Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hurries fast.
New American Standard Bible
And his calamity has swiftly hastened.
King James Version
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
Holman Bible
his disaster is rushing swiftly.
International Standard Version
"Moab's disaster is near at hand, and his calamity is coming very quickly.
A Conservative Version
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hastens fast.
American Standard Version
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
Amplified
“The destruction of Moab will come soon,
And his disaster hurries quickly.
Bible in Basic English
The fate of Moab is near, and trouble is coming on him very quickly.
Darby Translation
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
Julia Smith Translation
The calamity of Moab drew near, to come, and his evil hastened greatly.
King James 2000
The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and his affliction hastens quickly.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"The disaster of Moab [is] near to come, and his disaster {approaches very quickly}.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The destruction of Moab cometh on a pace, and her fall is at hand.
NET Bible
Moab's destruction is at hand. Disaster will come on it quickly.
New Heart English Bible
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hurries fast.
The Emphasized Bible
Near is the doom of Moab, to come, - And, his calamity, hasteth greatly.
Webster
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
World English Bible
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hurries fast.
Youngs Literal Translation
Near is the calamity of Moab to come, And his affliction hath hasted exceedingly.
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 48:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Moab
15 Moab is plundered and has come up out of her cities. And his chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter, says the King whose name is Jehovah of Hosts. 16 The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hurries fast. 17 All you who are around him, mourn him. And all you who know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!
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Cross References
Isaiah 13:22
And hyenas shall cry along with his widows, and jackals in palaces of delight. Yea, her time is coming near, and her days shall not be prolonged.
Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance and retribution belong to Me. Their foot shall slide in time, for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come on them make haste.
Isaiah 16:13-14
This is the Word that Jehovah has spoken to Moab since that time.
Jeremiah 1:12
And Jehovah said to me, You have seen well; for I will watch over My Word to perform it.
Ezekiel 12:23
Therefore tell them, So says the Lord Jehovah: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel. But say to them, The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.
Ezekiel 12:28
Therefore say to them, So says the Lord Jehovah: There shall none of My Words be delayed any more, but the Word which I have spoken shall be done, says the Lord Jehovah.
2 Peter 2:3
And through covetousness they will use you for gain with well-turned words; for whom judgment from of old does not linger, and their destruction does not sleep.