For he has stretched out his hand against God and has arrogantly opposed the Almighty.
Jeremiah 48:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Make him drunk, because he has exalted himself against the Lord. Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughing-stock. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Make him drunk, for he has magnified himself against the Lord [by resisting Reuben's occupation of the land the Lord had assigned him]. Moab also shall splash in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision. [Num. 22:1-7.] American Standard Version (1901) Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against Jehovah: and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision. Common English Bible Get Moab drunk, because it has exalted itself above the LORD. Moab will collapse in its vomit and become the butt of every joke. Catholic Public Domain Version Inebriate him, for he has lifted himself up against the Lord. And Moab will thrust his hand into his own vomit, and also now he himself will become a derision. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Make him drunk, because he lifted up himself against the Lord: and Moab shall dash his hand in his own vomit, and he also shall be in derision. |
For he has stretched out his hand against God and has arrogantly opposed the Almighty.
God is wise and all-powerful. Who has opposed him and come out unharmed?
But Pharaoh responded, ‘Who is the Lord that I should obey him by letting Israel go? I don’t know the Lord, and besides, I will not let Israel go.’
You are still acting arrogantly against my people by not letting them go.
Does an axe exalt itself above the one who chops with it? Does a saw magnify itself above the one who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the ones who lift it! It would be like a staff lifting the one who isn’t wood!
The Lord has mixed within her a spirit of confusion. The leaders have made Egypt stagger in all she does, as a drunkard staggers in his vomit.
Indeed, all their tables are covered with vomit; there is no place without a stench.
Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with beer.
Wake yourself, wake yourself up! Stand up, Jerusalem, you who have drunk the cup of his fury from the Lord’s hand; you who have drunk the goblet to the dregs – the cup that causes people to stagger.
I crushed nations in my anger; I made them drunk with my wrath and poured out their blood on the ground.
‘How broken it is! They wail! How Moab has turned his back! He is ashamed. Moab will become a laughing-stock and a shock to all those around him.’
Moab will be destroyed as a people because he has exalted himself against the Lord.
Summon the archers to Babylon, all who string the bow; camp all round her; let none escape. Repay her according to her deeds; just as she has done, do the same to her, for she has acted arrogantly against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they celebrate. , Then they will fall asleep for ever and never wake up. This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep for ever and never wake up. This is the King’s declaration; the Lord of Armies is his name.
Babylon was a gold cup in the Lord’s hand, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore, the nations go mad.
People have heard me groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my misfortune; they are glad that you have caused it. Bring on the day you have announced, so that they may become like me.
So rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom, you resident of the land of Uz! Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.
‘Then the king will do whatever he wants. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will say outrageous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, because what has been decreed will be accomplished.
Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of the heavens. The vessels from his house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in his hand and who controls the whole course of your life. ,
It grew as high as the heavenly army, made some of the army and some of the stars fall to the earth, and trampled them.
You also will become drunk; you will hide. You also will seek refuge from the enemy.
You will be filled with disgrace instead of glory. You also #– #drink, and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the Lord’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.
He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.
The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the Great was remembered in God’s presence; he gave her the cup filled with the wine of his fierce anger.