Biblia Todo Logo
Cross References
- Advertisements -




Jeremiah 48:12

New American Bible - revised edition

Be assured! The days are coming—oracle of the Lord—when I will send him wine-makers to decant the wine; they shall empty its flasks and smash its jars.

See the chapter Copy

14 Cross References  

With an iron rod you will shepherd them, like a potter’s vessel you will shatter them.”

Like flushed birds, like scattered nestlings, Are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.

Crashing like a potter’s jar smashed beyond rescue, And among its fragments cannot be found a sherd to scoop fire from the hearth or dip water from the cistern.

The nobles send their servants for water, but when they come to the cisterns They find no water and return with empty jars. Confounded, despairing, they cover their heads

And you shall break the flask in the sight of the men who went with you,

Howl, you shepherds, and wail! roll on the ground, leaders of the flock! The time for your slaughter has come; like choice rams you shall fall.

I am about to send for and fetch all the tribes from the north—oracle of the Lord—and I will send for Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, my servant; I will bring them against this land, its inhabitants, and all these neighboring nations. I will doom them, making them an object of horror, of hissing, of everlasting reproach.

Moab has been resting from its youth, suspended above its dregs, Never poured from flask to flask, never driven into exile. Thus it retained its flavor, its bouquet is not lost.

Chemosh shall disappoint Moab, just as the house of Israel was disappointed by Bethel, in which they trusted.

The one who ravages Moab and its cities comes up, the best of its youth go down to slaughter— oracle of the King, whose name is Lord of hosts.

On all the rooftops of Moab and in all its squares there is mourning. I have shattered Moab like a pot that no one wants—oracle of the Lord.

The destroyer comes upon every city, not a city escapes; Ruined is the valley, wasted the plateau—oracle of the Lord.

One who scatters has come up against you; guard the rampart, Watch the road, brace yourselves, marshal all your strength!




Follow us:

Advertisements


Advertisements