Jeremiah 49:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.”
Jeremiah 49:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 49:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 49:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Edom will become an astonishment. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished, and will hiss at all its plagues.”
Jeremiah 49:17 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 49:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Edom shall become an astonishment: every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. ”
Jeremiah 49:17 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 49:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Edom hath been for a desolation, Every passer by her is astonished, And doth hiss because of all her plagues.”
Jeremiah 49:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 49:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Edom shall be an astonishment: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss, because of all the plagues thereof. ”
Jeremiah 49:17 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 49:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also Edom shall be desolate: euery one that goeth by it, shall be astonished, and shall hisse at all the plagues thereof,”
Jeremiah 49:17 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 49:17 in Context — Jeremiah 49
15 For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
16 Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.
17 Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
What Does Jeremiah 49:17 Mean?
Jeremiah 49:17 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 49. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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