Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The destruction of Moab cometh on a pace, and her fall is at hand.
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 King James verseion
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hurries fast.
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 shall be destroyed, her cities burnt up: her chosen young men shall be slain, sayeth the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts. 16 The destruction of Moab cometh on a pace, and her fall is at hand. 17 All her neighbours shall mourn for her, and all they that know her name, shall say, 'O how happeneth it, that the strong staff and the goodly rod is thus broken?'
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Cross References
Isaiah 13:22
the little owls shall cry in the palaces, one after another, and Dragons shall be in their pleasant parlors. And as for Babylon's time, it is at hand, and her days shall not be prolonged.
Deuteronomy 32:35
"'Vengeance is mine, and I will reward! Their feet shall slide, when the time cometh. For the time of their destruction is at hand, and the time that shall come upon them maketh haste.'
Isaiah 16:13-14
So then, this is the saying that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time.
Jeremiah 1:12
Then said the LORD, "Thou hast seen right, for I will watch diligently upon my word, to perform it."
Ezekiel 12:23
Tell them therefore, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: I will make that byword to cease, so that it shall no more be commonly used in Israel.' But say this unto them, 'The days are at hand, that everything which hath been prophesied, shall be fulfilled.
Ezekiel 12:28
Therefore say unto them, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: All my words shall no more be slack. Look what I speak, that same shall come to pass, sayeth the LORD.'"
2 Peter 2:3
and through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you, whose judgment is not far off, and their damnation sleepeth not.