Jeremiah 48:8-13
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 48
8A destroyer will come to every city, So that no city will escape; The valley also will be ruined And the plateau will be destroyed, As the Lord has said. 9Give wings to Moab, For she will flee away; And her cities will become a desolation, Without inhabitants in them. 10Cursed is the one who does the Lord’S work negligently, And cursed is the one who restrains his sword from blood.King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 48
8The destroyer will move against every town; not one town will escape. The valley will perish, and the plain will be annihilated, as the Lord has said. 9Make Moab a salt marsh, for she will run away; her towns will become a desolation, without inhabitant. 10The one who does the Lord’s business deceitfully is cursed, and the one who withholds his sword from bloodshed is cursed. 11Moab has been left quiet since his youth, settled like wine on its dregs. He hasn’t been poured from one container to another or gone into exile. So his taste has remained the same, and his aroma hasn’t changed.
12Therefore look, the days are coming — this is the Lord’s declaration— when I will send pourers to him, who will pour him out. They will empty his containers and smash his jars.
13Moab will be put to shame because of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was put to shame because of Bethel that they trusted in.
New Living Translation
Chapter 48
8'All the towns will be destroyed, and no one will escape — either on the plateaus or in the valleys, for the Lord has spoken. 9Oh, that Moab had wings so she could fly away, for her towns will be left empty, with no one living in them. 10Cursed are those who refuse to do the Lord’s work, who hold back their swords from shedding blood!
11'From his earliest history, Moab has lived in peace, never going into exile. He is like wine that has been allowed to settle. He has not been poured from flask to flask, and he is now fragrant and smooth.
12But the time is coming soon,' says the Lord, 'when I will send men to pour him from his jar. They will pour him out, then shatter the jar!
13At last Moab will be ashamed of his idol Chemosh, as the people of Israel were ashamed of their gold calf at Bethel.
English Standard Version
Chapter 48
8 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. 9"Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away; her cities shall become a desolation, with no inhabitant in them. 10"Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.
11"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.
12"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.
13Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
New International Version
10"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 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.
12But 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.
New King James Version
