Jeremiah 48 Parallel Bible

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1	Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Woe to Nabo, for it is laid waste, and confounded: Cariathaim is taken: the strong city is confounded and hath trembled.	Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste! Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; the fortress is put to shame and broken down;	Concerning Moab: This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be ruined. Kiriathaim will be disgraced and captured; the stronghold will be disgraced and shattered.
2	There is no more rejoicing in Moab over Hesebon: they have devised evil. Come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Therefore shalt thou in silence hold thy peace, and the sword shall follow thee.	the renown of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they planned disaster against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!’ You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue you.	Moab will be praised no more; in Heshbon people will plot her downfall: ‘Come, let us put an end to that nation.’ You, the people of Madmen, will also be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
3	A voice of crying from Oronaim: waste, and great destruction.	“A voice! A cry from Horonaim, ‘Desolation and great destruction!’	Cries of anguish arise from Horonaim, cries of great havoc and destruction.
4	Moab is destroyed: proclaim a cry for her little ones.	Moab is destroyed; her little ones have made a cry.	Moab will be broken; her little ones will cry out.
5	For by the ascent of Luith shall the mourner go up with weeping: for in the descent of Oronaim the enemies have heard a howling of destruction.	For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distressed cry of destruction.	They go up the hill to Luhith, weeping bitterly as they go; on the road down to Horonaim anguished cries over the destruction are heard.
6	Flee, save your lives: and be as heath in the wilderness.	Flee! Save yourselves! You will be like a juniper in the desert!	Flee! Run for your lives; become like a bush in the desert.
7	For because thou hast trusted in thy bulwarks, and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chamos shall go into captivity, his priests, and his princes together.	For, because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you also shall be taken; and Chemosh shall go into exile with his priests and his officials.	Since you trust in your deeds and riches, you too will be taken captive, and Chemosh will go into exile, together with his priests and officials.
8	And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: and the valleys shall perish, and the plains shall be destroyed, for the Lord hath spoken:	The destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD has spoken.	The destroyer will come against every town, and not a town will escape. The valley will be ruined and the plateau destroyed, because the LORD has spoken.
9	Give a flower to Moab, for in its flower it shall go out: and the cities thereof shall be desolate, and uninhabited.	“Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away; her cities shall become a desolation, with no inhabitant in them.	Put salt on Moab, for she will be laid waste; her towns will become desolate, with no one to live in them.
10	Cursed be he that doth the work of the Lord deceitfully: and cursed be he that withholdeth his sword from blood.	“Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.	“A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the LORD’s work! A curse on anyone who keeps their sword from bloodshed!
11	Moab hath been fruitful from his youth, and hath rested upon his lees: and hath not been poured out from vessel to vessel, nor hath gone into captivity : therefore his taste hath remained in him, and his scent is not changed.	“Moab has been at ease from his youth and has 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.	“Moab has been at rest from youth, like wine left on its dregs, 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	Therefore behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will send him men that shall order and overturn his bottles, and they shall cast him down, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles one against another.	“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 jars in pieces.	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	And Moab shall be ashamed of Chamos, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, in which they trusted.	Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.	Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.
14	How do you say: We are valiant, and stout men in battle?	“How do you say, ‘We are heroes and mighty men of war’?	“How can you say, ‘We are warriors, men valiant in battle’?
15	Moab is laid waste, and they have cast down her cities: and her choice young men are gone down to the slaughter: saith the king, whose name is the Lord of hosts.	The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up, and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.	Moab will be destroyed and her towns invaded; her finest young men will go down in the slaughter,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD Almighty.
16	The destruction of Moab is near to come: the calamity thereof shall come on exceeding swiftly.	The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and his affliction hastens swiftly.	“The fall of Moab is at hand; her calamity will come quickly.
17	Comfort him, all you that are round about him, and all you that know his name, say: How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod?	Grieve for him, all you who are around him, and all who know his name; say, ‘How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff.’	Mourn for her, all who live around her, all who know her fame; say, ‘How broken is the mighty scepter, how broken the glorious staff!’
