Jeremiah 19:8

Easy To Read Version

I will completely destroy this city. People will whistle and shake their heads when they pass by Jerusalem. They will be shocked when they see how the city was destroyed.

Cross References

1 Kings 9:8

This temple will be destroyed. Every person who sees it will be amazed. They will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do this terrible thing to this land and to this temple?’

Jeremiah 18:16

So Judah’s country will become\par an empty desert.\par People will whistle and shake their heads\par every time they pass by.\par They will be shocked\par at how the country was destroyed.\par

Jeremiah 25:18

I poured this wine for the people of Jerusalem and Judah. I made the kings and leaders of Judah drink from the cup. I did this so that they would become an empty desert. I did this so that place would be destroyed so badly that people would whistle about it and say curses about that place. And it happened—Judah is like that now!

Jeremiah 49:13

The Lord says, “By my own power, I make this promise: I promise that the city of Bozrah will be destroyed. That city will become a ruined pile of rocks. People will use that city as an example when they ask for bad things to happen to other cities. People will insult that city. And all the towns around Bozrah will become ruins forever.”

Jeremiah 50:13

The Lord will show his anger,\par so no people will live there.\par Babylon will be completely empty.\par Everyone that passes by Babylon\par will be afraid.\par They will shake their heads when they see\par how badly it has been destroyed.\par

Ezekiel 27:36

The merchants {\cf2\super [232]} in other nations\par whistle about you.\par The things that happened to you\par will scare people.\par Why? Because you are finished.\par You will be no more.’”\par

Leviticus 26:32

I will make your land empty. And your enemies that come to live there will be shocked at it.

Micah 6:16

Why? Because you obey the laws of Omri. {\cf2\super [78]} \par You do all the \{bad\} things\par that Ahab’s family does.\par You follow their teachings.\par So I will let you be destroyed.\par People will whistle in amazement\par when they see your destroyed city.\par Then you will bear the shame\par that the other nations bring to you. {\cf2\super [79]} \par

Zephaniah 2:15

Nineveh is so proud now. It is such a happy city. The people think they are safe. They think Nineveh is the greatest place in the world. But that city will be destroyed! It will be an empty place where only wild animals go to rest. People that pass that place will whistle and shake their heads \{when they see how badly the city was destroyed\}.

Deuteronomy 28:37

In the countries where the Lord will send you, the people will be shocked at the bad things that happen to you. They will laugh at you and say bad things about you.

Deuteronomy 29:22

“In the future, your descendants [193] and foreigners from faraway countries will see how the land has been ruined. They will see the diseases that the Lord has brought to it.