Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
they plan harm against her in Heshbon:
Come, let’s cut her off from nationhood.
Also, Madmen,
the sword will pursue you.
New American Standard Bible
In
‘Come and let us cut her off from being a nation!’
You too,
The sword will follow after you.
King James Version
There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
International Standard Version
The pride of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they plotted evil against her: "Come and let's eliminate her as a nation.' Madmen will also be silenced, and the sword will pursue you.
A Conservative Version
The praise of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. Thou also, O madmen, shall be brought to silence. The sword shall pursue thee.
American Standard Version
The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. Thou also, O Madmen, shalt be brought to silence: the sword shall pursue thee.
Amplified
“The glory of Moab is no more;
In
Saying, ‘Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!’
You also, O [city of] Madmen, shall be silenced;
The sword will pursue you.
Bible in Basic English
The praise of Moab has come to an end; as for Heshbon, evil has been designed against her; come, let us put an end to her as a nation. But your mouth will be shut, O Madmen; the sword will go after you.
Darby Translation
Moab's praise is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. Thou also, O Madmen, shalt be cut down; the sword shall pursue thee.
Julia Smith Translation
No more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they purposed evil against it; come, and we will cut it off from a nation. Thou also shalt be destroyed, O Madmen; the sword shall go after thee.
King James 2000
There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also you shall be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The glory of Moab is no longer. In Heshbon they planned evil against her. Come and let us cut her off from [being] a nation. Also, Madmen, you will be silent. After you will go [the] sword.
Modern King James verseion
There shall be no more praise of Moab. In Heshbon they have plotted evil against it, saying, Come and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also you shall be silenced, O madmen; the sword shall pursue you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Moab can boast no more of Heshbon, for they have devised against it. 'Come,' shall they say, 'let us root them out, that they may be no more among the number of the Gentiles; yea, that they may no more be thought upon.' Thus the sword shall persecute thee:
NET Bible
People will not praise Moab any more. The enemy will capture Heshbon and plot how to destroy Moab, saying, 'Come, let's put an end to that nation!' City of Madmen, you will also be destroyed. A destructive army will march against you.
New Heart English Bible
The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: "Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation." You also, Madmen, shall be brought to silence: the sword shall pursue you.
The Emphasized Bible
No more, is the praise of Moab, In Heshbon, have they devised against her, calamity, Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation, - Even thou, Madmen also, shalt be silenced, After thee, shall march the sword.
Webster
There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
World English Bible
The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. You also, Madmen, shall be brought to silence: the sword shall pursue you.
Youngs Literal Translation
There is no more praise of Moab, In Heshbon they devised against it evil: Come, and we cut it off from being a nation, Also, O Madmen, thou art cut off, After thee goeth a sword.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 48:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Moab
1
About Moab,
Kiriathaim will be put to shame;
The fortress will be put to shame and dismayed!
they plan harm against her in Heshbon:
Come, let’s cut her off from nationhood.
Also, Madmen,
the sword will pursue you.
“devastation and great disaster!”
Cross References
Numbers 32:37
The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
Isaiah 16:14
And now the Lord says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts years,
Jeremiah 31:36
this is the Lord’s declaration—
then also Israel’s descendants will cease
to be a nation before Me forever.
Numbers 21:25-30
Israel took all the cities and lived in all these Amorite cities, including Heshbon and all its villages.
Esther 3:8-14
Then Haman informed King Ahasuerus, “There is one ethnic group, scattered throughout the peoples in every province of your kingdom,
Psalm 83:4-8
so that Israel’s name will no longer be remembered.”
Isaiah 15:1
An oracle against Moab:
destroyed in a night.
Kir in Moab is devastated,
destroyed in a night.
Isaiah 15:5
whose fugitives flee as far as Zoar,
to Eglath-shelishiyah;
they go up the slope of Luhith weeping;
they raise a cry of destruction
on the road to Horonaim.
Isaiah 16:8-9
and the grapevines of Sibmah have withered.
The rulers of the nations
have trampled its choice vines
that reached as far as Jazer
and spread to the desert.
Their shoots spread out
and reached the Dead Sea.
Isaiah 25:10
as straw is trampled in a dung pile.
Jeremiah 25:15
This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and make all the nations I am sending you to, drink from it.
Jeremiah 25:17
So I took the cup from the Lord’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, everyone the Lord sent me to.
Jeremiah 33:24
“Have you not noticed what these people have said? They say, ‘The Lord has rejected the two families He had chosen.’
Jeremiah 46:28
this is the Lord’s declaration—
for I will be with you.
I will bring destruction on all the nations
where I have banished you,
but I will not bring destruction on you.
I will discipline you with justice,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
Jeremiah 48:17
everyone who knows his name.
Say: How the mighty scepter
the glorious staff!
Jeremiah 48:34-35
“There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices as far as Jahaz
Jeremiah 48:42
because he has exalted himself against the Lord.
Jeremiah 48:45
because fire has come out from Heshbon
and a flame from within Sihon.
It will devour Moab’s forehead
and the skull of the noisemakers.
Jeremiah 49:3
cry out, daughters of Rabbah!
Clothe yourselves with sackcloth,
run back and forth within your walls,
because Milcom will go into exile
together with his priests and officials.