Verse 28
Jeremiah 48:28
World English Bible
28
You inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock.
Be like the dove that makes her nest over the mouth of the abyss.
Original Language Text
hebrew
עִזְב֤וּ עָרִים֙ וְ/שִׁכְנ֣וּ בַּ/סֶּ֔לַע יֹשְׁבֵ֖י מוֹאָ֑ב וִֽ/הְי֣וּ כְ/יוֹנָ֔ה תְּקַנֵּ֖ן בְּ/עֶבְרֵ֥י פִי פָֽחַת
English Translation
Leave the cities and dwell in the rock, you inhabitants of Moab; and be like a dove that makes its nest in the sides of the mouth of the pit.
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Chapter 48 Context
1
Of Moab. Yahweh of Armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says:
“Woe to Nebo!
For it is laid waste.
Kir...
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2
The praise of Moab is no more.
In Heshbon they have devised evil against her:
‘Come, and let us cut...
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3
The sound of a cry from Horonaim,
desolation and great destruction!
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4
Moab is destroyed.
Her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
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5
For they will go up by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping.
For at the descent of Horonaim t...
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6
Flee! Save your lives!
Be like the juniper bush in the wilderness.
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7
For, because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures,
you also will be taken.
Chemosh w...
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8
The destroyer will come on every city,
and no city will escape;
the valley also will perish,
and the...
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9
Give wings to Moab,
that she may fly and get herself away:
and her cities will become a desolation,...
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10
“Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently;
and cursed is he who keeps back his sword fro...
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11
“Moab has been at ease from his youth,
and he has settled on his lees,
and has not been emptied from...
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12
Therefore behold, the days come,” says Yahweh,
“that I will send to him those who pour off,
and they...
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13
Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh,
as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
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14
“How do you say, ‘We are mighty men,
and valiant men for the war?’
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15
Moab is laid waste,
and they have gone up into his cities,
and his chosen young men have gone down t...
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16
“The calamity of Moab is near to come,
and his affliction hurries fast.
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17
All you who are around him, bemoan him,
and all you who know his name; say,
‘How the strong staff is...
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18
“You daughter who dwells in Dibon,
come down from your glory,
and sit in thirst;
for the destroyer o...
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19
Inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way and watch.
Ask him who flees, and her who escapes;
say, ‘What...
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20
Moab is disappointed;
for it is broken down.
Wail and cry!
Tell it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid w...
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21
Judgment has come on the plain country,
on Holon, on Jahzah, on Mephaath,
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22
on Dibon, on Nebo, on Beth Diblathaim,
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23
on Kiriathaim, on Beth Gamul, on Beth Meon,
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24
on Kerioth, on Bozrah,
and on all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
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25
The horn of Moab is cut off,
and his arm is broken,” says Yahweh.
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26
“Make him drunken;
for he magnified himself against Yahweh.
Moab will wallow in his vomit,
and he al...
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27
For wasn’t Israel a derision to you?
Was he found among thieves?
For as often as you speak of him,
y...
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28
You inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock.
Be like the dove that makes her ne...
29
“We have heard of the pride of Moab.
He is very proud in his loftiness, his pride,
his arrogance, an...
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30
I know his wrath,” says Yahweh, “that it is nothing;
his boastings have done nothing.
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31
Therefore I will wail for Moab.
Yes, I will cry out for all Moab.
They will mourn for the men of Kir...
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32
With more than the weeping of Jazer
will I weep for you, vine of Sibmah.
Your branches passed over t...
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33
Gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field
and from the land of Moab.
I have caused wine...
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34
From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh,
even to Jahaz have they uttered their voice,
from Zoar even...
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35
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab,” says Yahweh,
“him who offers in the high place,
and him who...
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36
Therefore my heart sounds for Moab like pipes,
and my heart sounds like pipes for the men of Kir Her...
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37
For every head is bald,
and every beard clipped.
There are cuttings on all the hands,
and sackcloth...
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38
On all the housetops of Moab,
and in its streets, there is lamentation everywhere;
for I have broken...
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39
“How it is broken down!
How they wail!
How Moab has turned the back with shame!
So will Moab become...
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40
For Yahweh says: “Behold, he will fly as an eagle,
and will spread out his wings against Moab.
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41
Kerioth is taken,
and the strongholds are seized.
The heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day
wi...
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42
Moab will be destroyed from being a people,
because he has magnified himself against Yahweh.
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43
Terror, the pit, and the snare are on you,
inhabitant of Moab,” says Yahweh.
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44
“He who flees from the terror will fall into the pit;
and he who gets up out of the pit will be take...
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45
“Those who fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon;
for a fire has gone out of Heshb...
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46
Woe to you, O Moab!
The people of Chemosh are undone;
for your sons are taken away captive,
and your...
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47
“Yet I will reverse the captivity of Moab in the latter days,”
says Yahweh.
Thus far is the judgment...
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