Jeremiah 48:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The destroyer will come to every city, and no city will escape. The valley will perish, and the plateau will be destroyed, for the LORD has spoken.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD has spoken.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the destroyer{H7703} shall come{H935} upon every city,{H5892} and no city{H5892} shall escape;{H4422} the valley{H6010} also shall perish,{H6} and the plain{H4334} shall be destroyed;{H8045} as Jehovah{H3068} hath spoken.{H559}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the spoiler{H7703}{(H8802)} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} upon every city{H5892}, and no city{H5892} shall escape{H4422}{(H8735)}: the valley{H6010} also shall perish{H6}{(H8804)}, and the plain{H4334} shall be destroyed{H8045}{(H8738)}, as the LORD{H3068} hath spoken{H559}{(H8804)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The destroyer shal come vpon all cities, none shall escape. The valleys shalbe destroyed, and the feldes shall be layed waist: like as the LORDE hath determed.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the destroyer shall come vpon all cities, and no citie shall escape: the valley also shall perish and the plaine shalbe destroyed as the Lord hath spoken.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The destroyer shall come vpon all cities, none shall escape: The valleys shalbe destroyed, and the fieldes shalbe layde waste, lyke as the Lorde hath spoken.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The destroyer shall come on every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed; as Yahweh has spoken.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And come in doth a spoiler unto every city, And no city doth escape, And perished hath the valley, And destroyed been the plain, as Jehovah said.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed; as Jehovah hath spoken.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed; as Jehovah hath spoken.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the attacker will come against every town, not one will be safe; and the valley will be made waste, and destruction will come to the lowland, as the Lord has said.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The destroyer shall come on every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed; as Yahweh has spoken.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The destroyer will come against every town. Not one town will escape. The towns in the valley will be destroyed. The cities on the high plain will be laid waste. I, the LORD, have spoken!

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 6:26 : 26 O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes; mourn as for an only son, with bitter lamentation, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
  • Jer 15:8 : 8 Their widows have increased to Me more than the sand of the seas. I have brought against them a destroyer at noon, and I have caused anguish and terror to fall upon the city suddenly.
  • Jer 25:9 : 9 I am about to send for all the clans of the north,' declares the LORD, 'and for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, its inhabitants, and all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them, making them an object of horror, scorn, and perpetual ruins.
  • Jer 48:18 : 18 Come down from your place of glory and sit in thirst, inhabitant daughter of Dibon, for the one who destroys Moab has attacked you, ruining your fortresses.
  • Jer 48:20-25 : 20 Moab is put to shame, for it is shattered. Wail and cry out! Proclaim at the Arnon that Moab is destroyed. 21 Judgment has come to the land of the plain—to Holon, to Jahaz, and to Mephaath, 22 to Dibon, to Nebo, and to Beth-diblathaim, 23 to Kiriathaim, to Beth-gamul, and to Beth-meon, 24 to Kerioth, to Bozrah, and to all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. 25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and her arm is broken, declares the LORD.
  • Jer 51:56 : 56 For a destroyer has come against Babylon; her warriors are captured, their bows are broken. For the Lord is a God of retribution; He will fully repay.
  • Ezek 25:9 : 9 therefore, I will expose the flank of Moab, beginning with its frontier cities—the pride of the land—Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim.
  • Josh 13:9 : 9 Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley, including the city in the middle of the valley, and the entire plateau from Medeba to Dibon.
  • Josh 13:17 : 17 Heshbon and all its cities on the plain, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, and Beth Baal Meon.
  • Josh 13:21 : 21 All the cities on the plateau and the entire kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned at Heshbon. Moses defeated him along with the princes of Midian—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—who were rulers allied with Sihon and lived in the land.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 48:9
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    9 Give Moab wings so she may fly away, for her cities will become desolate, with no one living in them.

  • Jer 48:15-16
    2 verses
    79%

    15 Moab is devastated, and its towns have been destroyed! The best of its young men have gone down to slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

    16 The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and her disaster is rushing swiftly.

  • Jer 48:1-7
    7 verses
    79%

    1 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says concerning Moab: Woe to Nebo, for it is devastated! Kiriathaim is disgraced and captured; the mighty stronghold is humbled and shattered.

    2 The glory of Moab is no more! In Heshbon, a plan for disaster was made against her: 'Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!' Even Madmen will be silenced; the sword will follow you.

