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Jeremiah 48:15

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Moab is laid waste,
and they have gone up into his cities,
and his chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter,”
says the King, whose name is Yahweh of Armies.

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Jeremiah 48:15 in other translations

Moab is laid waste, and they are gone up into his cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts.

Jeremiah 48:15 · American Standard Version

Jeremiah 48:15 in context

  1. 13Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh,
    as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
  2. 14“How do you say, ‘We are mighty men,
    and valiant men for the war?’
  3. 15Moab is laid waste,
    and they have gone up into his cities,
    and his chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter,”
    says the King, whose name is Yahweh of Armies.
  4. 16“The calamity of Moab is near to come,
    and his affliction hurries fast.
  5. 17All you who are around him, bemoan him,
    and all you who know his name; say,
    ‘How the strong staff is broken,
    the beautiful rod!’