Jeremiah 48:44 - The Scriptures 1998

⁴⁴ “He who flees from the fear falls into the pit, and he who gets out of the pit is caught in the snare. For I am bringing upon Mo’aḇ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁴ He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁴ He who flees from the terror will fall into the pit, and he who gets up out of the pit will be taken and caught in the trap or snare; for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation (their inspection and infliction of punishment), says the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁴ He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon him, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.

Common English Bible

⁴⁴ Those who flee from terror will fall into a pit; those who escape the pit will be captured by the trap. I will bring upon Moab the year of its punishment, declares the LORD.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁴ Whoever flees from the terror will fall into the pit. And whoever climbs out of the pit will be seized by the snare. For I will lead over Moab the year of their visitation, says the Lord.

Jeremiah 48:44 Cross References

1 Kings 19:17

“And it shall be that whoever escapes the sword of Ḥ

1 Kings 20:30

And those that were left fled to Aphĕ

Isaiah 10:3

“What shall you do in the day of visitation, and in the ruin which comes from afar? To whom would you run for help? And where would you leave your wealth?

Isaiah 24:17

Fear and the pit and the snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.

Isaiah 24:18

And it shall be that he who flees from the noise of the fear falls into the pit, and he who comes up from the midst of the pit is caught in the snare. For the windows from on high shall be opened, and the foundations of the earth be shaken.

Jeremiah 10:15

They are worthless, a work of mockery. In the time of their punishment they perish.

Jeremiah 11:23

‘And there shall be no remnant of them, for I bring evil on the men of Anathoth – the year of their punishment.’ ”

Jeremiah 16:16

“See, I am sending for many fishermen,” declares יהוה, “and they shall fish them. And after that I shall send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

Jeremiah 23:12

“Therefore their way is to them like slippery ways in the dark. They are driven on and they shall fall in them. For I bring evil on them, the year of their punishment,” declares יהוה.

Jeremiah 46:21

“Her hired ones too, in her midst, are like fattened calves, for they too shall turn, they shall flee away together. They shall not stand, for the day of their calamity has come upon them, the time of their punishment.

Jeremiah 49:8

“Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Deḏ

Jeremiah 50:24

“I have laid a snare for you, and you were captured, O Baḇ

Jeremiah 50:27

Slay all her bulls, let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them! For their day has come, the time of their punishment.

Jeremiah 51:18

They are worthless, a work of mockery. In the time of their punishment they perish.

Jeremiah 8:12

“Were they ashamed when they had done abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed, nor did they know how to blush. So they shall fall among those who fall. They shall stumble in the time of their visitation,” said יהוה.

Lamentations 3:47

Fear and a snare have come upon us, Shame and ruin.

Hosea 9:7

The days of punishment have come, the days of retribution have come. Yisra’ĕ

Amos 5:19

as when a man flees from a lion, and a bear shall meet him; or entered his house, rested his hand on the wall, and a serpent shall bite him.

Micah 7:4

The best of them is like a prickly plant, the most straight is sharper than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchman and your punishment has come, now is their confusion.