Jeremiah 48:40
38 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.
39 They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
41 Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified 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
And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 28:49
The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
Read in contextJeremiah 49:22
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Read in contextEzekiel 17:3
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
Read in contextHosea 8:1
Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
Read in contextHabakkuk 1:8
Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
Read in contextDaniel 7:4
The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:13
Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
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