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to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
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A Sign of Pity, Not Scorn
When the verse mentions "hissing" and "shaking the head," it's not necessarily about mockery. Several scholars explain these are ancient gestures of shock, dismay, and even pity. Passersby would see the ruin of God's chosen land and shudder in astonishment at how far it had fallen, a reaction born of horror rather than simple contempt.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hissing - Not derision, but the drawing in of the breath quickly, as people do when they shudder.
Way his head - Or, “shake hi…
19th Century
Anglican
Desolate ... astonished. —A better translation is desolate in both clauses. The Hebrew verb is the same, and there is a m…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet again denounces the punishment they deserved: that desolation awaited the land. He says it would be their reward to have the land reduc…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
To make their land desolate Not that this was the intention either of those that led them out of the right way into …
Sinners call it liberty to live without restraint, but for a person to be a slave to their lusts is the very worst slavery. They abandoned God for …
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he speaks of the despair of those who rejected his preaching.
First, he mentions their desperation: we have no…
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