Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Moab is put to shame; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell it in Arnon, that Moab is plundered,
New American Standard Bible
Wail and cry out;
Declare by the
That Moab has been destroyed.
King James Version
Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
Holman Bible
Wail and cry out!
Declare by the Arnon
that Moab is destroyed.
International Standard Version
Moab will be put to shame, for it will be destroyed. Wail and cry out. Announce by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.
A Conservative Version
Moab is put to shame, for it is broken down. Wail and cry, tell ye it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
American Standard Version
Moab is put to shame; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell ye it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
Amplified
“Moab is shamed, for she has been broken down and shattered.
Wail and cry out!
Tell by [the banks of] the Arnon
That Moab has been destroyed.
Bible in Basic English
Moab has been put to shame, she is broken: make loud sounds of grief, crying out for help; give the news in Arnon, that Moab has been made waste.
Darby Translation
Moab is put to shame; for he is broken down: howl and cry; tell it in Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
Julia Smith Translation
Moab was ashamed; for she was broken down: wail, ye, and cry; announce in Arnon that Moab was laid waste,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Moab is ashamed, for it is filled with terror. Wail and cry out, tell [it] by Arnon that Moab is devastated.
Modern King James verseion
Moab is put to shame, for it is broken down. Howl and cry! Tell it in Arnon that Moab is stripped.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O Moab is confounded and overcome. Mourn and cry, tell it out at Arnon, that Moab is destroyed.
NET Bible
They will answer, 'Moab is disgraced, for it has fallen! Wail and cry out in mourning! Announce along the Arnon River that Moab has been destroyed.'
New Heart English Bible
"Moab is disappointed; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste."
The Emphasized Bible
Confounded is Moab! For it is broken down! Howl and make outcry, - Tell ye in Arnon, That Moab is spoiled;
Webster
Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
World English Bible
Moab is disappointed; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
Youngs Literal Translation
Put to shame hath been Moab, For it hath been broken down, Howl and cry, declare ye in Arnon, For spoiled is Moab,
Interlinear
Chathath
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 48:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message Concerning Moab
19 O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch; ask him that flees, and her that escapes, and say, What has happened? 20 Moab is put to shame; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell it in Arnon, that Moab is plundered, 21 And judgment has come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath,
Cross References
Isaiah 16:2
For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of the Arnon.
Numbers 21:13-14
From there they moved, and encamped on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
Numbers 21:26-28
For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.
Deuteronomy 2:36
From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
Joshua 13:9
From Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the valley, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
Judges 11:18
Then they went along through the wilderness, and went around the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and encamped on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
Isaiah 15:1-5
The burden concerning Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
Isaiah 15:8
For the cry has gone all around the borders of Moab; its wailing unto Eglaim, its wailing unto Beerelim.
Isaiah 16:7-11
Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, everyone shall wail: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall you mourn; surely they are stricken.
Jeremiah 48:1-5
Against Moab thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is plundered: Kiriathaim is put to shame and taken: the stronghold is put to shame and dismayed.