29 “We have heard the (A)pride of Moab
(He is exceedingly proud),
Of his loftiness and arrogance and (B)pride,
And of the haughtiness of his heart.”

30 “I know his wrath,” says the Lord,
“But it is not right;
(C)His [a]lies have made nothing right.
31 Therefore (D)I will wail for Moab,
And I will cry out for all Moab;
[b]I will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:30 idle talk
  2. Jeremiah 48:31 So with DSS, LXX, Vg.; MT He

29 “We have heard of Moab’s pride(A)
    how great is her arrogance!—
of her insolence, her pride, her conceit
    and the haughtiness(B) of her heart.
30 I know her insolence but it is futile,”
declares the Lord,
    “and her boasts(C) accomplish nothing.
31 Therefore I wail(D) over Moab,
    for all Moab I cry out,
    I moan for the people of Kir Hareseth.(E)

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