The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
Jeremiah 48:30 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 I myself know his insolence, says the Lord; his boasts are false; his deeds are false. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I know his insolent wrath, says the Lord, and the nothingness of his boastings and his deeds; they are false and have accomplished nothing. American Standard Version (1901) I know his wrath, saith Jehovah, that it is nought; his boastings have wrought nothing. Common English Bible I myself know about its arrogance, declares the LORD, the idle talk, the empty deeds. Catholic Public Domain Version I myself know, says the Lord, his boasting, and that his ability is not in accord with it, nor is it in accord with what he has been striving to do. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I know, saith the Lord, his boasting and that the strength thereof is not according to it: neither hath it endeavoured to do according as it was able. |
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,
We have heard of the pride of Moab —how proud he is!— of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence; his boasts are false.
A sword against the diviners, so that they may become fools! A sword against her warriors, so that they may be dismayed!