8And many nations have passed by this city, And they have said, each to his neighbour, For what hath Jehovah done thus to this great city?


In Context

5 And if ye do not hear these words, By myself I have sworn — an affirmation of Jehovah, That this house is for a desolation.

6 For thus said Jehovah, Concerning the house of the king of Judah: Gilead art thou to Me — head of Lebanon, If not — I make thee a wilderness, Cities not inhabited.

7 And I have separated for thee destroyers, Each with his weapons, And they have cut down the choice of thy cedars, And have cast them on the fire.

8 And many nations have passed by this city, And they have said, each to his neighbour, For what hath Jehovah done thus to this great city?

9 And they have said, 'Because that they have forsaken The covenant of Jehovah their God, And bow themselves to other gods, and serve them.'

10 Ye do not weep for the dead, nor bemoan for him, Weep ye sore for the traveller, For he doth not return again, Nor hath he seen the land of his birth.

Jeremiah 22:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:8And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:8"People from many nations will pass by this city and will ask one another, 'Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:8And many nations shall pass by this city: and they shall say every man to his neighbor: Why hath the Lord done so to this great city?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:8And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this great city?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this great city?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:8And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Why hath the LORD done thus to this great city?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8Many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Why has Yahweh done thus to this great city?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:8And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Why has the LORD done thus to this great city?