Jeremiah 18:16
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordTo 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
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
American Standard Version (ASV)
to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
To make their land become a desolation, A hissing age-during, Every passer by it is astonished, And bemoaneth with his head.