would witness the desolation of Judah and be appalled by its downfall.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/desolation_and_scorn.htm">Desolation and Scorn</a></b><br>The consequences of Judah's persistent sin, leading to their land becoming a symbol of divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>God's warnings through His prophets are serious and should not be ignored. Persistent disobedience leads to severe consequences, as seen in the desolation of Judah.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_witness_of_judgment.htm">The Witness of Judgment</a></b><br>The desolation of Judah serves as a witness to other nations of God's justice. Our lives, too, can be a testimony to others, either of God's blessings or His discipline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While judgment is severe, God's desire is for repentance and restoration. Even in the face of judgment, there is hope for those who turn back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heeding_god's_word.htm">The Importance of Heeding God's Word</a></b><br>The people of Judah had ample warning through Jeremiah and other prophets. We must be diligent in listening to and applying God's Word in our lives to avoid similar pitfalls.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'subject_to_authorities'_mean.htm">What horrors occur in the Valley of Slaughter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_edom's_fate_in_the_bible.htm">What fate awaits Edom according to biblical prophecies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_forbid_prayer_in_jeremiah_7_16.htm">Jeremiah 7:16: Why would God forbid prayer for the people here, contradicting other scriptures urging intercession?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_wasn't_hananiah_rejected_immediately.htm">In Jeremiah 28:6-9, why did the people not reject Hananiah immediately if his prophecy contradicted Jeremiah and Deuteronomy 18:22 on false prophets?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Desolate . . . astonished.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">desolate </span>in both clauses. The Hebrew verb is the same, and there is a manifest emphasis in the repetition which it is better to reproduce in English.<p><span class= "bld">A perpetual hissing.</span>--The Hebrew word is onomatopoetic, and expresses the inarticulate sounds which we utter on seeing anything that makes us shudder, rather than "hissing in its modern use as an expression of contempt or disapproval.<p><span class= "bld">Wag his head.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">shake his head. </span>The verb is not the same as that which describes the gesture of scorn in <a href="/psalms/22-7.htm" title="All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,">Psalm 22:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/109-25.htm" title="I became also a reproach to them: when they looked on me they shook their heads.">Psalm 109:25</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm" title="All that pass by clap their hands at you; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?">Lamentations 2:15</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/2-15.htm" title="This is the rejoicing city that dwelled carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passes by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.">Zephaniah 2:15</a>, and describes pity or bemoaning rather than contempt. Men would not mock the desolation of Israel, but would gaze on it astounded and pitying, themselves also desolate.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - The effect of this is to make the land of the transgressors an object of horror and <span class="accented">astonishment</span> (so render rather than desolate). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They have made</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשׂ֥וּם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·śūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their land</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְצָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a desolation,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשַׁמָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šam·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruin, consternation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a perpetual</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">object of scorn;</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁרִיק֣וֹת‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(šə·rî·qō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8292.htm">Strong's 8292: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hissing, whistling, piping</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everyone</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֚ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who passes</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹבֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶ֔יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be appalled</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשֹּׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·šōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stun, devastate, stupefy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and shake</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָנִ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·nîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5110.htm">Strong's 5110: </a> </span><span class="str2">To nod, waver, to wander, flee, disappear, to console, deplore, taunt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their heads.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rō·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 18:16 To make their land an astonishment (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/18-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 18:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 18:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 18:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 18:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>