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Jeremiah 48:29-39
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Jeremiah 48:29-39
New International Version
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.
30 I know her insolence but it is futile,”
declares the Lord,
“and her boasts(C) accomplish nothing.
31 Therefore I wail(D) over Moab,
for all Moab I cry out,
I moan for the people of Kir Hareseth.(E)
32 I weep for you, as Jazer(F) weeps,
you vines of Sibmah.(G)
Your branches spread as far as the sea[a];
they reached as far as[b] Jazer.
The destroyer has fallen
on your ripened fruit and grapes.
33 Joy and gladness are gone
from the orchards and fields of Moab.
I have stopped the flow of wine(H) from the presses;
no one treads them with shouts of joy.(I)
Although there are shouts,
they are not shouts of joy.
34 “The sound of their cry rises
from Heshbon(J) to Elealeh(K) and Jahaz,(L)
from Zoar(M) as far as Horonaim(N) and Eglath Shelishiyah,
for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.(O)
35 In Moab I will put an end
to those who make offerings on the high places(P)
and burn incense(Q) to their gods,”
declares the Lord.
36 “So my heart laments(R) for Moab like the music of a pipe;
it laments like a pipe for the people of Kir Hareseth.(S)
The wealth they acquired(T) is gone.
37 Every head is shaved(U)
and every beard(V) cut off;
every hand is slashed
and every waist is covered with sackcloth.(W)
38 On all the roofs in Moab
and in the public squares(X)
there is nothing but mourning,
for I have broken Moab
like a jar(Y) that no one wants,”
declares the Lord.
39 “How shattered(Z) she is! How they wail!
How Moab turns her back in shame!
Moab has become an object of ridicule,(AA)
an object of horror to all those around her.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 48:32 Probably the Dead Sea
- Jeremiah 48:32 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts as far as the Sea of
Jeremiah 48:29-39
King James Version
Jeremiah 48:29-39
King James Version
29 We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
30 I know his wrath, saith the Lord; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.
31 Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
33 And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab, and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.
34 From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.
35 Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the Lord, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
36 Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.
37 For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
38 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the Lord.
39 They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
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