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Jeremiah 45-48
New American Standard Bible
Jeremiah 45-48
New American Standard Bible
Message to Baruch
45 This is the message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to (A)Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had (B)written these words in a book [a]at Jeremiah’s dictation, in the (C)fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying: 2 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says to you, Baruch: 3 ‘You said, “Oh, woe to me! For the Lord has added grief to my pain; I am (D)weary with my groaning and have found no rest.”’ 4 This is what you are to say to him: ‘This is what the Lord says: “Behold, (E)what I have built I am going to tear down, and what I have planted I am going to uproot, that is, all the people of the land.” 5 But as for you, are you (F)seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I am going to (G)bring disaster on all flesh,’ declares the Lord, ‘but I will (H)give your life to you as plunder in all the places where you may go.’”
Defeat of Pharaoh Foretold
46 That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet (I)concerning the nations.
2 To (J)Egypt, concerning the army of (K)Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at (L)Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the (M)fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
3 “(N)Set up the [b]buckler and shield,
And advance to the battle!
4 Harness the horses,
And [c]mount the steeds,
Take your stand with helmets on!
(O)Polish the spears,
Put on the (P)coats of armor!
5 Why have I seen it?
They are terrified,
They are (Q)retreating,
And their (R)warriors are defeated
And have taken refuge in flight,
Without facing back.
[d](S)Terror is on every side!”
Declares the Lord.
6 Let not the (T)swift man flee,
Nor the warrior escape.
In the north beside the river Euphrates
They have (U)stumbled and fallen.
7 Who is this that (V)rises like the Nile,
Like the rivers whose waters surge?
8 Egypt rises like the Nile,
And like the rivers whose waters surge;
And He has said, “I will (W)rise and cover that land;
I will (X)destroy the city and its inhabitants.”
9 Go up, you horses, and [e](Y)drive wildly, you chariots,
So that the warriors may [f]march forward:
[g]Cush and [h](Z)Put, who handle the shield,
And the [i](AA)Lydians, who handle and bend the bow.
10 For (AB)that day belongs to the Lord [j]God of armies,
A day of (AC)vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes;
And the (AD)sword will devour and be satisfied,
And [k]drink its fill of their blood;
For there will be a (AE)slaughter for the Lord [l]God of armies,
In the land of the north at the river Euphrates.
11 Go (AF)up to Gilead and obtain balm,
(AG)Virgin daughter of Egypt!
You have used many [m]remedies in vain;
There is (AH)no healing for you.
12 The nations have heard of your (AI)shame,
And the earth is full of your (AJ)cry of distress;
For one (AK)warrior has stumbled over [n]another,
And both of them have fallen down together.
13 This is the [o]message which the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the (AL)coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to (AM)strike the land of Egypt:
14 “Declare in Egypt and proclaim in (AN)Migdol,
Proclaim also in Memphis and (AO)Tahpanhes;
Say, ‘Take your stand and get yourself ready,
For the (AP)sword has devoured those around you.’
15 Why have your (AQ)powerful ones been cut down?
They do not stand because the Lord has (AR)thrust them away.
16 They have repeatedly (AS)stumbled;
Indeed, they have fallen, one against another.
Then they said, ‘Get up, and (AT)let’s go back
To our own people and our native land,
Away from the [p](AU)sword of the oppressor!’
17 [q]They shouted there, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is nothing but (AV)a big noise;
He has let the appointed time pass by!’
18 As I live,” declares the (AW)King,
Whose name is the Lord of armies,
“One certainly shall come who is like (AX)Tabor among the mountains,
Or like (AY)Carmel by the sea.
19 Make your baggage ready for (AZ)exile,
(BA)Daughter living in Egypt,
For (BB)Memphis will become a desolation;
It will be destroyed and [r]deprived of inhabitants.
20 Egypt is a pretty (BC)heifer,
But a [s]horsefly is coming (BD)from the north—it is coming!
21 Also her (BE)mercenaries in her midst
Are like fattened (BF)calves,
For they too have turned away and have fled together;
They did not stand their ground.
For the day of their disaster has come upon them,
The time of their (BG)punishment.
22 Its sound moves along like a serpent;
For they move on [t]like an army
And come to her as woodcutters with axes.
