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Give wings to Moab,
    that she may fly and get herself away:
and her cities will become a desolation,
    without anyone to dwell in them.

10 “Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently;
    and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

11 “Moab has been at ease from his youth,
    and he has settled on his dregs,
and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
    neither has he gone into captivity;
therefore his taste remains in him,
    and his scent is not changed.

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Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.

10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

11 Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

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Put salt(A) on Moab,
    for she will be laid waste[a];(B)
her towns will become desolate,
    with no one to live in them.

10 “A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work!
    A curse on anyone who keeps their sword(C) from bloodshed!(D)

11 “Moab has been at rest(E) from youth,
    like wine left on its dregs,(F)
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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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:9 Or Give wings to Moab, / for she will fly away