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30 I am fully aware of her arrogance, says the Lord;
    her boasts are false, her deeds are false.
31 Therefore, I wail over Moab;
    I cry out in anguish for all of Moab;
    I mourn for the men of Kir-heres.
32 More than for Jazer I weep for you,
    O vineyard of Sibmah.
Your branches stretched beyond the sea,
    reaching all the way to Jazer.
Upon your harvest and your vintage,
    the despoiler has descended.

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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