23 They have cut down her (BH)forest,” declares the Lord;
“Certainly it will no longer be found,
Even though [u]they are more numerous than (BI)locusts
And are without number.
24 The daughter of Egypt has been put to shame,
Turned over to the [v]power of the (BJ)people of the north.”
25 The Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I am going to punish Amon of (BK)Thebes, and (BL)Pharaoh, and Egypt along with her (BM)gods and her kings, indeed, Pharaoh and those who (BN)trust in him. 26 I shall hand them over to those who are (BO)seeking their lives, that is, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to his [w]officers. (BP)Afterward, however, it will be inhabited as in the days of old,” declares the Lord.
27 “But as for you, Jacob My servant, (BQ)do not fear,
Nor be dismayed, Israel!
For, see, I am going to (BR)save you from far away,
And your descendants from the land of their captivity;
And Jacob will return and be (BS)undisturbed
And secure, with no one making him afraid.
28 Jacob My servant, do not fear,” declares the Lord,
“For (BT)I am with you.
For I will make a complete destruction of all the nations
Where I have driven you,
Yet I will (BU)not make a complete destruction of you;
But I will (BV)correct you properly
And by no means leave you unpunished.”
Prophecy against Philistia
47 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the (BW)Philistines, before Pharaoh [x]conquered (BX)Gaza. 2 This is what the Lord says:
“Behold, waters are going to rise from (BY)the north
And become an overflowing torrent,
And (BZ)overflow the land and everything that is in it,
The city and those who live in it;
And the people will (CA)cry out,
And every inhabitant of the land will wail.
3 Because of the noise of the [y](CB)galloping hoofs of his [z]stallions,
The roar of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels,
The fathers have not turned back for their children,
Because of the debility of their hands,
4 Because of the day that is coming
To (CC)destroy all the Philistines,
To eliminate from (CD)Tyre and Sidon
Every surviving ally;
For the Lord is going to destroy the Philistines,
The remnant of the coastland of (CE)Caphtor.
5 (CF)Baldness has come upon Gaza;
(CG)Ashkelon has been destroyed.
Remnant of their valley,
How long will you (CH)gash yourself?
6 Ah, (CI)sword of the Lord,
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
Rest and stay still.
7 How can [aa]it be quiet,
When the Lord has (CJ)given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the sea shore—
There He has (CK)summoned it.”
Prophecy against Moab
48 Concerning (CL)Moab. This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says:
“Woe to (CM)Nebo, for it has been destroyed;
(CN)Kiriathaim has been put to shame, it has been captured;
The high stronghold has been put to shame and [ab]shattered.
2 There is no longer praise for Moab;
In (CO)Heshbon they have devised disaster against her:
‘Come and let’s cut her off from being a nation!’
You too, [ac]Madmen, will be silenced;
The sword will follow you.
3 The sound of an outcry from (CP)Horonaim,
‘Devastation and great destruction!’
4 Moab is broken,
Her little ones have sounded out a cry of distress.
5 For they will go up by the ascent of (CQ)Luhith
With continual weeping;
For at the descent of Horonaim
They have heard the [ad]anguished cry of destruction.
6 (CR)Flee, save yourselves,
So that you may be like a juniper in the wilderness.
7 For because of your (CS)trust in your own achievements and treasures,
You yourself will also be captured;
And (CT)Chemosh will go off into exile
Together with his priests and his leaders.
8 A destroyer will come to every city,
So that no city will escape;
The valley also will be ruined
And the (CU)plateau will be destroyed,
As the Lord has said.
9 Give [ae](CV)wings to Moab,
For she will [af]flee away;
And her cities will become a (CW)desolation,
Without inhabitants in them.
10 (CX)Cursed is the one who does the Lord’s work (CY)negligently,
And cursed is the one who restrains his (CZ)sword from blood.
11 “Moab has been (DA)at ease since his youth;
He has also been (DB)peaceful, like wine on [ag]its dregs,
And he has not been (DC)poured from vessel to vessel,
Nor has he gone into exile.
Therefore [ah]he retains his flavor,
And his aroma has not changed.