    3 A cry of distress comes from Horonaim: great destruction and devastation!

    4 Moab is broken! A cry is heard; even her young ones make their distress known.

    5 For at the ascent of Luhith, weeping goes with the steps; as they descend to Horonaim, cries of destruction are heard from the enemy.

    6 Flee! Save your lives like a juniper in the wilderness.

    7 Because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you too will be captured! Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials together.

  • Jer 48:38-40
    3 verses
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    38 On every rooftop of Moab and in its public squares, there is nothing but lamentation. For I have broken Moab like a jar no one wants, declares the LORD.

    39 How shattered Moab is! Cry out! How Moab has turned his back in shame. So Moab will become a ridicule and a horror to all his neighbors.

    40 For this is what the LORD says: Behold, one will fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab.

  • Jer 48:18-21
    4 verses
    77%

    18 Come down from your place of glory and sit in thirst, inhabitant daughter of Dibon, for the one who destroys Moab has attacked you, ruining your fortresses.

    19 Stand by the road and watch, inhabitant of Aroer. Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping, 'What has happened?'

    20 Moab is put to shame, for it is shattered. Wail and cry out! Proclaim at the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.

    21 Judgment has come to the land of the plain—to Holon, to Jahaz, and to Mephaath,

  • Jer 48:24-25
    2 verses
    77%

    24 to Kerioth, to Bozrah, and to all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.

    25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and her arm is broken, declares the LORD.

  • Jer 48:42-43
    2 verses
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    42 Moab will be destroyed as a people, because he exalted himself against the LORD.

    43 Terror, pit, and snare await you, O inhabitant of Moab, declares the LORD.

  • Jer 48:45-47
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    45 In the shadow of Heshbon, the fugitives stand helpless, for a fire has gone out from Heshbon, and a flame from Sihon. It devours the corner of Moab and the crown of the noisy boasters.

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    47 Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the latter days, declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.

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    76%

    9 Therefore, as surely as I live—declares the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel—Moab will become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a land of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual ruin. The remnant of My people will plunder them, and the survivors of My nation will inherit their land.

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    8 I will make this city desolate and an object of scorn. Everyone who passes by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.

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    12 On all the barren heights in the wilderness, destroyers have come. For the sword of the LORD is devouring from one end of the land to the other; no flesh has peace.

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    18 As with the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, says the LORD, no one will live there; no human being will stay in it.

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    19 You will destroy every fortified city and every major town, cut down every good tree, stop up all the springs, and ruin every good field with stones.

  • Jer 50:26
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    26 Come against her from the farthest borders; open her granaries. Heap her up like piles of grain and destroy her completely. Let nothing be left of her.

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    4 Let my outcasts live among you, O Moab. Be a shelter for them from the destroyer. For the oppressor will come to an end, destruction will cease, and those who trample others will disappear from the land.

  • Jer 4:29
    73%

    29 At the sound of the horsemen and archers, every city flees. They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks. The cities are abandoned, and no one lives in them.

  • Isa 24:3
    73%

    3 The earth will be utterly laid waste and completely plundered, for the Lord has spoken this word.

  • Jer 4:7
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    7 A lion has come out of his thicket, a destroyer of nations has set out; he has left his place to turn your land into a waste. Your cities will be ruined, without inhabitants.

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    34 The crying of Heshbon resounds to Elealeh and Jahaz, they have raised their voices from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.

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    3 For a nation has come against her from the north; it will make her land desolate. No one will live there—neither man nor beast—all will flee and be gone.

  • Jer 48:12
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    12 Therefore, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will send those who pour out wine to tip her over; they will empty her vessels and shatter her jars.

  • Jer 51:53
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    53 Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, from Me destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord.

  • Jer 48:36
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    36 Therefore, my heart moans for Moab like the sound of flutes; it moans like flutes for the men of Kir-heres, because their accumulated wealth has perished.

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    16 But all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries will go into captivity. Those who plunder you will be plundered, and all who loot you I will give as loot.

  • Jer 22:8
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    8 Many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?'

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    10 Chaldea will become plunder; all who plunder her will be satisfied,' declares the LORD.

  • Amos 2:2-3
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  • Jer 21:13
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    13 Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, O rock of the plain, declares the LORD. You who say, 'Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?'

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    11 Who is the wise person who may understand this? And to whom has the mouth of the Lord spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished, been scorched like a desert with no one passing through?

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    48 Then the heavens and the earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon, because out of the north destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord.

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    29 Woe to you, Moab! You have been destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He has given up his sons as fugitives and his daughters as captives to Sihon, king of the Amorites.

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    20 The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.