To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passes thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passes thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
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.
To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and wag his head.
to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
A perpetual hissing - שריקות sherikoth. a shrieking, hissing; an expression of contempt.
Hissing - Not derision, but the drawing in of the breath quickly as men do when they shudder.
Way his head - Or, "shake his head," a sign among the Jews not of scorn but of pity. The desolation of the land of Israel is to fill people with dismay.
18:16 Desolate - Not that this was the end they aimed at, but it was the end these courses would certainly issue in.