12 Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will send to him those who tip vessels, and they will tip him over, and they will pour out his vessels and smash [ai]his jars. 13 And Moab will be (DD)ashamed of (DE)Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed of (DF)Bethel, their confidence.
14 How can you say, ‘We are (DG)warriors,
And men competent for battle’?
15 Moab has been destroyed and [aj]men have gone up to [ak]his cities;
His choicest [al](DH)young men have also gone down to the slaughter,”
Declares the (DI)King, whose name is the Lord of armies.
16 “The disaster of Moab will (DJ)soon come,
And his catastrophe has hurried quickly.
17 Mourn for him, all you who live around him,
And all of you who know his name;
Say, ‘How the mighty [am](DK)scepter has been broken,
A staff of splendor!’
18 (DL)Come down from your glory
And sit on the parched ground,
O (DM)daughter living in (DN)Dibon,
For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you,
He has ruined your strongholds.
19 Stand by the road and keep watch,
You inhabitant of (DO)Aroer;
(DP)Ask him who flees and her who escapes
And say, ‘What has happened?’
20 Moab has been put to shame, for it has been [an]shattered.
Wail and cry out;
Declare by the (DQ)Arnon
That Moab has been destroyed.
21 “Judgment has also come upon the plain, upon Holon, (DR)Jahzah, and against (DS)Mephaath, 22 against Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, 23 against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and (DT)Beth-meon, 24 against (DU)Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. 25 The (DV)horn of Moab has been cut off, and his (DW)arm broken,” declares the Lord. 26 “(DX)Make him drunk, for he has [ao]become (DY)arrogant toward the Lord; so Moab will [ap]vomit, and he also will become a laughingstock. 27 Now was Israel not a (DZ)laughingstock to you? Or was he [aq](EA)caught among thieves? For whenever you speak about him you (EB)shake your head in scorn.
28 Leave the cities and live among the (EC)rocky cliffs,
You inhabitants of Moab,
And be like a (ED)dove that nests
Beyond the mouth of the chasm.
29 (EE)We have heard of the pride of Moab—he is very proud—
Of his haughtiness, his (EF)pride, his arrogance, and [ar]his self-exaltation.
30 I know his (EG)fury,” declares the Lord,
“But it is futile;
His idle boasts have accomplished nothing.
31 Therefore I will (EH)wail for Moab,
For all of Moab I will cry out;
[as]I will moan for the men of (EI)Kir-heres.
32 More than the (EJ)weeping for (EK)Jazer
I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah!
Your tendrils stretched across the sea,
They reached to the sea of Jazer;
Upon your summer fruits and your grape harvest
The destroyer has fallen.
33 So (EL)joy and rejoicing are removed
From the fruitful field, and from the land of Moab.
And I have (EM)eliminated the wine from the wine presses;
No one will tread them with shouting,
The shouting will not be shouts of joy.
34 (EN)From the outcry at Heshbon to (EO)Elealeh, to Jahaz they have [at]raised their voice, from (EP)Zoar to Horonaim, and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate. 35 And I will put an end to Moab,” declares the Lord, “the one who offers sacrifice on the (EQ)high place and the one who [au](ER)burns incense to his gods.
36 “Therefore My (ES)heart makes a sound like flutes for Moab; My heart also makes a sound like flutes for the men of Kir-heres. Therefore they have (ET)lost the abundance it produced. 37 For (EU)every head is shaved bald, and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands, and (EV)sackcloth around the waists. 38 On all the (EW)housetops of Moab and in its public squares [av]there is mourning everywhere; for I have broken Moab like an undesirable (EX)vessel,” declares the Lord. 39 “How [aw]shattered it is! How they have wailed! How Moab has turned his back—he is ashamed! So Moab will become a laughingstock and an (EY)object of terror to all around him.”
40 For this is what the Lord says:
“Behold, one will (EZ)fly swiftly like an eagle
And (FA)spread out his wings against Moab.
41 Kerioth has been captured
And the strongholds have been seized,
So the (FB)hearts of the warriors of Moab on that day
Will be like the heart of a (FC)woman in labor.
42 Moab will be (FD)destroyed from being a people
Because he has [ax]become (FE)arrogant toward the Lord.
43 (FF)Terror, pit, and snare are coming upon you,
Inhabitant of Moab,” declares the Lord.
