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30 I know his wrath,” saith the Lord, “but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.

31 Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; Mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.

32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer; thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer. The spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage,

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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