Jeremiah 48:40
38 On all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares, everyone is mourning; for I have shattered Moab like an unwanted jar,” declares the LORD.
39 “How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”
For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab.
41 Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
42 Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD.
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.
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- BSB
- For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab.
- KJV
- For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
- WEB
- For the LORD says: “Behold, he will fly as an eagle, and will spread out his wings against Moab.
- ASV
- For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab.
- DARBY
- For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread forth his wings over Moab.
- BLB
- For thus says YHWH: “Behold, like an eagle he flies and spreads his wings against Moab.
- ÅB
- For så sier Herren: Se, han[^2] flyver som en ørn og breder sine vinger ut over Moab.
- OTB
- Dette sier Herren: «Se, en ørn svever ned, sprer sine vinger over Moab.
- B1930
- For så sier Herren: Se, han flyver som en ørn og breder sine vinger ut over Moab. / < Nebukadnesar. JER 49, 22.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 8:8
It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!
Read in contextDeuteronomy 28:49
The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,
Read in contextJeremiah 49:22
Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
Read in contextEzekiel 17:3
and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
Read in contextHosea 8:1
Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.
Read in contextHabakkuk 1:8
Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.
Read in contextDaniel 7:4
The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and given the mind of a man.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:13
Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
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