Be astonished, O ye heavens. — The adjuration had been made familiar by a like utterance in Isaiah 1:2; Deuteronomy 32:1 “Astonished” — in the old sense, “thunder-stricken,” stupefied. The whole universe is thought of as shocked and startled at the offence against its Creator.
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Jeremiah 2:12
12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.