Verse 37

And Babylon{H894} shall become heaps{H1530}, a dwellingplace{H4583} for dragons{H8577}, an astonishment{H8047}, and an hissing{H8322}, without an inhabitant{H3427}{(H8802)}.

Referenced Verses

  • Rev 18:2 : 2 And{G2532} he cried{G2896}{(G5656)} mightily{G2479} with{G1722} a strong{G3173} voice{G5456}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Babylon{G897} the great{G3173} is fallen{G4098}{(G5627)}, is fallen{G4098}{(G5627)}, and{G2532} is become{G1096}{(G5633)} the habitation{G2732} of devils{G1142}, and{G2532} the hold{G5438} of every{G3956} foul{G169} spirit{G4151}, and{G2532} a cage{G5438} of every{G3956} unclean{G169} and{G2532} hateful{G3404}{(G5772)} bird{G3732}.
  • Jer 18:16 : 16 To make{H7760}{(H8800)} their land{H776} desolate{H8047}, and a perpetual{H5769} hissing{H8292}{(H8675)}{H8292}; every one that passeth{H5674}{(H8802)} thereby shall be astonished{H8074}{(H8799)}, and wag{H5110}{(H8686)} his head{H7218}.
  • Jer 25:9 : 9 Behold, I will send{H7971}{(H8802)} and take{H3947}{(H8804)} all the families{H4940} of the north{H6828}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, and Nebuchadrezzar{H5019} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, my servant{H5650}, and will bring{H935}{(H8689)} them against this land{H776}, and against the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} thereof, and against all these nations{H1471} round about{H5439}, and will utterly destroy{H2763}{(H8689)} them, and make{H7760}{(H8804)} them an astonishment{H8047}, and an hissing{H8322}, and perpetual{H5769} desolations{H2723}.
  • Jer 25:12 : 12 And it shall come to pass, when seventy{H7657} years{H8141} are accomplished{H4390}{(H8800)}, that I will punish{H6485}{(H8799)} the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}, and that nation{H1471}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, for their iniquity{H5771}, and the land{H776} of the Chaldeans{H3778}, and will make{H7760}{(H8804)} it perpetual{H5769} desolations{H8077}.
  • Jer 25:18 : 18 To wit, Jerusalem{H3389}, and the cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063}, and the kings{H4428} thereof, and the princes{H8269} thereof, to make{H5414}{(H8800)} them a desolation{H2723}, an astonishment{H8047}, an hissing{H8322}, and a curse{H7045}; as it is this day{H3117};
  • Jer 29:18 : 18 And I will persecute{H7291}{(H8804)} them{H310} with the sword{H2719}, with the famine{H7458}, and with the pestilence{H1698}, and will deliver{H5414}{(H8804)} them to be removed{H2189}{(H8675)}{H2113} to all the kingdoms{H4467} of the earth{H776}, to be a curse{H423}, and an astonishment{H8047}, and an hissing{H8322}, and a reproach{H2781}, among all the nations{H1471} whither I have driven{H5080}{(H8689)} them:
  • Jer 50:12-13 : 12 Your mother{H517} shall be sore{H3966} confounded{H954}{(H8804)}; she that bare{H3205}{(H8802)} you shall be ashamed{H2659}{(H8804)}: behold, the hindermost{H319} of the nations{H1471} shall be a wilderness{H4057}, a dry land{H6723}, and a desert{H6160}. 13 Because of the wrath{H7110} of the LORD{H3068} it shall not be inhabited{H3427}{(H8799)}, but it shall be wholly desolate{H8077}: every one that goeth{H5674}{(H8802)} by Babylon{H894} shall be astonished{H8074}{(H8799)}, and hiss{H8319}{(H8799)} at all her plagues{H4347}.