18	Come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst, O dwelling of the daughter of Dibon: because the spoiler of Moab is come up to thee, he hath destroyed thy bulwarks.	“Come down from your glory, and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitant of Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you; he has destroyed your strongholds.	“Come down from your glory and sit on the parched ground, you inhabitants of Daughter Dibon, for the one who destroys Moab will come up against you and ruin your fortified cities.
19	Stand in the way, and look out, O habitation of Aroer: inquire of him that fleeth: and say to him that hath escaped: What Is done?	Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer! Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say, ‘What has happened?’	Stand by the road and watch, you who live in Aroer. Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping, ask them, ‘What has happened?’
20	Moab is confounded, because he is overthrown: howl ye, and cry, tell ye it in Amen, that Moab is wasted.	Moab is put to shame, for it is broken; wail and cry! Tell it beside the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.	Moab is disgraced, for she is shattered. Wail and cry out! Announce by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.
21	And judgment is come upon the plain country: upon Helon, and upon Jasa, and upon Mephaath.	“Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Mephaath,	Judgment has come to the plateau— to Holon, Jahzah and Mephaath,
22	And upon Dibon, and upon Nabo, and upon the house of Deblathaim,	and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,	to Dibon, Nebo and Beth Diblathaim,
23	And upon Cariathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmaon,	and Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,	to Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,
24	And upon Carioth, and upon Bosra: and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.	and Kerioth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.	to Kerioth and Bozrah— to all the towns of Moab, far and near.
25	The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord.	The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, declares the LORD.	Moab’s horn is cut off; her arm is broken,” declares the LORD.
26	Make him drunk, because he lifted up himself against the Lord: and Moab shall dash his hand in his own vomit, and he also shall be in derision.	“Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against the LORD, so that Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision.	“Make her drunk, for she has defied the LORD. Let Moab wallow in her vomit; let her be an object of ridicule.
27	For Israel hath been a derision unto thee: as though thou hadst found him amongst thieves: for thy words therefore, which thou hast spoken against him, thou shalt be led away captive.	Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head?	Was not Israel the object of your ridicule? Was she caught among thieves, that you shake your head in scorn whenever you speak of her?
28	Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, you that dwell in Moab: and be ye Iike the dove that maketh her nest in the mouth of the hole in the highest place.	“Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, O inhabitants of Moab! Be like the dove that nests in the sides of the mouth of a gorge.	Abandon your towns and dwell among the rocks, you who live in Moab. Be like a dove that makes its nest at the mouth of a cave.
29	We have heard the pride of Moab, he is exceeding proud: his haughtiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the loftiness of his heart.	We have heard of the pride of Moab— he is very proud— of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance, and the haughtiness of his heart.	“We have heard of Moab’s pride— how great is her arrogance!— of her insolence, her pride, her conceit and the haughtiness of her heart.
30	I know, saith the Lord, his boasting, and that the strength thereof is not according to it, neither hath it endeavoured to do according as it was able.	I know his insolence, declares the LORD; his boasts are false, his deeds are false.	I know her insolence but it is futile,” declares the LORD, “and her boasts accomplish nothing.
31	Therefore will I lament for Moab, and I will cry out to all Moab, for the men of the brick wall that mourn.	Therefore I wail for Moab; I cry out for all Moab; for the men of Kir-hareseth I mourn.	Therefore I wail over Moab, for all Moab I cry out, I moan for the people of Kir Hareseth.
32	O vineyard of Sabama, I will weep for thee, with the mourning of Jazer: thy branches are gone over the sea, they are come even to the sea of Jazer: the robber hath rushed in upon thy harvest and thy vintage.	More than for Jazer I weep for you, O vine of Sibmah! Your branches passed over the sea, reached to the Sea of Jazer; on your summer fruits and your grapes the destroyer has fallen.	I weep for you, as Jazer weeps, you vines of Sibmah. Your branches spread as far as the sea; they reached as far as Jazer. The destroyer has fallen on your ripened fruit and grapes.
33	Joy and gladness is taken away from Carmel, and from the land of Moab, and I have taken away the wine out of the presses: the treader of the grapes shall not sing the accustomed cheerful tune.	Gladness and joy have been taken away from the fruitful land of Moab; I have made the wine cease from the winepresses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; the shouting is not the shout of joy.	Joy and gladness are gone from the orchards and fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy. Although there are shouts, they are not shouts of joy.
