Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, he is very proud, of his pride, and his arrogance, and his wrath: his pratings are vain.

New American Standard Bible

We have heard of the pride of Moab, an excessive pride;
Even of his arrogance, pride, and fury;
His idle boasts are false.

King James Version

We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.

Holman Bible

We have heard of Moab’s pride
how very proud he is—
his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance,
and his empty boasting.

International Standard Version

"We've heard about Moab's pride so very proud he became! his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence; therefore he is alone.

A Conservative Version

We have heard of the pride of Moab, [that] he is very proud, even of his arrogance, and his pride, and his wrath. His boastings are nothing.

American Standard Version

We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought.

Amplified


We have heard of the pride of Moab, an excessive pride—
Even of his arrogance, his conceit, his rage,
His untruthful boasting.

Bible in Basic English

We have had word of the pride of Moab, how great it is; how he is lifted up in pride and passion: his high words about himself are false.

Julia Smith Translation

We heard the pride of Moab; he was greatly elated; his haughtiness and his pride and his wrath; not so his empty talk

King James 2000

We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.

Lexham Expanded Bible

We have heard [of] the pride of Moab--exceedingly proud-- [of] his arrogance, pride, and insolence; {his boasting is not true}.

Modern King James verseion

We have heard of the pride of Moab; very proud; even of his vanity, and his pride, and his rage; not so are his babblings.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

We have heard of the pride of Moab: it is well known. He is very proud, presumptuous, arrogant, and full of indignation, and vain are his lies.

NET Bible

We have heard about Moab's pride, their great arrogance, their boasting, pride, and excess. But their boastful claims are empty!

New Heart English Bible

We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogance, his pride, and his wrath. His boastings are nothing.

The Emphasized Bible

We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, Proud exceedingly! His haughtiness and his arrogance and his passion, Not true, are his boastings.

Webster

We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.

World English Bible

We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogance, his pride, and his wrath. His boastings are nothing.

Youngs Literal Translation

We have heard of the pride of Moab -- very proud, His pride, and his arrogance, and his wrath, Not right are his devices.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of the pride
גּאון 
Ga'own 
Usage: 49

of Moab
מואב 
Mow'ab 
Usage: 181

he is very
מאד 
M@`od 
Usage: 300

גּא 
Ge' 
Usage: 1

and his pride
גּאון 
Ga'own 
Usage: 49

and his wrath
עברה 
`ebrah 
Usage: 34

but his lies
בּד 
Bad 
Usage: 5

References

Context Readings

Moab's Hopeless Situation

5 And a throne shall be established in mercy: and in the tent of David there shall sit upon it, in truth, one judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness. 6 We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, he is very proud, of his pride, and his arrogance, and his wrath: his pratings are vain. 7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab; every one of them shall howl. For the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn, verily afflicted.



Cross References

Amos 2:1

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.

Jeremiah 48:29-30

We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, he is very proud; his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.

Obadiah 1:3-4

The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; he that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

Isaiah 2:11

The lofty eyes of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 28:15

For ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol have we made an agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves.

Isaiah 28:18

And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, ye shall be trodden down by it.

Isaiah 44:25

he that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

Jeremiah 48:26

Make him drunken, for he magnified himself against Jehovah; and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.

Jeremiah 48:42

And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against Jehovah.

Jeremiah 50:36

the sword is upon the liars, and they shall become fools; the sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed;

Zephaniah 2:8-10

I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise ye younger, be subject to the elder, and all of you bind on humility towards one another; for God sets himself against the proud, but to the humble gives grace.

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