Be astonished - The King James Version uses this word as equivalent to “to be stupefied.”

Desolate - Or, “be dry.” In horror a…

Be astonished, O you heavens. —The adjuration had been made familiar by a like utterance in Isaiah 1:2;[Reference Deutero…

Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD. For my people have committed two evils: they…

When the Prophet saw that he had to deal with men who were completely dull-minded, almost entirely lacking reason, he turned to address the heavens…

Be astonished, O you heavens, at this
Meaning either the angels in heaven, or the heavens themselves, by a personifi…

Before God punishes sinners, he pleads with them, to bring them to repentance. He pleads with us, what we should plead with ourselves. Be afraid to…

Here, he magnifies their guilt by noting the enormity of their wrongdoing. First, he states his intention, which is judgment: I will still cont…