New International Version (NIV)
16Their land will be an object of horror
and of lasting scorn;
all who pass by will be appalled
and will shake their heads.
Jeremiah 18:16
Jeremiah 18:16 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
16To make their land a desolation,
An object of perpetual hissing;
Everyone who passes by it will be astonished
And shake his head.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
16To make their land a desolation,
An object of perpetual hissing;
Everyone who passes by it will be astonished
And shake his head.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
16Making their land a desolation and a horror,
A thing to be hissed at perpetually;
Everyone who passes by will be astounded
And shake his head [in scorn].
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
16They have made their land a desolation,
a perpetual object of scorn;
all who pass by will be appalled
and shake their heads.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
16So their land will become a horrible thing.
People will make fun of it again and again.
All those who pass by it will be shocked.
They will shake their heads.