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Jeremiah 48:9

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7 For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.

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.

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

10 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.

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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
Put salt on Moab, for she will be laid waste; her cities will become desolate, with no one to dwell in them.
KJV
Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
WEB
Give wings to Moab, that she may fly and get herself away: and her cities will become a desolation, without anyone to dwell in them.
ASV
Give wings unto Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.
DARBY
Give wings unto Moab, that she may flee and get away; and the cities thereof shall become a desolation, without inhabitant.
BLB
Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away, and her cities will become as a desolation without one dwelling in them.
ÅB
Gi Moab vinger! For i flyvende fart skal det dra ut, og dets byer skal bli til en ørken, så ingen bor i dem.
OTB
Gi vinger til Moab, for hun skal bli lagt øde; hennes byer skal bli øde, uten innbyggere.
B1930
Gi Moab vinger! For i flyvende fart skal det dra ut, og dets byer skal bli til en ørken, så ingen bor i dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 16:2

    For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.

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  • Psalms 11:1

    In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

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  • Jeremiah 48:28

    O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.

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  • Zephaniah 2:9

    Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

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  • Revelation 12:14

    And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

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  • Jeremiah 46:19

    O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.

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  • Psalms 55:6

    And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

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