Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Jeremiah 48:10

8 And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.

9 Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

11 Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

12 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.

Read the whole chapter

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
KJV
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
WEB
“Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
ASV
Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
DARBY
Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood!
BLB
Cursed is the one doing the work of YHWH slothfully, and cursed [is] the one withholding his sword from blood!
ÅB
Forbannet være den som gjør Herrens gjerning med lathet, og forbannet være den som holder sitt sverd fra blod!
OTB
Forbannet er den som gjør Herrens verk skjødesløst! Forbannet er den som holder sitt sverd tilbake fra blodutgytelse!
B1930
Forbannet være den som gjør Herrens gjerning med lathet, og forbannet være den som holder sitt sverd fra blod!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 15:3

    Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

    Read in context

  • 1 Kings 20:42

    And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.

    Read in context

  • 1 Samuel 15:9

    But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.

    Read in context

  • Judges 5:23

    Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

    Read in context

  • Numbers 31:14–18

    And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

    Read in context

  • 2 Kings 13:19

    And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

    Read in context

  • Jeremiah 50:25

    The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.

    Read in context

  • 1 Samuel 15:13–35

    And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.

    Read in context