44 “The one who (FG)flees from the terror
Will fall into the pit,
And the one who climbs up out of the pit
Will be caught in the snare;
For I will bring upon her, upon Moab,
The year of their (FH)punishment,” declares the Lord.
45 “In the shadow of Heshbon
The fugitives stand without strength;
For a fire has spread out from Heshbon
And a (FI)flame from the midst of (FJ)Sihon,
And it has devoured the (FK)forehead of Moab
And the scalps of the [ay]loud revelers.
46 (FL)Woe to you, Moab!
The people of (FM)Chemosh have perished;
For your sons have been taken away captive,
And your daughters into captivity.
47 Yet I will (FN)restore the fortunes of Moab
In the [az]latter days,” declares the Lord.
This is the extent of the judgment on Moab.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 45:1 Lit from the mouth of Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 46:3 I.e., small shield
- Jeremiah 46:4 Or go up, you horsemen
- Jeremiah 46:5 Heb Magor-missabib i.e., Terror is on every side
- Jeremiah 46:9 Lit act like madmen
- Jeremiah 46:9 Lit go forth
- Jeremiah 46:9 Or Ethiopia
- Jeremiah 46:9 I.e., Libya (or Somaliland)
- Jeremiah 46:9 Heb Ludim
- Jeremiah 46:10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Jeremiah 46:10 Lit be saturated with
- Jeremiah 46:10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Jeremiah 46:11 Lit healings
- Jeremiah 46:12 Lit warrior
- Jeremiah 46:13 Lit word
- Jeremiah 46:16 Lit oppressing sword
- Jeremiah 46:17 Some ancient versions Call the name of Pharaoh a big noise
- Jeremiah 46:19 Lit without
- Jeremiah 46:20 Or possibly mosquito
- Jeremiah 46:22 Or in force
- Jeremiah 46:23 I.e., trees of the forest, the Egyptians
- Jeremiah 46:24 Lit hand
- Jeremiah 46:26 Lit servants
- Jeremiah 47:1 Lit struck
- Jeremiah 47:3 Lit stamping of the
- Jeremiah 47:3 Lit mighty ones
- Jeremiah 47:7 Lit you
- Jeremiah 48:1 Or dismayed
- Jeremiah 48:2 Heb Madmen; i.e., a city of Moab
- Jeremiah 48:5 Lit distresses of outcry
- Jeremiah 48:9 Or salt
- Jeremiah 48:9 Or fall in ruins
- Jeremiah 48:11 Lit his
- Jeremiah 48:11 Lit his flavor has stayed in him
- Jeremiah 48:12 Lit their
- Jeremiah 48:15 Lit one has
- Jeremiah 48:15 Lit her
- Jeremiah 48:15 I.e., warriors
- Jeremiah 48:17 Or rod
- Jeremiah 48:20 Or dismayed
- Jeremiah 48:26 Or magnified himself against
- Jeremiah 48:26 Lit vomit in his vomit
- Jeremiah 48:27 Or found
- Jeremiah 48:29 Lit elevation of his heart
- Jeremiah 48:31 Another reading is He
- Jeremiah 48:34 Lit given forth
- Jeremiah 48:35 Or offers up in smoke
- Jeremiah 48:38 Lit all of it is mourning
- Jeremiah 48:39 Or terrified
- Jeremiah 48:42 Or magnified himself against
- Jeremiah 48:45 Lit sons of uproar
- Jeremiah 48:47 Lit end of the days
Jeremiah 45-48
New International Version
Jeremiah 45-48
New International Version
A Message to Baruch
45 When Baruch(A) son of Neriah(B) wrote on a scroll(C) the words Jeremiah the prophet dictated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim(D) son of Josiah king of Judah, Jeremiah said this to Baruch: 2 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch: 3 You said, ‘Woe(E) to me! The Lord has added sorrow(F) to my pain;(G) I am worn out with groaning(H) and find no rest.’(I) 4 But the Lord has told me to say to you, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will overthrow what I have built and uproot(J) what I have planted,(K) throughout the earth.(L) 5 Should you then seek great(M) things for yourself? Do not seek them.(N) For I will bring disaster(O) on all people,(P) declares the Lord, but wherever you go I will let you escape(Q) with your life.’”(R)
A Message About Egypt
46 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations:(S)
2 Concerning Egypt:(T)
This is the message against the army of Pharaoh Necho(U) king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish(V) on the Euphrates(W) River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim(X) son of Josiah king of Judah:
3 “Prepare your shields,(Y) both large and small,
and march out for battle!
