11 “Moab has been at ease from [a]his youth;
He (A)has settled on his dregs,
And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
Nor has he gone into captivity.
Therefore his taste remained in him,
And his scent has not changed.

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  1. Jeremiah 48:11 Heb. uses masc. and fem. pronouns interchangeably in this chapter.

11 “Moab has been at rest(A) from youth,
    like wine left on its dregs,(B)
not poured from one jar to another—
    she has not gone into exile.
So she tastes as she did,
    and her aroma is unchanged.

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12 “And it shall come to pass at that time
That I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
And punish the men
Who are (A)settled[a] in complacency,
(B)Who say in their heart,
‘The Lord will not do good,
Nor will He do evil.’

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  1. Zephaniah 1:12 Lit. on their lees; like the dregs of wine

12 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
    and punish those who are complacent,(A)
    who are like wine left on its dregs,(B)
who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing,(C)
    either good or bad.’(D)

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15 I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease;
For (A)I was a little angry,
And they helped—but with evil intent.

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15 and I am very angry with the nations that feel secure.(A) I was only a little angry,(B) but they went too far with the punishment.’(C)

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For the Lord will restore the excellence of Jacob
Like the excellence of Israel,
For the emptiers have emptied them out
And ruined their vine branches.

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The Lord will restore(A) the splendor(B) of Jacob
    like the splendor of Israel,
though destroyers have laid them waste
    and have ruined their vines.

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29 “We have heard the (A)pride of Moab
(He is exceedingly proud),
Of his loftiness and arrogance and (B)pride,
And of the haughtiness of his heart.”

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29 “We have heard of Moab’s pride(A)
    how great is her arrogance!—
of her insolence, her pride, her conceit
    and the haughtiness(B) of her heart.

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49 Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, (A)fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty and (B)committed abomination before Me; therefore (C)I took them away as [a]I saw fit.

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  1. Ezekiel 16:50 Vg. you saw; LXX he saw; Tg. as was revealed to Me

49 “‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom:(A) She and her daughters were arrogant,(B) overfed and unconcerned;(C) they did not help the poor and needy.(D) 50 They were haughty(E) and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.(F)

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The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered,
For the Lord has spoken this word.

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The earth will be completely laid waste(A)
    and totally plundered.(B)
The Lord has spoken(C) this word.

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We have heard of the (A)pride of Moab—
He is very proud—
Of his haughtiness and his pride and his wrath;
(B)But his [a]lies shall not be so.

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  1. Isaiah 16:6 Lit. vain talk

We have heard of Moab’s(A) pride(B)
    how great is her arrogance!—
of her conceit, her pride and her insolence;
    but her boasts are empty.

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Our soul is exceedingly filled
With the scorn of those who are at ease,
With the contempt of the proud.

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We have endured no end
    of ridicule from the arrogant,
    of contempt from the proud.

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19 God will hear, and afflict them,
(A)Even He who abides from of old. Selah
Because they do not change,
Therefore they do not fear God.

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19 God, who is enthroned from of old,(A)
    who does not change—
he will hear(B) them and humble them,
    because they have no fear of God.(C)

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34 “Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon
Has (A)devoured me, he has crushed me;
He has made me an (B)empty vessel,
He has swallowed me up like a monster;
He has filled his stomach with my delicacies,
He has spit me out.

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34 “Nebuchadnezzar(A) king of Babylon has devoured(B) us,(C)
    he has thrown us into confusion,
    he has made us an empty jar.
Like a serpent he has swallowed us
    and filled his stomach with our delicacies,
    and then has spewed(D) us out.

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And in (A)this mountain
(B)The Lord of hosts will make for (C)all people
A feast of [a]choice pieces,
A feast of [b]wines on the lees,
Of fat things full of marrow,
Of well-refined wines on the lees.

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  1. Isaiah 25:6 Lit. fat things
  2. Isaiah 25:6 wines matured on the sediment

On this mountain(A) the Lord Almighty will prepare
    a feast(B) of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
    the best of meats and the finest of wines.(C)

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32 For the [a]turning away of the simple will slay them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them;

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  1. Proverbs 1:32 waywardness

32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(A)

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