1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jeremiah 48

1 The judgment of Moab, 7 for their pride, 11 for their security, 14 for their carnal confidence, 26 and for their contempt of God and his people. 47 The restoration of Moab.

 48:1 Concerning Moab 4124. Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478, “Woe 1945 to Nebo 5015a, for it has been destroyed 7703; Kiriathaim 7156 has been 954 put 954 to shame 954, it has been captured 3920; The lofty 4869 stronghold 4869 has been 954 put 954 to shame 954 and shattered 2865.

 48:2 “There 369 is praise 8416 for Moab 4124 no 369 longer 5750; In Heshbon 2809 they have devised 2803 calamity 7463a against 5921 her: ‘Come 1980 and let us cut 3772 her off 3772 from [being] a nation 1471!’ You too 1571, Madmen 4086, will be silenced 1826a; The sword 2719 will follow 310 1980 after 310 you.

 48:3 “The sound 6963 of an outcry 6818 from Horonaim 2773, ‘Devastation 7701 and great 1419 destruction 7667!’

 48:4 “Moab 4124 is broken 7665, Her little 6810 ones 6810 have sounded 8085 out a cry 2201 [of distress].

 48:5 “For by the ascent 4608 of Luhith 3872 They will ascend 5927 with continual 1065 weeping 1065; For at the descent 4174 of Horonaim 2773 They have heard 8085 the anguished 6862b cry 6818 of destruction 7667.

 48:6 “Flee 5127, save 4422 your lives 5315, That you may be like a juniper 6176 in the wilderness 4057b.

 48:7 “For because 3282 of your trust 982 in your own achievements 4639 and treasures 214, Even 1571 you yourself 855b will be captured 3920; And Chemosh 3645 will go 3318 off 3318 into exile 1473 Together 3164a with his priests 3548 and his princes 8269.

 48:8 “A destroyer 7703 will come 935 to every 3605 city 5892b, So that no 3808 city 5892b will escape 4422; The valley 6010 also will be ruined 6 And the plateau 4334 will be destroyed 8045, As the LORD 3068 has said 559.

 48:9 “Give 5414 wings 6731a to Moab 4124, For she will flee 3318 away 3318; And her cities 5892b will become 1961 a desolation 8047, Without 369 inhabitants 3427 in them.

 48:10 “Cursed 779 be the one who does 6213a the LORD’S 3068 work 4399 negligently 7423b, And cursed 779 be the one who restrains 4513 his sword 2719 from blood 1818.

 48:11 ¶ “Moab 4124 has been 7599 at ease 7599 since 4480 his youth 5271; He has also been 8252 undisturbed 8252, [like wine] on its dregs 8105, And he has not been emptied 7385a from vessel 3627 to vessel 3627, Nor 3808 has he gone 1980 into exile 1473. Therefore 5921 3651 he retains 5975 his flavor 2940, And his aroma 7381b has not changed 4171.

 48:12 “Therefore 3651 behold 2009, the days 3117 are coming 935,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068, “when I will send 7971 to him those who tip 6808 [vessels], and they will tip 6808 him over 6808, and they will empty 7385a his vessels 3627 and shatter 5310a his jars 5035a.

 48:13 “And Moab 4124 will be ashamed 954 of Chemosh 3645, as the house 1004 of Israel 3478 was ashamed 954 of Bethel 1008, their confidence 4009.

 48:14 “How 349 can you say 559, ‘We are mighty 1368 warriors 1368, And men 376 valiant 2428 for battle 4421’?

 48:15 “Moab 4124 has been destroyed 7703 and men have gone 5927 up to his cities 5892b; His choicest 4005 young 970 men 970 have also gone 3381 down 3381 to the slaughter 2874,” Declares 5002 the King 4428, whose name 8034 is the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635.

 48:16 “The disaster 343 of Moab 4124 will soon 7138 come 935, And his calamity 7463a has swiftly 3966 hastened 4116.

 48:17 “Mourn 5110 for him, all 3605 you who [live] around 5439 him, Even all 3605 of you who know 3045 his name 8034; Say 559, ‘How 351a has the mighty 5797 scepter 4294 been broken 7665, A staff 4731 of splendor 8597!’

 48:18 “Come 3381 down 3381 from your glory 3519b And sit 3427 on the parched 6772 ground 6772, O daughter 1323 dwelling 3427 in Dibon 1769, For the destroyer 7703 of Moab 4124 has come 5927 up against you, He has ruined 7843 your strongholds 4013.

 48:19 “Stand 5975 by the road 1870 and keep 6822 watch 6822, O inhabitant 3427 of Aroer 6177; Ask 7592 him who flees 5127 and her who escapes 4422 [And] say 559, ‘What 4100 has happened 1961?’

 48:20 “Moab 4124 has been 954 put 954 to shame 954, for it has been 2865 shattered 2865. Wail 3213 and cry 2199 out; Declare 5046 by the Arnon 769 That Moab 4124 has been destroyed 7703.

 48:21 ¶ “Judgment 4941 has also come 935 upon the plain 4334, upon Holon 2473, Jahzah 3096 and against 5921 Mephaath 4158,

 48:22 against 5921 Dibon 1769, Nebo 5015a and Beth-diblathaim 1015,

 48:23 against 5921 Kiriathaim 7156, Beth-gamul 1014 and Beth-meon 1010,

 48:24 against 5921 Kerioth 7152, Bozrah 1224a and all 3605 the cities 5892b of the land 776 of Moab 4124, far 7350 and near 7138.

