Jeremiah 25:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙
(ye·ru·sha·lim)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem
and the citiesעָרֵ֣י
(a·rei)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
of Judahיְהוּדָ֔ה
(ye·hu·dah,)
3063: probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.probably from yadah
and its kingsמְלָכֶ֖יהָ
(me·la·chei·ha)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
[and] its princes,שָׂרֶ֑יהָ
(sa·rei·ha;)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
to makeלָתֵ֨ת
(la·tet)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
them a ruin,לְחָרְבָּ֧ה
(le·cha·re·bah)
2723: waste, desolation, ruinfrom chareb
a horror,לְשַׁמָּ֛ה
(le·sham·mah)
8047: waste, horrorfrom shamem
a hissingלִשְׁרֵקָ֥ה
(lish·re·kah)
8322: (object of derisive) hissingfrom sharaq
and a curse,וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה
(ve·lik·la·lah)
7045: a cursefrom qalal
as it is thisהַזֶּֽה׃
(haz·zeh.)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
day;כַּיֹּ֥ום
(kai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
To wit Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
and the cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
of Judah
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
and the kings
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
thereof and the princes
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
thereof to make
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
them a desolation
chorbah  (khor-baw')
drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation -- decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).
an astonishment
shammah  (sham-maw')
ruin; by implication, consternation -- astonishment, desolate(-ion), waste, wonderful thing.
an hissing
shreqah  (sher-ay-kaw')
a derision -- hissing.
and a curse
qlalah  (kel-aw-law')
vilification -- (ac-)curse(-d, -ing).
as it is this day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Jerusalem and the cities of Judah and its kings and its princes, to make them a ruin, a horror, a hissing and a curse, as it is this day;

King James Bible
To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These included: Jerusalem and the other cities of Judah, its kings and its officials, to make them a desolate ruin, an object of scorn and cursing--as it is today;

International Standard Version
Jerusalem, the cities of Judah, its kings and officials to make them into a ruin, an object of horror and scorn, and a curse, as it is this day;

NET Bible
I made Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and its officials drink it. I did it so Judah would become a ruin. I did it so Judah, its kings, and its officials would become an object of horror and of hissing scorn, an example used in curses. Such is already becoming the case!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jerusalem and the cities of Judah as well as its kings and officials. When they drank from it, they became wastelands and ruins, something ridiculed and cursed, until today.

King James 2000 Bible
Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and its kings, and its princes, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;
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