Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Jeremiah 25:18 in English Standard Version "Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a desolation and a waste, a hissing and a curse, as at this day;" Jer 18:16 making their land a horror, a thing to be hissed at forever. Everyone who passes by it is horrified and shakes his head. Zec 12:2 “Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup of staggering to all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem will also be against Judah.