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Jeremiah 48:7-9
Common English Bible
Jeremiah 48:7-9
Common English Bible
7 Because you have relied
on your own strength and treasures,
you also will be captured.
Chemosh will go into exile,
together with his priests and officials.
8 The destroyer will sweep through every town;
no town will escape.
The valleys will be ravaged;
the plateaus will be destroyed,
because the Lord has declared it so.
9 Give wings to Moab,
and it would fly away[a]
because its towns lie in ruins,
with no one left in them.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 48:9 Heb uncertain
Jeremiah 48:7-9
New King James Version
Jeremiah 48:7-9
New King James Version
7 For because you have trusted in your works and your (A)treasures,
You also shall be taken.
And (B)Chemosh shall go forth into captivity,
His (C)priests and his princes together.
8 And (D)the plunderer shall come against every city;
No one shall escape.
The valley also shall perish,
And the plain shall be destroyed,
As the Lord has spoken.
9 “Give(E) wings to Moab,
That she may flee and get away;
For her cities shall be desolate,
Without any to dwell in them.
Jeremiah 48:7-9
King James Version
Jeremiah 48:7-9
King James Version
7 For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
8 And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord hath spoken.
9 Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
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Jeremiah 48:7-9
New International Version
Jeremiah 48:7-9
New International Version
7 Since you trust in your deeds and riches,(A)
you too will be taken captive,
and Chemosh(B) will go into exile,(C)
together with his priests and officials.(D)
8 The destroyer(E) will come against every town,
and not a town will escape.
The valley will be ruined
and the plateau(F) destroyed,
because the Lord has spoken.
9 Put salt(G) on Moab,
for she will be laid waste[a];(H)
her towns will become desolate,
with no one to live in them.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 48:9 Or Give wings to Moab, / for she will fly away
Jeremiah 48:7-9
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 48:7-9
English Standard Version
7 For, (A)because you trusted in your works and your treasures,
you also shall be taken;
and (B)Chemosh (C)shall go into exile
with (D)his priests and his officials.
8 (E)The destroyer shall come upon every city,
and no city shall escape;
the valley shall perish,
and (F)the plain shall be destroyed,
as the Lord has spoken.
9 “Give wings to Moab,
for she would fly away;
her cities shall become a desolation,
with no inhabitant in them.
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