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Jeremiah 48:17

Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered—the glorious staff!

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ASV

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!

KJV

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!

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נֻ֤דוּNu.dushow sympathyH5110 →
לוֹ֙loto <the> it
כָּל־kol-O allH3605 →
סְבִיבָ֔יוse.vi.Vavaround itH5439 →
וְכֹ֖לve.Kholand O allH3605 →
יֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'Ei[those who] knowH3045 →
שְׁמ֑וֹshe.Mo<of> name itsH8034 →
אִמְר֗וּ'im.RusayH559 →
אֵיכָ֤ה'ei.Khahhow!H349 →
נִשְׁבַּר֙nish.Barit is brokenH7665 →
מַטֵּה־ma.teh-a staff ofH4294 →
עֹ֔ז'OzstrengthH5797 →
מַקֵּ֖לma.Kela staff ofH4731 →
תִּפְאָרָֽה׃tif.'a.RahsplendorH8597 →

The walk

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Isaiah 9:4For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.Psalms 110:2The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”Isaiah 10:5Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.Zechariah 11:10–14Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.Jeremiah 48:31–33Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.Revelation 18:14–20And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”Jeremiah 9:17–20This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.Ezekiel 19:11–14It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.Jeremiah 48:39“How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”Isaiah 14:4–5you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!Isaiah 16:8For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.Jeremiah 48:2There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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