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Jeremiah 48:10-26
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 48:10-26
English Standard Version
10 (A)“Cursed is he who does (B)the work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.
11 “Moab has been at ease from his youth
and has (C)settled on his dregs;
he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
nor has he gone into exile;
so his taste remains in him,
and his scent is not changed.
12 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him, and empty his vessels and break his[a] jars in pieces. 13 Then (D)Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as (E)the house of Israel was ashamed of (F)Bethel, their confidence.
14 “How do you say, ‘We are heroes
and mighty men of war’?
15 The destroyer of (G)Moab and his cities has come up,
and the choicest of his young men have (H)gone down to slaughter,
declares (I)the King, (J)whose name is the Lord of hosts.
16 The calamity of Moab is near at hand,
and his affliction hastens swiftly.
17 (K)Grieve for him, all you who are around him,
and all who know his name;
say, (L)‘How the mighty scepter is broken,
the glorious staff.’
18 (M)“Come down from your glory,
and sit on the parched ground,
O inhabitant of (N)Dibon!
For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you;
he has destroyed your strongholds.
19 (O)Stand by the way (P)and watch,
O inhabitant of (Q)Aroer!
Ask him who flees and her who escapes;
say, ‘What has happened?’
20 Moab is put to shame, for it is broken;
(R)wail and cry!
Tell it beside (S)the Arnon,
that (T)Moab is laid waste.
21 “Judgment has come upon (U)the tableland, upon Holon, and (V)Jahzah, and Mephaath, 22 and (W)Dibon, and (X)Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, 23 and (Y)Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and (Z)Beth-meon, 24 and (AA)Kerioth, and (AB)Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. 25 (AC)The horn of Moab is cut off, and (AD)his arm is broken, declares the Lord.
26 (AE)“Make him drunk, (AF)because he magnified himself against the Lord, so that Moab shall (AG)wallow in his vomit, (AH)and he too shall be held in derision.
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- Jeremiah 48:12 Septuagint, Aquila; Hebrew their
Jeremiah 48:10-26
New International Version
Jeremiah 48:10-26
New International Version
10 “A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work!
A curse on anyone who keeps their sword(A) from bloodshed!(B)
11 “Moab has been at rest(C) from youth,
like wine left on its dregs,(D)
not poured from one jar to another—
she has not gone into exile.
So she tastes as she did,
and her aroma is unchanged.
12 But days are coming,”
declares the Lord,
“when I will send men who pour from pitchers,
and they will pour her out;
they will empty her pitchers
and smash her jars.
13 Then Moab will be ashamed(E) of Chemosh,(F)
as Israel was ashamed
when they trusted in Bethel.(G)
14 “How can you say, ‘We are warriors,(H)
men valiant in battle’?
15 Moab will be destroyed and her towns invaded;
her finest young men(I) will go down in the slaughter,(J)”
declares the King,(K) whose name is the Lord Almighty.(L)
16 “The fall of Moab is at hand;(M)
her calamity will come quickly.
17 Mourn for her, all who live around her,
all who know her fame;(N)
say, ‘How broken is the mighty scepter,(O)
how broken the glorious staff!’
18 “Come down from your glory
and sit on the parched ground,(P)
you inhabitants of Daughter Dibon,(Q)
for the one who destroys Moab
will come up against you
and ruin your fortified cities.(R)
19 Stand by the road and watch,
you who live in Aroer.(S)
Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping,
ask them, ‘What has happened?’
20 Moab is disgraced, for she is shattered.
Wail(T) and cry out!
Announce by the Arnon(U)
that Moab is destroyed.
21 Judgment has come to the plateau(V)—
to Holon,(W) Jahzah(X) and Mephaath,(Y)
22 to Dibon,(Z) Nebo(AA) and Beth Diblathaim,
23 to Kiriathaim,(AB) Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,(AC)
24 to Kerioth(AD) and Bozrah(AE)—
to all the towns(AF) of Moab, far and near.
25 Moab’s horn[a](AG) is cut off;
her arm(AH) is broken,”
declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 48:25 Horn here symbolizes strength.
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