Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Cursed is the one who does the work of the Lord negligently,
And cursed is the one who restrains his sword from blood [in executing the judgment of the Lord].
New American Standard Bible
And cursed be the one who restrains his
King James Version
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
Holman Bible
the Lord’s business deceitfully
and the one who withholds
his sword from bloodshed is cursed.
International Standard Version
Cursed is the one who is slack in doing the LORD's work. Cursed is the one who holds back his sword from shedding blood.
A Conservative Version
Cursed be he who does the work of LORD negligently, and cursed be he who keeps back his sword from blood.
American Standard Version
Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
Bible in Basic English
Let him be cursed who does the Lord's work half-heartedly; let him be cursed who keeps back his sword from blood.
Darby Translation
Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood!
Julia Smith Translation
Cursed he doing the work of Jehovah slothfully, and cursed he withholding his sword from blood.
King James 2000
Cursed is he that does the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed is he that keeps back his sword from blood.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The one who] does the work of Yahweh [with] slackness [is] cursed, and [the one who] keeps away blood from his sword [is] cursed.
Modern King James verseion
Cursed is he who does the work of Jehovah deceitfully, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Cursed be he that doth the work of the LORD negligently; and cured be he that keepeth back his sword from shedding of blood.
NET Bible
A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord's work! A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction!
New Heart English Bible
Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
The Emphasized Bible
Accursed be he that doeth the business of Yahweh carelessly; And, accursed be he that withholdeth his sword, from blood!
Webster
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
World English Bible
Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
Youngs Literal Translation
Cursed is he who is doing the work of Jehovah slothfully, And cursed is he Who is withholding his sword from blood.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 48:10
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Context Readings
A Message Concerning Moab
9
“Give a gravestone to Moab,
For she will fall into ruins;
Her cities (pastures, farms) will be desolate,
Without anyone to live in them.
“Cursed is the one who does the work of the Lord negligently,
And cursed is the one who restrains his sword from blood [in executing the judgment of the Lord].
“Moab has been at ease from his youth;
He has also been undisturbed, and settled like wine on his dregs,
And he has not been emptied from one vessel to another,
Nor has he gone into exile.
Therefore his flavor remains in him,
And his scent has not changed.
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Cross References
1 Kings 20:42
He said to the king, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because you have released from your hand the man [Ben-hadad] whom I had devoted to destruction, your life shall be required for his life, and your people for his people.’”
Judges 5:23
‘Curse
‘Utterly curse its inhabitants;
Because they did not come to the help of the Lord,
To the help of the Lord against the mighty.’
1 Samuel 15:3
Now go and strike Amalek and completely destroy everything that they have; do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’”
1 Samuel 15:9
Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and everything that was good, and they were not willing to destroy them entirely; but everything that was undesirable or worthless they destroyed completely.
Numbers 31:14-18
But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, who served in the war.
1 Samuel 15:13-35
So Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the Lord. I have carried out the command of the Lord.”
2 Kings 13:19
So the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck down Aram until you had destroyed it. But now you shall strike Aram only three times.”
Jeremiah 47:6
“O you sword of the Lord,
How long will it be before you are quiet?
Put yourself into your sheath;
Rest and be still.
Jeremiah 50:25
The Lord has opened His armory
And has brought out [the nations who unknowingly are] the weapons of His indignation (wrath),
For it is a work of the Lord God of hosts
In the land of the Chaldeans.