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Judgment Proclaimed

Jeremiah 5:30

In 11 translations

BSB
A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land.
KJV
¶ A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;A wonderful…: or, Astonishment and filthiness
WEB
“An astonishing and horrible thing has happened in the land.
ASV
A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land:
LSV
An astonishing and horrible thing has been in the land:
YLT
An astonishing and horrible thing hath been in the land.
DBY
An appalling and horrible thing is committed in the land:
DRC
Astonishing and wonderful things have been done in the land.
GNV
An horrible and filthie thing is committed in the land.
JPS
An appalling and horrible thing is come to pass in the land:
LXXE
Shocking and horrible deeds have been done on the land;

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
שַׁמָּה֙ וְשַׁ֣עֲרוּרָ֔ה נִהְיְתָ֖ה בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
LXX-Br
Ἔκστασις καὶ φρικτὰ ἐγενήθη ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Hosea 6:10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.
  • Jeremiah 23:14And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to…
  • Jeremiah 2:12Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.
  • Isaiah 1:2Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

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