Moab will be put to shame because of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was put to shame because of Bethel that they trusted in.
Jeremiah 48:39 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘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.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition How it is broken down! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab has become [an object of] a derision and a [horrifying] terror to all who are round about him. American Standard Version (1901) How is it broken down! how do they wail! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab become a derision and a terror to all that are round about him. Common English Bible How it’s shattered! Go wail! How Moab turns away! What shame! Moab has become the butt of every joke, horrific to all its neighbors. Catholic Public Domain Version How was it conquered, so that they would wail? How is it that Moab has cast down his neck and been confounded? And Moab will be a derision and an example to everyone around him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version How is it overthrown and they have howled! How hath Moab bowed down the neck and is confounded! And Moab shall be a derision and an example to all round about him. |
Moab will be put to shame because of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was put to shame because of Bethel that they trusted in.
Mourn for him, all you surrounding nations, everyone who knows his name. Say, ‘How the mighty sceptre is shattered, the glorious staff! ’
How she sits alone, the city once crowded with people! She who was great among the nations has become like a widow. The princess among the provinces has been put to forced labour.
How the Lord has overshadowed Daughter Zion with his anger! He has thrown down Israel’s glory from heaven to earth. He did not acknowledge his footstool in the day of his anger.
How the gold has become tarnished, the fine gold become dull! The stones of the temple lie scattered at the head of every street.