4 Harness the horses,
mount the steeds!
Take your positions
with helmets on!
Polish(Z) your spears,
put on your armor!(AA)
5 What do I see?
They are terrified,
they are retreating,
their warriors are defeated.
They flee(AB) in haste
without looking back,
and there is terror(AC) on every side,”
declares the Lord.
6 “The swift cannot flee(AD)
nor the strong escape.
In the north by the River Euphrates(AE)
they stumble and fall.(AF)
7 “Who is this that rises like the Nile,
like rivers of surging waters?(AG)
8 Egypt rises like the Nile,(AH)
like rivers of surging waters.
She says, ‘I will rise and cover the earth;
I will destroy cities and their people.’(AI)
9 Charge, you horses!
Drive furiously, you charioteers!(AJ)
March on, you warriors—men of Cush[a](AK) and Put who carry shields,
men of Lydia(AL) who draw the bow.
10 But that day(AM) belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty—
a day of vengeance(AN), for vengeance on his foes.
The sword will devour(AO) till it is satisfied,
till it has quenched its thirst with blood.(AP)
For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice(AQ)
in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.(AR)
11 “Go up to Gilead and get balm,(AS)
Virgin(AT) Daughter Egypt.
But you try many medicines in vain;
there is no healing(AU) for you.
12 The nations will hear of your shame;
your cries will fill the earth.
One warrior will stumble over another;
both will fall(AV) down together.”
13 This is the message the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon(AW) to attack Egypt:(AX)
14 “Announce this in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol;
proclaim it also in Memphis(AY) and Tahpanhes:(AZ)
‘Take your positions and get ready,
for the sword devours(BA) those around you.’
15 Why will your warriors be laid low?
They cannot stand, for the Lord will push them down.(BB)
16 They will stumble(BC) repeatedly;
they will fall(BD) over each other.
They will say, ‘Get up, let us go back
to our own people(BE) and our native lands,
away from the sword of the oppressor.’(BF)
17 There they will exclaim,
‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is only a loud noise;(BG)
he has missed his opportunity.(BH)’
18 “As surely as I live,” declares the King,(BI)
whose name is the Lord Almighty,
“one will come who is like Tabor(BJ) among the mountains,
like Carmel(BK) by the sea.
19 Pack your belongings for exile,(BL)
you who live in Egypt,
for Memphis(BM) will be laid waste(BN)
and lie in ruins without inhabitant.
20 “Egypt is a beautiful heifer,
but a gadfly is coming
against her from the north.(BO)
21 The mercenaries(BP) in her ranks
are like fattened calves.(BQ)
They too will turn and flee(BR) together,
they will not stand their ground,
for the day(BS) of disaster is coming upon them,
the time(BT) for them to be punished.
22 Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent
as the enemy advances in force;
they will come against her with axes,
like men who cut down trees.(BU)
23 They will chop down her forest,”
declares the Lord,
“dense though it be.
They are more numerous than locusts,(BV)
they cannot be counted.
24 Daughter Egypt will be put to shame,
given into the hands of the people of the north.(BW)”
25 The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “I am about to bring punishment on Amon god of Thebes,(BX) on Pharaoh,(BY) on Egypt and her gods(BZ) and her kings, and on those who rely(CA) on Pharaoh. 26 I will give them into the hands(CB) of those who want to kill them—Nebuchadnezzar king(CC) of Babylon and his officers. Later, however, Egypt will be inhabited(CD) as in times past,” declares the Lord.
27 “Do not be afraid,(CE) Jacob(CF) my servant;(CG)
do not be dismayed, Israel.
I will surely save you out of a distant place,
your descendants from the land of their exile.(CH)
Jacob will again have peace and security,
and no one will make him afraid.
28 Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant,
for I am with you,”(CI) declares the Lord.
