Jeremiah 48:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and his doom approaches swiftly.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The destruction of Moab is coming near, and his calamity hastens swiftly.

American Standard Version (1901)

The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.

Common English Bible

Moab’s destruction is near; its downfall approaches rapidly.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The passing away of Moab draws near and arrives. Its evil will rush forward with great speed.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The destruction of Moab is near to come: the calamity thereof shall come on exceeding swiftly.

Jeremiah 48:16 Cross References

Proverbs 7:23

until an arrow pierces its entrails. He is like a bird rushing into a snare, not knowing that it will cost him his life.

Isaiah 13:22

Hyenas will cry in its towers and jackals in the pleasant palaces; its time is close at hand; and its days will not be prolonged.

Jeremiah 1:12

Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.”

Ezekiel 12:23

Tell them therefore, “Thus says the Lord God: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall use it no more as a proverb in Israel.” But say to them: “The days are near, and the fulfillment of every vision.

Ezekiel 12:28

Therefore say to them, “Thus says the Lord God: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be fulfilled, says the Lord God.”

Deuteronomy 32:35

for the day of vengeance and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip? Because the day of their calamity is at hand; their doom comes swiftly.

2 Peter 2:3

And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced against them long ago, has not been idle, and their destruction is not asleep.