Jeremiah Chapter 2 verse 12 Holy Bible
Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Jehovah.
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Be full of wonder, O heavens, at this; be overcome with fear, be completely waste, says the Lord.
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Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, and shudder; be amazed very much, saith Jehovah.
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Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
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Be astonished, you heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be you very desolate, says Yahweh.
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Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, Yea, be frightened, be greatly wasted, An affirmation of Jehovah.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - Be astonished. "Be appalled" would more nearly express the force of the Hebrew (so Jeremiah 18:16; Jeremiah 19:8). Be ye very desolate; literally, become dry; i.e. not so much "shrivel and roll up" (on the analogy of Isaiah 34:4), as "become stiff with horror."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) Be astonished, O ye heavens.--The adjuration had been made familiar by a like utterance in Isaiah 1:2; Deut. 32 1 "Astonished"--in the old sense, "thunder-stricken," stupefied. The whole universe is thought of as shocked and startled at the offence against its Creator.