  • Jer 50:23-26 : 23 How is the hammer{H6360} of the whole earth{H776} cut asunder{H1438}{(H8738)} and broken{H7665}{(H8735)}! how is Babylon{H894} become a desolation{H8047} among the nations{H1471}! 24 I have laid a snare{H3369}{(H8804)} for thee, and thou art also taken{H3920}{(H8738)}, O Babylon{H894}, and thou wast not aware{H3045}{(H8804)}: thou art found{H4672}{(H8738)}, and also caught{H8610}{(H8738)}, because thou hast striven{H1624}{(H8694)} against the LORD{H3068}. 25 The LORD{H3068} hath opened{H6605}{(H8804)} his armoury{H214}, and hath brought forth{H3318}{(H8686)} the weapons{H3627} of his indignation{H2195}: for this is the work{H4399} of the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} of hosts{H6635} in the land{H776} of the Chaldeans{H3778}. 26 Come{H935}{(H8798)} against her from the utmost border{H7093}, open{H6605}{(H8798)} her storehouses{H3965}: cast her up{H5549}{(H8798)} as heaps{H6194}, and destroy her utterly{H2763}{(H8685)}: let nothing of her be left{H7611}.
  • Jer 50:38-40 : 38 A drought{H2721} is upon her waters{H4325}; and they shall be dried up{H3001}{(H8804)}: for it is the land{H776} of graven images{H6456}, and they are mad{H1984}{(H8704)} upon their idols{H367}. 39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert{H6728} with the wild beasts of the islands{H338} shall dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} there, and the owls{H1323}{H3284} shall dwell{H3427}{(H8804)} therein: and it shall be no more inhabited{H3427}{(H8799)} for ever{H5331}; neither shall it be dwelt{H7931}{(H8799)} in from generation{H1755} to generation{H1755}. 40 As God{H430} overthrew{H4114} Sodom{H5467} and Gomorrah{H6017} and the neighbour{H7934} cities thereof, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}; so shall no man{H376} abide{H3427}{(H8799)} there, neither shall any son{H1121} of man{H120} dwell{H1481}{(H8799)} therein.
  • Jer 51:25-26 : 25 Behold, I am against thee, O destroying{H4889} mountain{H2022}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, which destroyest{H7843}{(H8688)} all the earth{H776}: and I will stretch out{H5186}{(H8804)} mine hand{H3027} upon thee, and roll thee down{H1556}{(H8773)} from the rocks{H5553}, and will make{H5414}{(H8804)} thee a burnt{H8316} mountain{H2022}. 26 And they shall not take{H3947}{(H8799)} of thee a stone{H68} for a corner{H6438}, nor a stone{H68} for foundations{H4146}; but thou shalt be desolate{H8077} for ever{H5769}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}.
  • Jer 51:29 : 29 And the land{H776} shall tremble{H7493}{(H8799)} and sorrow{H2342}{(H8799)}: for every purpose{H4284} of the LORD{H3068} shall be performed{H6965}{(H8804)} against Babylon{H894}, to make{H7760}{(H8800)} the land{H776} of Babylon{H894} a desolation{H8047} without an inhabitant{H3427}{(H8802)}.
  • Lam 2:15-16 : 15 All that pass{H5674}{(H8802)} by clap{H5606}{(H8804)} their hands{H3709} at thee{H1870}; they hiss{H8319}{(H8804)} and wag{H5128}{(H8686)} their head{H7218} at the daughter{H1323} of Jerusalem{H3389}, saying, Is this the city{H5892} that men call{H559}{(H8799)} The perfection{H3632} of beauty{H3308}, The joy{H4885} of the whole earth{H776}? 16 All thine enemies{H341}{(H8802)} have opened{H6475}{(H8804)} their mouth{H6310} against thee: they hiss{H8319}{(H8804)} and gnash{H2786}{(H8799)} the teeth{H8127}: they say{H559}{(H8804)}, We have swallowed her up{H1104}{(H8765)}: certainly{H389} this is the day{H3117} that we looked for{H6960}{(H8765)}; we have found{H4672}{(H8804)}, we have seen{H7200}{(H8804)} it.
  • Mic 6:16 : 16 For the statutes{H2708} of Omri{H6018} are kept{H8104}{(H8691)}, and all the works{H4639} of the house{H1004} of Ahab{H256}, and ye walk{H3212}{(H8799)} in their counsels{H4156}; that I should make{H5414}{(H8800)} thee a desolation{H8047}, and the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} thereof an hissing{H8322}: therefore ye shall bear{H5375}{(H8799)} the reproach{H2781} of my people{H5971}.