34	From the cry of Hesebon even to Eleale, and to Jasa, they have uttered their voice: from Segor to Oronaim, as a heifer of three years old: the waters also of Nemrim shall be very bad.	“From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate.	“The sound of their cry rises from Heshbon to Elealeh and Jahaz, from Zoar as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah, for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.
35	And I will take away from Moab, saith the Lord, him that offereth in the high places, and that sacrificeth to his gods.	And I will bring to an end in Moab, declares the LORD, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and makes offerings to his god.	In Moab I will put an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods,” declares the LORD.
36	Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like pipes: and my heart a sound like pipes for the men of the brick wall: because he hath done more than he could, therefore they have perished.	Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-hareseth. Therefore the riches they gained have perished.	“So my heart laments for Moab like the music of a pipe; it laments like a pipe for the people of Kir Hareseth. The wealth they acquired is gone.
37	For every head shall be bald, and every beard shall be shaven: all hands shall be tied together, and upon every back there shall be haircloth.	“For every head is shaved and every beard cut off. On all the hands are gashes, and around the waist is sackcloth.	Every head is shaved and every beard cut off; every hand is slashed and every waist is covered with sackcloth.
38	Upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof general mourning: because I have broken Moab as an useless vessel, saith the Lord.	On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation, for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, declares the LORD.	On all the roofs in Moab and in the public squares there is nothing but mourning, for I have broken Moab like a jar that no one wants,” declares the LORD.
39	How is it overthrown, and they have howled! How hath Moab bowed down the neck, and is confounded ! And Moab shall be a derision, and an example to all round about him.	How it is broken! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab has become a derision and a horror to all that are around him.”	“How shattered she is! How they wail! How Moab turns her back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule, an object of horror to all those around her.”
40	Thus saith the Lord: Behold he shall fly as an eagle, and shall stretch forth his wings to Moab.	For thus says the LORD: “Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab;	This is what the LORD says: “Look! An eagle is swooping down, spreading its wings over Moab.
41	Carioth is taken, and the strong holds are won: and the heart of the valiant men of Moab in that day shall be as the heart of a woman in labour.	the cities shall be taken and the strongholds seized. The heart of the warriors of Moab shall be in that day like the heart of a woman in her birth pains;	Kerioth will be captured and the strongholds taken. In that day the hearts of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
42	And Moab shall cease to be a people : because he hath gloried against the Lord.	Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people, because he magnified himself against the LORD.	Moab will be destroyed as a nation because she defied the LORD.
43	Fear, and the pit, and the snare come upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.	Terror, pit, and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab! declares the LORD.	Terror and pit and snare await you, you people of Moab,” declares the LORD.
44	He that shall flee from the fear, shall fall into the pit: and he that shall get up out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon Moab the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.	He who flees from the terror shall fall into the pit, and he who climbs out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For I will bring these things upon Moab, the year of their punishment, declares the LORD.	“Whoever flees from the terror will fall into a pit, whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare; for I will bring on Moab the year of her punishment,” declares the LORD.
45	They that fled from the snare stood in the shadow of Hesebon: but there came a fire out of Kesebon, and a flame out of the midst of Seen, and it shall devour part of Moab. and the crown of the head of the children of tumult.	“In the shadow of Heshbon fugitives stop without strength, for fire came out from Heshbon, flame from the house of Sihon; it has destroyed the forehead of Moab, the crown of the sons of tumult.	“In the shadow of Heshbon the fugitives stand helpless, for a fire has gone out from Heshbon, a blaze from the midst of Sihon; it burns the foreheads of Moab, the skulls of the noisy boasters.
46	Woe to thee, Moab, thou hast perished, O people of Chamos: for thy sons, and thy daughters are taken captives.	Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh are undone, for your sons have been taken captive, and your daughters into captivity.	Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh are destroyed; your sons are taken into exile and your daughters into captivity.
47	And I will bring back the captivity of Moab in the last days, saith the Lord. Hitherto the judgments of Moab.	Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the latter days, declares the LORD.” Thus far is the judgment on Moab.	“Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in days to come,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
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