Jeremiah 48:16 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

The calamity of Moab is near at hand and his affliction hastens apace.

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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

till an arrow pierces its entrails; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know 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 no more use it as a proverb in Israel.’ But say to them, The days are at hand, and the fulfilment 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 which I speak will be performed, says the Lord God.”

Deuteronomy 32:35

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

2 Peter 2:3

And in their greed they will exploit you with false words; from of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not been asleep.