jeremiah 2:12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.

jeremiah 2:12 "Be appalled, O heavens, at this, And shudder, be very desolate," declares the LORD.

12. Impassioned personification (Isa 1:2).
horribly afraid--rather, be horrified."
be . . . very desolate--rather, "be exceedingly aghast" at the monstrous spectacle. Literally, "to be dried up," or "devastated," (places devastated have such an unsightly look) [MAURER].

jeremiah 2:12 "Be appalled, O heavens, at this, And shudder, be very desolate," declares the LORD.

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