Jeremiah 48:27

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Jeremiah 48:27

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Berean Standard Bible

Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.

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KJV

King James Version

For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.

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WEB

World English Bible

For wasn’t Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves? For as often as you speak of him, you shake your head.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Jeremiah 48

²⁵ The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD.

²⁶ “Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.

²⁷ Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.

²⁸ Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave.

²⁹ We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.

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