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45 [a]They that fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon; [b]for a fire is gone forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and hath devoured the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. 46 Woe unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh is undone; for thy sons are taken away captive, and thy daughters into captivity. 47 Yet will I [c]bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith Jehovah. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.

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  1. Jeremiah 48:45 Or, Fleeing because of the force, they stand under
  2. Jeremiah 48:45 Or, but
  3. Jeremiah 48:47 Or, return to

45 “In the shadow of Heshbon
    the fugitives stand helpless,
for a fire has gone out from Heshbon,
    a blaze from the midst of Sihon;(A)
it burns the foreheads of Moab,
    the skulls(B) of the noisy boasters.
46 Woe to you, Moab!(C)
    The people of Chemosh are destroyed;
your sons are taken into exile
    and your daughters into captivity.

47 “Yet I will restore(D) the fortunes of Moab
    in days to come,”
declares the Lord.

Here ends the judgment on Moab.

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