After he had waited another seven days, he sent out the dove, but it did not return to him again.
Jeremiah 48:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Abandon the towns! Live in the cliffs, residents of Moab! Be like a dove that nests inside the mouth of a cave. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition O you inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities and dwell among the rocks, and be like the dove that makes her nest in the walls of the yawning ravine. American Standard Version (1901) O ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that maketh her nest over the mouth of the abyss. Common English Bible Leave your towns, head for the cliffs, you people of Moab. Hide like a dove that nests in the mouth of a cave. Catholic Public Domain Version Relinquish the cities, and live upon a rock, O inhabitants of Moab, and be like a dove nesting at the mouth of an opening at the summit. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Leave the cities and dwell in the rock, you that dwell in Moab: and be ye like the dove that maketh her nest in the mouth of the hole in the highest place. |
After he had waited another seven days, he sent out the dove, but it did not return to him again.
My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
People will go into caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the Lord and from his majestic splendour, when he rises to terrify the earth.
Make Moab a salt marsh, , for she will run away; her towns will become a desolation, without inhabitant.
As to the terror you cause, your arrogant heart has deceived you. You who live in the clefts of the rock, you who occupy the mountain summit, though you elevate your nest like the eagles, even from there I will bring you down. This is the Lord’s declaration.
Run! Turn back! Lie low, residents of Dedan, for I will bring Esau’s calamity on him at the time I punish him.
and they oppressed Israel. Because of Midian, the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
The men of Israel saw that they were in trouble because the troops were in a difficult situation. They hid in caves, in thickets, among rocks, and in holes and cisterns.