Parallel Verses
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!
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.'
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 doom approaches. Its ruin is coming soon.
17
Even all of you who know his name;
Say, ‘How has the mighty
A staff of splendor!’
Cross References
Isaiah 9:4
As in the day of Midian's defeat, you have shattered the yoke of his burdens: the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor.
Isaiah 10:5
How horrible it will be for Assyria! It is the rod of my anger. My fury is in the staff of the Assyrians' hands.
Isaiah 14:4-5
You will mock the king of Babylon with this saying: How the tyrant has come to an end! How his attacks have come to an end!
Isaiah 16:8
The fields of Heshbon and the vines of Sibmah wither. The rulers of the nations have trampled down the choicest vines, which once reached Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots spread out and went as far as the sea.
Jeremiah 9:17-20
Jehovah of Hosts says: 'Consider the mourning women that they may come. Send for the wailing women that they may come!
Jeremiah 48:31-33
I cry with sadness for Moab, yes for everyone in Moab. I moan for the people from the town of Kir-Hareseth.
Jeremiah 48:39
Moab has been shattered! Cry out! Moab has been disgraced. It is in ruins and all the surrounding nations make fun of it.' I Jehovah have spoken.
Ezekiel 19:11-14
Its branches were strong and fit for a ruler's scepter. It towered high above the thick foliage, conspicuous for its height and for its many branches.
Zechariah 11:10-14
So I took my staff, Beauty, and broke it in pieces that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.
Revelation 18:14-20
The fruits that you desired have departed from you. All things that were dainty and wonderful have departed from you. You will find them no more at all.