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Jeremiah 48:7-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 48:7-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 Because you trust in your works[a] and treasures,
you will be captured also.
Chemosh(A) will go into exile
with his priests and officials.
8 The destroyer will move against every town;
not one town will escape.
The valley will perish,
and the plain will be annihilated,(B)
as the Lord has said.
9 Make Moab a salt marsh,[b](C)
for she will run away;[c]
her towns will become a desolation,
without inhabitant.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 48:7 LXX reads strongholds
- Jeremiah 48:9 LXX reads a sign; Vg reads a flower; Syr, Tg read a crown
- Jeremiah 48:9 Hb obscure
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
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