Jeremiah 19:8

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.

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6 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.

7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

8 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.

9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.

10 Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,

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Jeremiah 19:8 in every translation

KJV King James Version: 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.
WEB World English Bible: I will make this city an astonishment and a hissing. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.
ASV American Standard Version: And I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: and I have made this city for a desolation, and for a hissing, every passer by it is astonished, and doth hiss for all its plagues.
DBY Darby Translation: And I will make this city an astonishment and a hissing; every one that passeth by shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
WBS Webster Bible: And I will make this city desolate, and a hissing; every one that passeth by it shall be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.