30 I know his wrath, saith the Lord, [a]but it shall not be so: and his dissimulations, for they do not right.

31 [b]Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab: mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir Heres.

32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee, as I wept for Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they are come to the sea [c]of Jazer: the destroyer is fallen upon thy summer fruits, and upon thy vintage,

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:30 He shall not execute his malice against his neighbors.
  2. Jeremiah 48:31 Read Isa. 16:7.
  3. Jeremiah 48:32 Which city was in the utmost border of Moab: and hereby he signifieth that the whole land should be destroyed, and the people carried away.

30 I know her insolence but it is futile,”
declares the Lord,
    “and her boasts(A) accomplish nothing.
31 Therefore I wail(B) over Moab,
    for all Moab I cry out,
    I moan for the people of Kir Hareseth.(C)
32 I weep for you, as Jazer(D) weeps,
    you vines of Sibmah.(E)
Your branches spread as far as the sea[a];
    they reached as far as[b] Jazer.
The destroyer has fallen
    on your ripened fruit and grapes.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:32 Probably the Dead Sea
  2. Jeremiah 48:32 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts as far as the Sea of