The Lord will help your kingdom grow.\par Your kingdom will start at Zion, {\cf2\super [573]} \par and \{it will grow until\} you rule\par your enemies in their own countries!\par
Jeremiah 48:17 - Easy To Read Version All of you people living around Moab should cry for that country.\par You people know how famous Moab is.\par So cry for him.\par Say,\par ‘The ruler’s power is broken.\par Moab’s power and glory is gone.’\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Bemoan him, all you [nations] who are around him, and all you [nations more remote] who know his name; say, How broken is the mighty scepter [of national power] and the splendid rod [of glory]! American Standard Version (1901) All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod! Common English Bible Grieve for this nation, you neighbors of Moab, all you who know his name. Proclaim how its mighty scepter and magnificent staff are shattered! Catholic Public Domain Version Console him, all you who surround him and all you who know his name. Say: 'How has the strong staff become broken, the glorious staff?' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Comfort him, all you that are round about him. And all you that know his name, say: How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod? |
The Lord will help your kingdom grow.\par Your kingdom will start at Zion, {\cf2\super [573]} \par and \{it will grow until\} you rule\par your enemies in their own countries!\par
\{God will say,\} “I will use Assyria {\cf2\super [113]} like a stick. In anger, I will use Assyria to punish Israel.
In anger, the king of Babylon beat people.\par He never stopped beating people.\par That evil ruler ruled the people in anger.\par He never stopped hurting people.\par
\{The people will be sad\} because the fields of Heshbon and the vines of Sibmah are not able to grow grapes. Foreign rulers have cut down the grapevines. The \{enemy armies have\} spread far to the city of Jazer and into the desert. And they have spread down to the sea. {\cf2\super [170]} \par
Why? Because you will take away the heavy burden. You will take away the heavy pole on the people’s backs. You will take away the rod that the enemy uses to punish your people. This will be like the time you defeated Midian. {\cf2\super [107]}
“Moab is shattered. The people are crying. Moab surrendered. Now Moab is ashamed. People make fun of Moab—but the things that happened fill them with fear.”\par