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Lamentations 2:15

WEB

15All that pass by clap their hands at you. They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, “Is this the city that men called ‘The perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth’?”

KJV

15All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

BSB

15All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”

FBV

15Everyone who passes by mock you, clapping their hands, hissing and shaking their heads in scorn at the Daughter of Jerusalem. “Is this really the city that people called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?” they ask.

Extra References

Psalms 48:2

2Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the north sides, the city of the great King.

Jeremiah 18:16

16to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished, and shake his head.

Psalms 50:2

2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines out.

Ezekiel 25:6

6For the Lord GOD says: “Because you have clapped your hands, stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the contempt of your soul against the land of Israel,

Jeremiah 19:8

8I will make this city an astonishment and a hissing. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.

Isaiah 37:22

22this is the word which the LORD has spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you and ridiculed you. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.

Zephaniah 2:15

15This is the joyous city that lived carelessly, that said in her heart, “I am, and there is no one besides me.” How she has become a desolation, a place for animals to lie down in! Everyone who passes by her will hiss and shake their fists.

Matthew 27:39

39Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads

Psalms 22:7

7All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,

Isaiah 64:11

11Our holy and our beautiful house where our fathers praised you is burned with fire. All our pleasant places are laid waste.