Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"How can you say, "We're strong warriors, and soldiers ready for battle'?
New American Standard Bible
And men valiant for battle’?
King James Version
How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?
Holman Bible
mighty men ready for battle”?
A Conservative Version
How can ye say, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?
American Standard Version
How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?
Amplified
“How can you say, ‘We are great warriors
And valiant men in war?’
Bible in Basic English
How say you, We are men of war and strong fighters?
Darby Translation
How do ye say, We are mighty, and men of valour for the war?
Julia Smith Translation
How shall ye say, We are mighty and men of strength for war?
King James 2000
How say you, We are mighty and strong men for the war?
Lexham Expanded Bible
How can you say, 'we [are] warriors, and men of might for the battle.'
Modern King James verseion
How do you say, We are mighty and strong men for war?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Wherefore do ye think thus, 'We are mighty, and strong men of war'?
NET Bible
How can you men of Moab say, 'We are heroes, men who are mighty in battle?'
New Heart English Bible
How can you say, "We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?"
The Emphasized Bible
How can ye say, Heroes, are we? and Men of might for the war?
Webster
How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?
World English Bible
How do you say, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?
Youngs Literal Translation
How do ye say, We are mighty, And men of strength for battle?
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 48:14
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A Message Concerning Moab
13 Moab will be ashamed because of Chemosh just as the house of Israel was ashamed because of Bethel, their confidence. 14 "How can you say, "We're strong warriors, and soldiers ready for battle'? 15 Moab will be destroyed, and the enemy will come up against her cities. Her finest young men will go down to slaughter," declares the King, whose name is the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
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Cross References
Psalm 33:16
A king is not saved by a large army; a mighty soldier is not delivered by his great strength.
Isaiah 10:13
He keeps bragging: "I've done it by the strength of my hand, and by my wisdom, because I'm so clever. I removed the boundaries of nations, and plundered their treasures; like a bull I brought down those who sat on thrones.
Isaiah 10:16
Therefore, the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies will send a wasting disease among Assyria's sturdy warriors, and under its glory a conflagration will be kindled, like a blazing bonfire.
Psalm 11:1
I take refuge in the LORD. So how can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to the mountains."?
Ecclesiastes 9:11
I considered and observed on earth the following: The race doesn't go to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor food to the wise, nor wealth to the smart, nor recognition to the skilled. Instead, timing and circumstances meet them all.
Isaiah 16:6
"We've heard about Moab's pride so very proud he became! his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence; therefore he is alone.
Isaiah 36:4-5
The field commander told them:
Jeremiah 8:8
How can you say, "We're wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,' when, in fact, the deceitful pen of the scribe has made it into something that deceives.
Jeremiah 9:23
This is what the LORD says: "The wise man is not to boast in his wisdom; the strong man is not to boast in his strength; and the rich man is not to boast in his riches.
Jeremiah 49:16
The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you. You who live in hidden places in the rocks, who hold on to the heights of the hill, although you make your nest high like the eagle, I'll bring you down from there," declares the LORD.
Ezekiel 30:6
"This is what the LORD says: "Those who are supporting Egypt will fall; her majestic strength that she brought from the Aswan fortress will collapse by the sword that invades her,' declares the Lord GOD.
Zephaniah 2:10
This they will have in lieu of their pride, because they have insulted and mocked the people of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.