Jeremiah 18:16

New Century Version

So Judah’s country will become an empty desert. People will not stop making fun of it. They will shake their heads as they pass by; they will be shocked at how the country was destroyed.

Cross References

Psalm 22:7

Those who look at me laugh. They stick out their tongues and shake their heads.

Jeremiah 25:9

I will send for all the peoples of the north,” says the Lord, “along with my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I will bring them all against Judah, those who live there, and all the nations around you, too. I will completely destroy all those countries and leave them in ruins forever. People will be shocked when they see how badly I have destroyed those countries.

Jeremiah 19:8

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

Matthew 27:39

People walked by and insulted Jesus and shook their heads,

Micah 6:16

This is because you obey the laws of King Omri and do all the things that Ahab’s family does; you follow their advice. So I will let you be destroyed. The people in your city will be laughed at, and other nations will make fun of you.

Jeremiah 50:13

Because of the Lord’s anger, no one will live there. She will be completely empty. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be shocked. They will shake their heads when they see all her injuries.

Jeremiah 49:13

The Lord says, “I swear by my own name that the city of Bozrah will become a pile of ruins! People will be shocked by what happened there. They will insult that city and speak evil of it. And all the towns around it will become ruins forever.”

1 Kings 9:8

If the Temple is destroyed, everyone who passes by will be shocked. They will make fun of you and ask, ‘Why did the Lord do this terrible thing to this land and this Temple?’

Mark 15:29

People walked by and insulted Jesus and shook their heads, saying, “You said you could destroy the Temple and build it again in three days.

Isaiah 37:22

So this is what the Lord has said against Sennacherib: The people of Jerusalem hate you and make fun of you; the people of Jerusalem laugh at you as you run away.

Ezekiel 12:19

Then say to the people of the land: ‘This is what the Lord God says about the people who live in Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They will eat their food with fear and drink their water in shock, because their land will be stripped bare because of the violence of the people who live in it.

Ezekiel 6:14

I will use my power against them to make the land empty and wasted from the desert to Diblah, wherever they live. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

Jeremiah 9:11

“I, the Lord, will make the city of Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a home for wild dogs. I will destroy the cities of Judah so no one can live there.”

Isaiah 6:11

Then I asked, “Lord, how long should I do this?” He answered, “Until the cities are destroyed and the people are gone, until there are no people left in the houses, until the land is destroyed and left empty.

Psalm 44:14

You made us a joke to the other nations; people shake their heads.

Deuteronomy 29:23

“The land is nothing but burning cinders and salt. Nothing is planted, nothing grows, and nothing blooms. It is like Sodom and Gomorrah, and Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord destroyed because he was very angry.”

Deuteronomy 28:59

or the Lord will give terrible diseases to you and your descendants. You will have long and serious diseases, and long and miserable sicknesses.

Leviticus 26:43

The land will be left empty by its people, and it will enjoy its time of rest as it lies bare without them. Then those who are left alive will accept the punishment for their sins. They will learn that they were punished because they hated my laws and refused to obey my rules.

Leviticus 26:32

I will make the land empty so that your enemies who come to live in it will be shocked at it.

Psalm 109:25

My enemies insult me; they look at me and shake their heads.

Jeremiah 42:18

“This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: ‘I showed my anger against the people of Jerusalem. In the same way I will show my anger against you when you go to Egypt. Other nations will speak evil of you. People will be shocked by what will happen to you. You will become a curse word, and people will insult you. And you will never see Judah again.’

Jeremiah 44:12

The few who were left alive from Judah were determined to go to Egypt and settle there, but they will all die in Egypt. They will be killed in war or die from hunger. From the least important to the greatest, they will be killed in war or die from hunger. Other nations will speak evil about them. People will be shocked by what has happened to them. They will become a curse word, and people will insult them.

Jeremiah 48:27

Moab, you made fun of Israel. Israel was caught in the middle of a gang of thieves. When you spoke about Israel, you shook your head and acted as if you were better than it.

Jeremiah 49:17

“Edom will be destroyed. People who pass by will be shocked to see the destroyed cities, and they will be amazed at all her injuries.

Lamentations 1:12

Jerusalem says, “You who pass by on the road don’t seem to care. Come, look at me and see: Is there any pain like mine? Is there any pain like that he has caused me? The Lord has punished me on the day of his great anger.

Ezekiel 27:36

The traders among the nations hiss at you. You have come to a terrible end, and you are gone forever.’ ”

Ezekiel 36:3

So prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Lord God says: They have made you an empty ruin and have crushed you from all around. So you became a possession of the other nations. People have talked and whispered against you.

2 Chronicles 29:8

So the Lord became very angry with the people of Judah and Jerusalem, and he punished them. Other people are frightened and shocked by what he did to them. So they insult the people of Judah. You know these things are true.

Jeremiah 29:18

I will chase them with war, hunger, and terrible diseases. I will make them hated by all the kingdoms of the earth. People will curse them and be shocked and will use them as a shameful example wherever I make them go.

Jeremiah 51:37

Babylon will become a pile of ruins, a home for wild dogs. People will be shocked by what happened there. No one will live there anymore.

Jeremiah 51:43

Babylon’s towns are ruined and empty. It has become a dry, desert land, a land where no one lives. People do not even travel through Babylon.