  • Zeph 2:15 : 15 This is the rejoicing{H5947} city{H5892} that dwelt{H3427}{(H8802)} carelessly{H983}, that said{H559}{(H8802)} in her heart{H3824}, I am, and there is none beside{H657} me: how is she become a desolation{H8047}, a place for beasts{H2416} to lie down in{H4769}! every one that passeth by{H5674}{(H8802)} her shall hiss{H8319}{(H8799)}, and wag{H5128}{(H8686)} his hand{H3027}.
  • Jer 19:8 : 8 And I will make{H7760}{(H8804)} this city{H5892} desolate{H8047}, and an hissing{H8322}; every one that passeth{H5674}{(H8802)} thereby shall be astonished{H8074}{(H8799)} and hiss{H8319}{(H8799)} because of all the plagues{H4347} thereof.
  • Rev 18:21-23 : 21 And{G2532} a{G1520} mighty{G2478} angel{G32} took up{G142}{(G5656)} a stone{G3037} like{G5613} a great{G3173} millstone{G3458}, and{G2532} cast{G906}{(G5627)} it into{G1519} the sea{G2281}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Thus{G3779} with violence{G3731} shall{G906} that great{G3173} city{G4172} Babylon{G897} be thrown down{G906}{(G5701)}, and{G2532} shall be found{G2147}{(G5686)} no more{G3364} at all{G2089}. 22 And{G2532} the voice{G5456} of harpers{G2790}, and{G2532} musicians{G3451}, and{G2532} of pipers{G834}, and{G2532} trumpeters{G4538}, shall be heard{G191}{(G5686)} no more{G3364} at all{G2089} in{G1722} thee{G4671}; and{G2532} no{G3364}{G3956} craftsman{G5079}, of whatsoever{G3956} craft{G5078} he be, shall be found{G2147}{(G5686)} any more{G2089} in{G1722} thee{G4671}; and{G2532} the sound{G5456} of a millstone{G3458} shall be heard{G191}{(G5686)} no more{G3364} at all{G2089} in{G1722} thee{G4671}; 23 And{G2532} the light{G5457} of a candle{G3088} shall shine{G5316}{(G5652)} no more{G3364} at all{G2089} in{G1722} thee{G4671}; and{G2532} the voice{G5456} of the bridegroom{G3566} and{G2532} of the bride{G3565} shall be heard{G191}{(G5686)} no more{G3364} at all{G2089} in{G1722} thee{G4671}: for{G3754} thy{G4675} merchants{G1713} were{G2258}{(G5713)} the great men{G3175} of the earth{G1093}; for{G3754} by{G1722} thy{G4675} sorceries{G5331} were{G4105} all{G3956} nations{G1484} deceived{G4105}{(G5681)}.
  • 2 Chr 29:8 : 8 Wherefore the wrath{H7110} of the LORD{H3068} was upon Judah{H3063} and Jerusalem{H3389}, and he hath delivered{H5414}{(H8799)} them to trouble{H2189}{(H8675)}{H2113}, to astonishment{H8047}, and to hissing{H8322}, as ye see{H7200}{(H8802)} with your eyes{H5869}.
  • Isa 13:19-22 : 19 And Babylon{H894}, the glory{H6643} of kingdoms{H4467}, the beauty{H8597} of the Chaldees{H3778}' excellency{H1347}, shall be as when God{H430} overthrew{H4114} Sodom{H5467} and Gomorrah{H6017}. 20 It shall never{H5331} be inhabited{H3427}{(H8799)}, neither shall it be dwelt{H7931}{(H8799)} in from generation{H1755} to generation{H1755}: neither shall the Arabian{H6163} pitch tent{H167}{(H8762)} there; neither shall the shepherds{H7462}{(H8802)} make their fold{H7257}{(H8686)} there. 21 But wild beasts of the desert{H6728} shall lie{H7257}{(H8804)} there; and their houses{H1004} shall be full{H4390}{(H8804)} of doleful creatures{H255}; and owls{H1323}{H3284} shall dwell{H7931}{(H8804)} there, and satyrs{H8163} shall dance{H7540}{(H8762)} there. 22 And the wild beasts of the islands{H338} shall cry{H6030}{(H8804)} in their desolate houses{H490}, and dragons{H8577} in their pleasant{H6027} palaces{H1964}: and her time{H6256} is near{H7138} to come{H935}{(H8800)}, and her days{H3117} shall not be prolonged{H4900}{(H8735)}.
