Jeremiah 19:8

Jeremiah 19:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)I will devastate this city and make it an object of horror and scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)I will make this city desolate and a hissing; everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.

Context of Jeremiah 19:8

6So 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. 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. 9I 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.’ 10“As these men watch you, Jeremiah, smash the jar you brought.

Jeremiah 19:8 word by word

וְשַׂמְתִּי֙ אֶת־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את לְשַׁמָּ֖ה וְלִשְׁרֵקָ֑ה כֹּ֚ל עֹבֵ֣ר עָלֶ֔יהָ יִשֹּׁ֥ם וְיִשְׁרֹ֖ק עַל־כָּל־מַכֹּתֶֽהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• this cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• desolateשַׁמָּהshammâh · horror: appalledH8047
• and an hissingשְׁרֵקָהsherêqâh · hissingH8322
• every one that passethעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• thereby shall be astonishedשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: appalledH8074
• and hissשָׁרַקshâraq · to whistleH8319
• because of all the plaguesמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347

Cross-references for Jeremiah 19:8

• Jeremiah 9:9Should I not punish them for this?” says the Lord. “Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?”
• Jeremiah 18:16Therefore, their land will become desolate, a monument to their stupidity. All who pass by will be astonished and will shake their heads in amazement.
• Jeremiah 25:18I went to Jerusalem and the other towns of Judah, and their kings and officials drank from the cup. From that day until this, they have been a desolate ruin, an object of horror, contempt, and cursing.
• Jeremiah 49:13For I have sworn by my own name,” says the Lord, “that Bozrah will become an object of horror and a heap of ruins; it will be mocked and cursed. All its towns and villages will be desolate forever.”
• Jeremiah 50:13Because of the Lord’s anger, Babylon will become a deserted wasteland. All who pass by will be horrified and will gasp at the destruction they see there.
• Leviticus 26:32Yes, I myself will devastate your land, and your enemies who come to occupy it will be appalled at what they see.
• 1 Kings 9:8And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled and will gasp in horror. They will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?’
• 2 Chronicles 7:20then I will uproot the people from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make it an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations.
• Lamentations 2:15All who pass by jeer at you. They scoff and insult beautiful Jerusalem, saying, “Is this the city called ‘Most Beautiful in All the World’ and ‘Joy of All the Earth’?”
• Zephaniah 2:15This is the boisterous city, once so secure. “I am the greatest!” it boasted. “No other city can compare with me!” But now, look how it has become an utter ruin, a haven for wild animals. Everyone passing by will laugh in derision and shake a defiant fist.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 19:8

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Jeremiah performed another parable (see Jeremiah 13:1–14) to show Judah's leaders that the Lord would completely destroy their idolatrous and violent nation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. (See on Jr 18:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 19:8

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In the dictionaries

• Ancient
• Bottle
• Harden
• Hissing
• Void
• Hiss
• Philemon, Epistle to

Commentaries on Jeremiah 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings