16 Their land will be an object of horror

and of lasting scorn;

all who pass by will be appalled

and will shake their heads.

16 To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

16 Therefore, their land will become desolate,

a monument to their stupidity.

All who pass by will be astonished

and will shake their heads in amazement.

16 To make their land desolate and a perpetual hissing;

Everyone who passes by it will be astonished

And shake his head.

16 So Judah’s country will become an empty desert.

People will not stop making fun of it.

They will shake their heads as they pass by;

they will be shocked at how the country was destroyed.

16 to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

16 to make their land an astonishment, a perpetual hissing: every one that passeth by shall be astonished, and shake his head.

16 Their land will become desolate 

and something to be hissed at forever. 

Everyone who will pass by it will be stunned and shake his head. 

16 They have made their land a horror,

a perpetual object of scorn;

everyone who passes by it will be horrified

and shake his head.

16 making their land a horror,

a thing to be hissed at forever.

All who pass by it are horrified

and shake their heads.

16 To make their land a horror,

an object of whistling for eternity.

All who pass by it will be appalled,

and he will shake his head.

16 So their land will be completely destroyed.

People will make fun of it again and again.

All those who pass by it will be shocked.

They will shake their heads.

16 To make their land a desolation,

An object of perpetual hissing;

Everyone who passes by it will be astonished

And shake his head.