  • Isa 14:23 : 23 I will also make{H7760}{(H8804)} it a possession{H4180} for the bittern{H7090}, and pools{H98} of water{H4325}: and I will sweep{H2894}{(H8773)} it with the besom{H4292} of destruction{H8045}{(H8687)}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}.
  • Isa 34:8-9 : 8 For it is the day{H3117} of the LORD'S{H3068} vengeance{H5359}, and the year{H8141} of recompences{H7966} for the controversy{H7379} of Zion{H6726}. 9 And the streams{H5158} thereof shall be turned{H2015}{(H8738)} into pitch{H2203}, and the dust{H6083} thereof into brimstone{H1614}, and the land{H776} thereof shall become burning{H1197}{(H8802)} pitch{H2203}. 10 It shall not be quenched{H3518}{(H8799)} night{H3915} nor day{H3119}; the smoke{H6227} thereof shall go up{H5927}{(H8799)} for ever{H5769}: from generation{H1755} to generation{H1755} it shall lie waste{H2717}{(H8799)}; none shall pass through{H5674}{(H8802)} it for ever{H5331} and ever{H5331}. 11 But the cormorant{H6893} and the bittern{H7090} shall possess{H3423}{(H8804)} it; the owl{H3244} also and the raven{H6158} shall dwell{H7931}{(H8799)} in it: and he shall stretch out{H5186}{(H8804)} upon it the line{H6957} of confusion{H8414}, and the stones{H68} of emptiness{H922}. 12 They shall call{H7121}{(H8799)} the nobles{H2715} thereof to the kingdom{H4410}, but none shall be there, and all her princes{H8269} shall be nothing{H657}. 13 And thorns{H5518} shall come up{H5927}{(H8804)} in her palaces{H759}, nettles{H7057} and brambles{H2336} in the fortresses{H4013} thereof: and it shall be an habitation{H5116} of dragons{H8577}, and a court{H2681} for owls{H1323}{H3284}. 14 The wild beasts of the desert{H6728} shall also meet{H6298}{(H8804)} with the wild beasts of the island{H338}, and the satyr{H8163} shall cry{H7121}{(H8799)} to his fellow{H7453}; the screech owl{H3917} also shall rest{H7280}{(H8689)} there, and find{H4672}{(H8804)} for herself a place of rest{H4494}. 15 There shall the great owl{H7091} make her nest{H7077}{(H8765)}, and lay{H4422}{(H8762)}, and hatch{H1234}{(H8804)}, and gather{H1716}{(H8804)} under her shadow{H6738}: there shall the vultures{H1772} also be gathered{H6908}{(H8738)}, every one{H802} with her mate{H7468}. 16 Seek ye out{H1875}{(H8798)} of the book{H5612} of the LORD{H3068}, and read{H7121}{(H8798)}: no one{H259} of these{H2007} shall fail{H5737}{(H8738)}, none{H802} shall want{H6485}{(H8804)} her mate{H7468}: for my mouth{H6310} it hath commanded{H6680}{(H8765)}, and his spirit{H7307} it hath gathered{H6908}{(H8765)} them. 17 And he hath cast{H5307}{(H8689)} the lot{H1486} for them, and his hand{H3027} hath divided{H2505}{(H8765)} it unto them by line{H6957}: they shall possess{H3423}{(H8799)} it for{H5704} ever{H5769}, from generation{H1755} to generation{H1755} shall they dwell{H7931}{(H8799)} therein.