Verse 8

Jeremiah 19:8

Bible in Basic English

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8 And I will make this town a thing of wonder and a cause of surprise; everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder and make sounds of surprise, because of all its troubles.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/שַׂמְתִּי֙ אֶת הָ/עִ֣יר הַ/זֹּ֔את לְ/שַׁמָּ֖ה וְ/לִ/שְׁרֵקָ֑ה כֹּ֚ל עֹבֵ֣ר עָלֶ֔י/הָ יִשֹּׁ֥ם וְ/יִשְׁרֹ֖ק עַל כָּל מַכֹּתֶֽ/הָ

English Translation

And I will make this city a desolation and a hissing; everyone passing by it will be astonished and will hiss at all its plagues.

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Chapter 19 Context

1 This is what the Lord has said: Go and get for money a potter's bottle made of earth, and take with... Focus ↗

2 And go out to the valley of the son of Hinnom, by the way into the door of broken pots, and there sa... Focus ↗

3 Say, Give ear to the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and people of Jerusalem; the Lord of armies,... Focus ↗

4 Because they have given me up, and made this place a strange place, burning perfumes in it to other... Focus ↗

5 And they have put up the high places of the Baal, burning their sons in the fire; a thing which was... Focus ↗

6 For this cause, see, a time is coming, says the Lord, when this place will no longer be named Tophet... Focus ↗

7 I will make the purpose of Judah and Jerusalem come to nothing in this place; I will have them put t... Focus ↗

8 And I will make this town a thing of wonder and a cause of surprise; everyone who goes by will be ov...

9 I will make them take the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters for food, they will b... Focus ↗

10 Then let the potter's bottle be broken before the eyes of the men who have gone with you, Focus ↗

11 And say to them, This is what the Lord of armies has said: Even so will this people and this town be... Focus ↗

12 This is what I will do to this place, says the Lord, and to its people, making this town like Tophet... Focus ↗

13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which they have made unclean, wil... Focus ↗

14 Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to give the prophet's word; and he took... Focus ↗

15 The Lord of armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, has said: See, I will send on this town and on all h... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 19 (15 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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