Jeremiah 18:16

NETBible

So their land will become an object of horror. 1  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. 2 

NIV ©

Their land will be laid waste, an object of lasting scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will shake their heads.

NASB ©

To make their land a desolation, An object of perpetual hissing; Everyone who passes by it will be astonished And shake his head.

NLT ©

Therefore, their land will become desolate, a monument to their stupidity. All who pass by will be astonished and shake their heads in amazement at its utter desolation.

MSG ©

Their land's going to end up a mess--a fool's memorial to be spit on. Travelers passing through will shake their heads in disbelief.

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.

NRSV ©

making their land a horror, a thing to be hissed at forever. All who pass by it are horrified and shake their heads.

NKJV ©

To make their land desolate and a perpetual hissing; Everyone who passes by it will be astonished And shake his head.

KJV
To make
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their land
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desolate
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[and] a perpetual
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hissing
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every one that passeth
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thereby shall be astonished
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and wag
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his head
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NASB ©
To make
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their land
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a desolation
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,
An object of
perpetual
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hissing
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; Everyone
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who passes
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by it will be astonished
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And shake
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his head
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.
LXXM
tou
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T-GSN
taxai
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V-AAN
thn
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T-ASF
ghn
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N-ASF
autwn
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D-GPM
eiv
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PREP
afanismon
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N-ASM
kai
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CONJ
surigma {N-ASN} aiwnion
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A-ASN
pantev
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A-NPM
oi
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T-NPM
diaporeuomenoi
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V-PMPNP
di
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PREP
authv
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D-GSF
eksthsontai
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V-FMI-3P
kai
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CONJ
kinhsousin
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V-FAI-3P
thn
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T-ASF
kefalhn
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N-ASF
autwn
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D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL
So their land
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will become
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an object of horror
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. People will forever
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hiss out
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their scorn over it. All
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who pass
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that way will be filled with horror
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and will shake
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their heads
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in derision.
HEBREW
wsarb
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dynyw
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Msy
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hyle
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rbwe
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lk
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Mlwe
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*twqyrs {tqwrs}
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hmsl
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Mura
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Mwvl (18:16)
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NETBible

So their land will become an object of horror. 1  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. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn There may be a deliberate double meaning involved here. The word translated here “an object of horror” refers both to destruction (cf. 2:15; 4:17) and the horror or dismay that accompanies it (cf. 5:30; 8:21). The fact that there is no conjunction or preposition in front of the noun “hissing” that follows this suggests that the reaction is in view here, not the cause.

2 tn Heb “an object of lasting hissing. All who pass that way will be appalled and shake their head.”

2 sn The actions of “shaking of the head” and “hissing” were obviously gestures of scorn and derision. See Lam 2:15-16.