“Though I completely destroy(CJ) all the nations
among which I scatter you,
I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you but only in due measure;
I will not let you go entirely unpunished.”
A Message About the Philistines
47 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines(CK) before Pharaoh attacked Gaza:(CL)
2 This is what the Lord says:
“See how the waters are rising in the north;(CM)
they will become an overflowing torrent.
They will overflow the land and everything in it,
the towns and those who live in them.
The people will cry out;
all who dwell in the land will wail(CN)
3 at the sound of the hooves of galloping steeds,
at the noise of enemy chariots(CO)
and the rumble of their wheels.
Parents will not turn to help their children;
their hands will hang limp.(CP)
4 For the day has come
to destroy all the Philistines
and to remove all survivors
who could help Tyre(CQ) and Sidon.(CR)
The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines,(CS)
the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.[b](CT)
5 Gaza will shave(CU) her head in mourning;
Ashkelon(CV) will be silenced.
You remnant on the plain,
how long will you cut(CW) yourselves?
6 “‘Alas, sword(CX) of the Lord,
how long till you rest?
Return to your sheath;
cease and be still.’(CY)
7 But how can it rest
when the Lord has commanded it,
when he has ordered it
to attack Ashkelon and the coast?”(CZ)
A Message About Moab(DA)
48 Concerning Moab:(DB)
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:
“Woe to Nebo,(DC) for it will be ruined.
Kiriathaim(DD) will be disgraced and captured;
the stronghold[c] will be disgraced and shattered.
2 Moab will be praised(DE) no more;
in Heshbon[d](DF) people will plot her downfall:
‘Come, let us put an end to that nation.’(DG)
You, the people of Madmen,[e] will also be silenced;
the sword will pursue you.
3 Cries of anguish arise from Horonaim,(DH)
cries of great havoc and destruction.
4 Moab will be broken;
her little ones will cry out.[f]
5 They go up the hill to Luhith,(DI)
weeping bitterly as they go;
on the road down to Horonaim(DJ)
anguished cries over the destruction are heard.
6 Flee!(DK) Run for your lives;
become like a bush[g] in the desert.(DL)
7 Since you trust in your deeds and riches,(DM)
you too will be taken captive,
and Chemosh(DN) will go into exile,(DO)
together with his priests and officials.(DP)
8 The destroyer(DQ) will come against every town,
and not a town will escape.
The valley will be ruined
and the plateau(DR) destroyed,
because the Lord has spoken.
9 Put salt(DS) on Moab,
for she will be laid waste[h];(DT)
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(DU) from bloodshed!(DV)
11 “Moab has been at rest(DW) from youth,
like wine left on its dregs,(DX)
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 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 Then Moab will be ashamed(DY) of Chemosh,(DZ)
as Israel was ashamed
when they trusted in Bethel.(EA)
14 “How can you say, ‘We are warriors,(EB)
men valiant in battle’?
15 Moab will be destroyed and her towns invaded;
her finest young men(EC) will go down in the slaughter,(ED)”
declares the King,(EE) whose name is the Lord Almighty.(EF)
16 “The fall of Moab is at hand;(EG)
her calamity will come quickly.
17 Mourn for her, all who live around her,
all who know her fame;(EH)
say, ‘How broken is the mighty scepter,(EI)
how broken the glorious staff!’
18 “Come down from your glory
and sit on the parched ground,(EJ)
you inhabitants of Daughter Dibon,(EK)
for the one who destroys Moab
will come up against you
and ruin your fortified cities.(EL)
19 Stand by the road and watch,
you who live in Aroer.(EM)
Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping,
ask them, ‘What has happened?’
20 Moab is disgraced, for she is shattered.
Wail(EN) and cry out!
Announce by the Arnon(EO)
that Moab is destroyed.
21 Judgment has come to the plateau(EP)—
to Holon,(EQ) Jahzah(ER) and Mephaath,(ES)
22 to Dibon,(ET) Nebo(EU) and Beth Diblathaim,
23 to Kiriathaim,(EV) Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,(EW)
24 to Kerioth(EX) and Bozrah(EY)—
to all the towns(EZ) of Moab, far and near.
25 Moab’s horn[i](FA) is cut off;
her arm(FB) is broken,”
declares the Lord.
