The LORD shall send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Jeremiah 48:17 - Revised Version 1885 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! 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 shall send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!
that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have broken down the choice plants thereof; they reached even unto Jazer, they wandered into the wilderness; her branches were spread abroad, they passed over the sea.
For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.
How is it broken down! how do they howl! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab become a derision and a dismaying to all that are round about him.