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30 I know how arrogant they are,” declares Yahweh,
    “but it isn’t right.
    They brag and don’t do what they say.
31 That is why I will weep for Moab and cry for all of Moab.
    I will moan for the people of Kir Hareseth.
32 I will cry for you as Jazer cries.
    I will cry for you, grapevines of Sibmah.
    Your branches once spread as far as the sea,
        and they reached as far as the sea of Jazer.
    The destroyer will destroy your ripened fruits and your grapes.

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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