26 “Make her drunk,(FC)
for she has defied(FD) the Lord.
Let Moab wallow in her vomit;(FE)
let her be an object of ridicule.(FF)
27 Was not Israel the object of your ridicule?(FG)
Was she caught among thieves,(FH)
that you shake your head(FI) in scorn(FJ)
whenever you speak of her?
28 Abandon your towns and dwell among the rocks,
you who live in Moab.
Be like a dove(FK) that makes its nest
at the mouth of a cave.(FL)
29 “We have heard of Moab’s pride(FM)—
how great is her arrogance!—
of her insolence, her pride, her conceit
and the haughtiness(FN) of her heart.
30 I know her insolence but it is futile,”
declares the Lord,
“and her boasts(FO) accomplish nothing.
31 Therefore I wail(FP) over Moab,
for all Moab I cry out,
I moan for the people of Kir Hareseth.(FQ)
32 I weep for you, as Jazer(FR) weeps,
you vines of Sibmah.(FS)
Your branches spread as far as the sea[j];
they reached as far as[k] Jazer.
The destroyer has fallen
on your ripened fruit and grapes.
33 Joy and gladness are gone
from the orchards and fields of Moab.
I have stopped the flow of wine(FT) from the presses;
no one treads them with shouts of joy.(FU)
Although there are shouts,
they are not shouts of joy.
34 “The sound of their cry rises
from Heshbon(FV) to Elealeh(FW) and Jahaz,(FX)
from Zoar(FY) as far as Horonaim(FZ) and Eglath Shelishiyah,
for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.(GA)
35 In Moab I will put an end
to those who make offerings on the high places(GB)
and burn incense(GC) to their gods,”
declares the Lord.
36 “So my heart laments(GD) for Moab like the music of a pipe;
it laments like a pipe for the people of Kir Hareseth.(GE)
The wealth they acquired(GF) is gone.
37 Every head is shaved(GG)
and every beard(GH) cut off;
every hand is slashed
and every waist is covered with sackcloth.(GI)
38 On all the roofs in Moab
and in the public squares(GJ)
there is nothing but mourning,
for I have broken Moab
like a jar(GK) that no one wants,”
declares the Lord.
39 “How shattered(GL) she is! How they wail!
How Moab turns her back in shame!
Moab has become an object of ridicule,(GM)
an object of horror to all those around her.”
40 This is what the Lord says:
“Look! An eagle is swooping(GN) down,
spreading its wings(GO) over Moab.
41 Kerioth[l](GP) will be captured
and the strongholds taken.
In that day the hearts of Moab’s warriors(GQ)
will be like the heart of a woman in labor.(GR)
42 Moab will be destroyed(GS) as a nation(GT)
because she defied(GU) the Lord.
43 Terror(GV) and pit and snare(GW) await you,
you people of Moab,”
declares the Lord.
44 “Whoever flees(GX) 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(GY) of her punishment,”
declares the Lord.
45 “In the shadow of Heshbon
the fugitives stand helpless,
for a fire has gone out from Heshbon,
a blaze from the midst of Sihon;(GZ)
it burns the foreheads of Moab,
the skulls(HA) of the noisy boasters.
46 Woe to you, Moab!(HB)
The people of Chemosh are destroyed;
your sons are taken into exile
and your daughters into captivity.
47 “Yet I will restore(HC) the fortunes of Moab
in days to come,”
declares the Lord.
Here ends the judgment on Moab.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 46:9 That is, the upper Nile region
- Jeremiah 47:4 That is, Crete
- Jeremiah 48:1 Or captured; / Misgab
- Jeremiah 48:2 The Hebrew for Heshbon sounds like the Hebrew for plot.
- Jeremiah 48:2 The name of the Moabite town Madmen sounds like the Hebrew for be silenced.
- Jeremiah 48:4 Hebrew; Septuagint / proclaim it to Zoar
- Jeremiah 48:6 Or like Aroer
- Jeremiah 48:9 Or Give wings to Moab, / for she will fly away
- Jeremiah 48:25 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- Jeremiah 48:32 Probably the Dead Sea
- Jeremiah 48:32 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts as far as the Sea of
- Jeremiah 48:41 Or The cities
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