The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your foes!
Jeremiah 48:17 - Revised Standard Version Bemoan him, all you who are round about him, and all who know his name; say, ‘How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff.’ 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 sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your foes!
that smote the peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, that ruled the nations in anger with unrelenting persecution.
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have struck down its branches, which reached to Jazer and strayed to the desert; its shoots spread abroad and passed over the sea.
For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as on the day of Midian.
How it is broken! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab has become a derision and a horror to all that are round about him.”