Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 loving kindness, and he shall sit on it in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness. 6 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. 7 Therefore Moab shall wail for Moab, everyone shall wail. Ye shall mourn for the raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth, utterly stricken.

Cross References

Amos 2:1

Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Moab, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.

Jeremiah 48:29-30

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

Obadiah 1:3-4

The pride of thy heart has deceived thee, O thou who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

Isaiah 2:11

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

Isaiah 28:15

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and we are at agreement with Sheol. When the overflowing scourge shall pass through it shall not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hid ourselves unde

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, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

Isaiah 44:25

who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad, who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish,

Jeremiah 48:26

Make ye him drunken, for he magnified himself against LORD. 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 has magnified himself against LORD.

Jeremiah 50:36

A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools. A 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 sons of Ammon, with which they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise younger men should be subordinate to the elder men. And all being subordinate to each other, clothe yourselves with humility, because God sets himself against the haughty, but gives grace to the lowly.

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