Parallel Verses
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,
King James 2000
Moab is put to shame; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell it in Arnon, that Moab is plundered,
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
You that live in Aroer stand by the road and wait. Ask those who are running away, say, 'What has happened?'
20
Wail and cry out;
Declare by the
That Moab has been destroyed.
Cross References
Isaiah 16:2
Like fluttering birds pushed from the nest, so are the women of Moab at the fords of the Arnon River.
Numbers 21:13-14
They moved again and camped on the north side of the Arnon River, in the desert that extends into Amorite territory. The Arnon was the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.
Numbers 21:26-28
King Sihon ruled from Heshbon after defeating the Moabites and taking over their land north of the Arnon River gorge.
Deuteronomy 2:36
Jehovah helped us capture every town from the Arnon River Gorge north to the boundary of Gilead. This included the town of Aroer on the edge of the gorge and the town in the middle of the gorge.
Joshua 13:9
From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba to Dibon
Judges 11:18
Then they went through the desert around the land of Edom and the land of Moab until they came to the east side of Moab, on the other side of the Arnon River. They camped there, but they did not cross the Arnon because it was the boundary of Moab.
Isaiah 15:1-5
Surely in a night Ar of Moab is devastated and ruined. Certainly in a night Kir of Moab is devastated and ruined.
Isaiah 15:8
Everywhere at Moab's borders the sound of crying is heard. It is heard at the towns of Eglaim and Beerelim.
Isaiah 16:7-11
The Moabites cry, they cry out together for Moab. Lament and grieve for the men and the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth.
Jeremiah 48:1-5
This is what the Lord Jehovah said about [MOAB]: Pity the people of Nebo. Their town is destroyed! Kiriathaim is captured, its mighty fortress torn down, and its people put to shame.