Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Mourn for him, all who live around him, and all who know his name. Say, "Oh how the mighty rod is broken, the glorious staff.'
New American Standard Bible
Even all of you who know his name;
Say, ‘How has the mighty
A staff of splendor!’
King James Version
All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!
Holman Bible
everyone who knows his name.
Say: How the mighty scepter
the glorious staff!
A Conservative Version
All ye who are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye who know his name, say, How the strong staff has broken, the beautiful rod!
American Standard Version
All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
Amplified
“Show sympathy for him, all you [nations] who are around him,
And all you [distant nations] who know his name;
Say, ‘How has the mighty scepter [of national power] been broken,
And the splendid staff [of glory]!’
Bible in Basic English
All you who are round about him, give signs of grief for him, and all you who have knowledge of his name, say, How is the strong rod broken, even the beautiful branch!
Darby Translation
All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
Julia Smith Translation
All ye about him, bewail for him; and all ye knowing his name, say, How was the strong rod broken, the beautiful shoot!
King James 2000
All you that are about him, bemoan him; and all you that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
Lexham Expanded Bible
Mourn for him, all his surroundings, and all those who knew his name. Say, 'How [the] staff of might is broken, [the] staff of glory.'
Modern King James verseion
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!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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?'
NET Bible
Mourn for that nation, all you nations living around it, all of you nations that know of its fame. Mourn and say, 'Alas, its powerful influence has been broken! Its glory and power have been done away!'
New Heart English Bible
All you who are around him, bemoan him, and all you who know his name; say, "How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod."
The Emphasized Bible
Lament ye for him - All that are round about him, and All that know his name, - Say, How is broken - The staff of strength! The rod of beauty!
Webster
All ye that are about him bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!
World English Bible
All you who are around him, bemoan him, and all you who know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
Youngs Literal Translation
Bemoan for him, all ye round about him, And all knowing his name, say ye: How hath it been broken, the staff of strength, The rod of beauty.
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 48:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Moab
16 "Moab's disaster is near at hand, and his calamity is coming very quickly. 17 Mourn for him, all who live around him, and all who know his name. Say, "Oh how the mighty rod is broken, the glorious staff.' 18 "Come down from glory, and sit on parched ground, O woman who lives in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab will come up against you to destroy you. He will destroy your strongholds.
Cross References
Isaiah 9:4
Now as to the yoke that has been his burden, and the bar laid on his shoulder the rod of his oppressor you have broken it as on the day of Midian.
Isaiah 10:5
"How terrible it will be for Assyria, the rod of my anger! The club is in their hands!
Isaiah 14:4-5
you will lift up this song of mockery against the king of Babylon: "How the oppressor has come to an end! How the attacker has ceased!
Isaiah 16:8
For the fields of Heshbon wither, as well as the vines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have struck down its choicest vines, which once reached Jazer and pushed to the desert. Its shoots spread out and passed over the sea."
Jeremiah 9:17-20
This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Think about what I'm saying! Indeed, call out the professional mourners! Send for the best of them to come.
Jeremiah 48:31-33
Therefore, I'll wail for Moab, and for the whole of Moab I'll cry out, for the men of Kir-heres I'll moan.
Jeremiah 48:39
"How it will be shattered! How they'll wail! How Moab will turn his back in shame! Moab will be an object of ridicule and terror to all those around him."
Ezekiel 19:11-14
Strong were its boughs, suitable for use in the scepter of a ruler. It reached to the clouds, noticeable because of its height and its abundant branches.
Zechariah 11:10-14
Then I took the staff that I had named "Pleasant" and broke it, showing I was breaking my covenant that I had made with all of the people.
Revelation 18:14-20
"The fruit that you crafted has abandoned you. All your dainties and your splendor are lost, and no one will ever find them again."