 48:25 “The horn 7161 of Moab 4124 has been cut 1438 off 1438 and his arm 2220 broken 7665,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 48:26 “Make 7937 him drunk 7937, for he has become 1431 arrogant 1431 toward 5921 the LORD 3068; so Moab 4124 will wallow 5606 in his vomit 7006b, and he also 1571 will become 1961 a laughingstock 7814.

 48:27 “Now was not Israel 3478 a laughingstock 7814 to you? Or 518 was he caught 4672 among thieves 1590? For each 1767 time 1767 you speak 1697 about him you shake 5110 [your head in scorn].

 48:28 “Leave 5800a the cities 5892b and dwell 7931 among the crags 5553, O inhabitants 3427 of Moab 4124, And be like a dove 3123 that nests 7077 Beyond 5676 the mouth 6310 of the chasm 6354.

 48:29 “We have heard 8085 of the pride 1347b of Moab 4124—he [is] very 3966 proud 1343— Of his haughtiness 7312, his pride 1347b, his arrogance 1346 and his self-exaltation 3820 7312.

 48:30 “I know 3045 his fury 5678,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068, “But it is futile 3808 3653a; His idle 907 boasts 907 have accomplished 6213a nothing 3808.

 48:31 “Therefore 5921 3651 I will wail 3213 for Moab 4124, Even for all 3605 Moab 4124 will I cry 2199 out; I will moan 1897 for the men 376 of Kir-heres 7025.

 48:32 “More 4480 than 4480 the weeping 1065 for Jazer 3270 I will weep 1058 for you, O vine 1612 of Sibmah 7643! Your tendrils 5189 stretched 5674a across 5674a the sea 3220, They reached 5060 to the sea 3220 of Jazer 3270; Upon your summer 7019c fruits 7019c and your grape 1210 harvest 1210 The destroyer 7703 has fallen 5307.

 48:33 “So gladness 8057 and joy 1524a are taken 622 away 622 From the fruitful 3759 field 3759, even from the land 776 of Moab 4124. And I have made the wine 3196 to cease 7673a from the wine 3342 presses 3342; No 3808 one will tread 1869 [them] with shouting 1959, The shouting 1959 will not be shouts 1959 [of joy].

 48:34 “From the outcry 2201 at Heshbon 2809 even to Elealeh 500, even to Jahaz 3096 they have raised 5414 their voice 6963, from Zoar 6820 even to Horonaim 2773 [and to] Eglath-shelishiyah 5700b 7992; for even 1571 the waters 4325 of Nimrim 5249 will become 1961 desolate 4923.

 48:35 “I will make 7673a an end 7673a of Moab 4124,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068, “the one who offers 5927 [sacrifice] on the high 1116 place 1116 and the one who burns 6999 incense 6999 to his gods 430.

 48:36 ¶ “Therefore 5921 3651 My heart 3820 wails 1993 for Moab 4124 like flutes 2485; My heart 3820 also wails 1993 like flutes 2485 for the men 376 of Kir-heres 7025. Therefore 5921 3651 they have lost 6 the abundance 3502 it produced 6213a.

 48:37 “For every 3605 head 7218 is bald 7144 and every 3605 beard 2206 cut 1639 short 1639; there are gashes 1417 on all 3605 the hands 3027 and sackcloth 8242 on the loins 4975.

 48:38 “On all 3605 the housetops 1406 of Moab 4124 and in its streets 7339 there 3605 is lamentation 4553 everywhere 3605; for I have broken 7665 Moab 4124 like an undesirable 369 2656 vessel 3627,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 48:39 “How 349 shattered 2865 it is! [How] they have wailed 3213! How 349 Moab 4124 has turned 6437 his back 6203—he is ashamed 954! So Moab 4124 will become 1961 a laughingstock 7814 and an object 4288 of terror 4288 to all 3605 around 5439 him.”

 48:40 ¶ For thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068: “Behold 2009, one will fly 1675 swiftly 1675 like an eagle 5404 And spread 6566 out his wings 3671 against 413 Moab 4124.

 48:41 “Kerioth 7152 has been captured 3920 And the strongholds 4679 have been seized 8610, So the hearts 3820 of the mighty 1368 men 1368 of Moab 4124 in that day 3117 Will be like the heart 3820 of a woman 802 in labor 6887b.

 48:42 “Moab 4124 will be destroyed 8045 from [being] a people 5971a Because 3588 he has become 1431 arrogant 1431 toward 5921 the LORD 3068.

 48:43 “Terror 6343, pit 6354 and snare 6341a are [coming] upon you, O inhabitant 3427 of Moab 4124,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 48:44 “The one who flees 5127 from the terror 6343 Will fall 5307 into the pit 6354, And the one who climbs 5927 up out of the pit 6354 Will be caught 3920 in the snare 6341a; For I shall bring 935 upon her, [even] upon Moab 4124, The year 8141 of their punishment 6486,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 48:45 ¶ “In the shadow 6738 of Heshbon 2809 The fugitives 5127 stand 5975 without 4480 strength 3581b; For a fire 784 has gone 3318 forth 3318 from Heshbon 2809 And a flame 3852 from the midst 996 of Sihon 5511, And it has devoured 398 the forehead 6285 of Moab 4124 And the scalps 6936 of the riotous 7588 revelers 1121 7588.

 48:46 “Woe 188 to you, Moab 4124! The people 5971a of Chemosh 3645 have perished 6; For your sons 1121 have been taken 3947 away captive 7628b And your daughters 1323 into captivity 7633.

 48:47 “Yet I will restore 7725 the fortunes 7622 of Moab 4124 In the latter 319 days 3117,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068. ¶ Thus 2008 far 5704 the judgment 4941 on Moab 4124.