Verse List for JER 18:16

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OET (OET-RV) Their land will become a wasteland—forever mocked at. ⇔ Everyone who passes by will be appalled ⇔ and will wag their heads.

OET-LV To_make land _of_their into_a _waste hissings _of[fn][fn] perpetuity every _of one _who_passes _by on/upon_it(f) he _will _be _appalled and_he _will _wag with_head _of_his.

ULT to make their land a desolation, a hissing of eternity. Everyone passing over it will be appalled and will shake his head.

UST Because of that, their land will become an empty wasteland and, forever, people who see it, will hiss to ridicule it. Everyone who travels by it will be appalled and will shake their heads to show that they are shocked.

BSB & MSB They have made their land a desolation, ⇔  a perpetual object of scorn; ⇔ all who pass by will be appalled ⇔  and shake their heads.

OEB No OEB JER book available

WEBBE & WMBB to make their land an astonishment, ⇔  and a perpetual hissing. ⇔ Everyone who passes by it will be astonished, ⇔  and shake his head.

NET 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.

LSV To make their land become a desolation,
A continuous hissing,
Everyone passing by it is astonished,
And bemoans with his head.

FBV They have turned their country into a horrific wasteland, a place that will always be treated with contempt.[fn] People passing by will be shocked, shaking their heads in disbelief.

T4T Therefore, their land will become desolate, ⇔  and people who see it will hiss to ridicule it. ⇔ Everyone who passes by will be appalled; ⇔  they will shake their heads to show that they are shocked.

LEB • To make their land a horror,
• an object of whistling for eternity.
• All who pass by it will be appalled,
• and he will shake his head.

BBE 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.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS To make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

ASV to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

DRA 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.

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

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

RV 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 an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth/passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.)

SLT To set their land for a desolation, eternal hissings; every one passing over it shall be astonished and shall shake with his head.

Wbstr To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and wag his head.

KJB-1769 To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
(To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth/passes thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.)

KJB-1611 To make their land desolate and a perpetuall hissing: euery one that passeth thereby shall bee astonished, and wagge his head.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Wherethrough they haue brought their lande into an euerlastyng wildernesse and scorne: so that whosoeuer trauayleth therby, shalbe abashed, and wagge their heades.
(Wherethrough they have brought their land into an everlasting wilderness and scorn: so that whosoever travaileth/travails thereby, shall be abashed, and wag their heads.)

Gnva To make their land desolate and a perpetual derision, so that euery one that passeth thereby, shalbe astonished and wagge his head,
(To make their land desolate and a perpetual derision, so that every one that passeth/passes thereby, shall be astonished and wag his head,)

Cvdl Where thorow they haue brought their londe in to an euerlastinge wildernesse and scorne: So yt who so euer trauayleth ther by, shalbe abashed, and wagge their heades.
(Where through they have brought their land in to an everlasting wilderness and scorn: So it whoso/whoever ever travaileth/travails there by, shall be abashed, and wag their heads.)

Wycl that the lond of hem schulde be in to desolacioun, and in to an hissyng euerlastinge; for whi ech that passith bi it, schal be astonyed, and schal moue his heed.
(that the land of hem should be in to desolation, and in to an hissing everlasting; for why each that passeth/passes by it, shall be astonished, and shall move his heed.)

Luth auf daß ihr Land zur Wüste werde, ihnen zur ewigen Schande, daß, wer vorübergehet, sich verwundere und den Kopf schüttele.
(on/in/to that you(pl)/their/her country to/for desert become, to_them to/for eternal shame/dishonour, that, who passed_by, itself/yourself/themselves surprise(v) and the head(n) shake.)

ClVg ut fieret terra eorum in desolationem, et in sibilum sempiternum: omnis qui præterierit per eam obstupescet, et movebit caput suum.[fn]
(as would_be_done earth/land their in/into/on desolation, and in/into/on hissing eternal: everyone who/which passed_by through her will_be_astonished, and movebit the_head his_own.)

UHB לָ⁠שׂ֥וּם אַרְצָ֛⁠ם לְ⁠שַׁמָּ֖ה שרוקת עוֹלָ֑ם כֹּ֚ל עוֹבֵ֣ר עָלֶ֔י⁠הָ יִשֹּׁ֖ם וְ⁠יָנִ֥יד בְּ⁠רֹאשֽׁ⁠וֹ׃ ‡

BrLXX τοῦ τάξαι τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν εἰς ἀφανισμὸν, καὶ σύριγμα αἰώνιον· πάντες οἱ διαπορευόμενοι διʼ αὐτῆς ἐκστήσονται, καὶ κινήσουσι τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν.

BrTr to make their land a desolation, and a perpetual hissing; all that go through it shall be amazed, and shall shake their heads.