- to be a curse:
- Heb. for a curse, "And of¹ them shall be taken upª° a curseª by all¹ the captivityª of Judahª which¹ [are] in Babylon,ª saying,ª° The LORDª makeª° thee like Zedekiahª and like Ahab,ª whom¹ the kingª of Babylonª roastedª° in the fire;ª" {Jer 29:22} + "And I will makeª°¹ this¹ cityª desolate,ª and an hissing;ª every one¹ that passethª° thereby¹ shall be astonishedª° and hissª° because¹ of all¹ the plaguesª thereof." {Jer 19:8} + "Behold,¹ I will sendª° and takeª°¹ all¹ the familiesª of the north,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and Nebuchadrezzarª the kingª of Babylon,ª my servant,ª and will bringª° them against¹ this¹ land,ª and against¹ the inhabitantsª° thereof, and against¹ all¹ these¹ nationsª round about,ª and will utterly destroyª° them, and makeª° them an astonishment,ª and an hissing,ª and perpetualª desolations.ª" {Jer 25:9} + "Then will I makeª°¹ this¹ houseª like Shiloh,ª and will makeª° this¹ cityª a curseª to all¹ the nationsª of the earth.ª" {Jer 26:6} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª As¹ mine angerª and my furyª hath been poured forthª° upon¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem;ª so¹ shall my furyª be poured forthª° upon¹ you, when ye shall¹ enter²° into¹ Egypt:ª and ye shall be an execration,ª and an astonishment,ª and a curse,ª and a reproach;ª and ye shall seeª°¹ this¹ placeª no¹ more.¹" {Jer 42:18} + "And the LORDª shall separateª° him unto evilª out of all¹¹ the tribesª of Israel,ª according to all¹ the cursesª of the covenantª that are writtenª° in this¹ bookª of the law:ª ... And the LORDª rooted²° them out¹ of¹¹ their landª in anger,ª and in wrath,ª and in greatª indignation,ª and castª° them into¹ anotherª land,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª" {Deu 29:21-28} + "Then will I cut offª°¹ Israelª out² of¹¹¹ the landª which¹ I have givenª° them; and this house,ª which¹ I have hallowedª° for my name,ª will I cast¹ out²° of¹¹ my sight;ª and Israelª shall be¹ a proverbª and a bywordª among all¹ people:ª ... And at this¹ house,ª [which] is¹ high,ª every one¹ that passethª° by¹ it shall be astonished,ª° and shall hiss;ª° and they shall say,ª° Why¹ hath the LORDª doneª° thus¹ unto this¹ land,ª and to this¹ house?ª" {1Kg 9:7-8} + "But if¹ ye¹ turn away,ª° and forsakeª° my statutesª and my commandments,ª which¹ I have setª° beforeª you, and shall goª° and serveª° otherª gods,ª and worshipª° them; ... And it shall be answered,ª° Because¹¹ they forsookª°¹ the LORDª Godª of their fathers,ª which¹ brought them forthª° out of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª and laid holdª° on otherª gods,ª and worshippedª° them, and servedª° them: therefore¹¹ hath he broughtª°¹ all¹ this¹ evilª upon¹ them." {2Ch 7:19-22} + "Wherefore the wrathª of the LORDª was¹ upon¹ Judahª and Jerusalem,ª and he hath deliveredª° them to trouble,ª°² to astonishment,ª and to hissing,ª as¹ ye¹ seeª° with your eyes.ª" {2Ch 29:8} + "And ye shall leave²°¹ your nameª for a curseª unto my chosen:ª for the Lordª GODª shall slayª° thee, and callª° his servantsª by anotherª name:ª" {Isa 65:15} + "All¹ that pass²° by¹¹ clapª° [their] handsª at¹ thee;² they hissª° and wagª° their headª at¹ the daughterª of Jerusalem,ª [saying, Is] this¹ the cityª that [men] callª°¹ The perfectionª of beauty,ª The joyª of the whole¹ earth?ª ... All¹ thine enemiesª° have openedª° their mouthª against¹ thee: they hissª° and gnashª° the teeth:ª they say,ª° We have swallowed [her] up:ª° certainlyª this¹ [is] the dayª that we looked for;ª°¹ we have found,ª° we have seenª° [it]." {Lam 2:15-16}
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