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Jeremiah 48:21

What does Jeremiah 48:21 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 48:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And judgment is come upon the plain country, upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And judgment is come upon the plain country, upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And punishment has come on the lowlands; on Holon and Jahzah, and on Mephaath,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And judgment hath come in unto the land of the plain--unto Holon, And unto Jahazah, and on Mephaath,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And judgment is come upon the plain country: upon Helon, and upon Jasa, and upon Mephaath.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And judgment is come upon the country of the plateau; upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath;

Context

v.20Moab is put to shame; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell ye it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.

v.21This passage

v.22and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Zephaniah 2:9

    Therefore as I live, saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall make a prey of them, and the remnant of my nation shall inherit them.

  • Joshua 21:36

    And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,

  • Numbers 21:23

    And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel.

  • Joshua 13:18

    and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,

  • Isaiah 15:4

    And Heshbon crieth out, and Elealeh; their voice is heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud; his soul trembleth within him.

  • Ezekiel 25:9

    therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,

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