Jeremiah 48:27

Jeremiah chapter 48 · verse 27 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head.

King James Version · 1611

For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.

American Standard Version · 1901

For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head.

v.26Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against Jehovah: and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.

v.27This passage

v.28O ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that maketh her nest over the mouth of the abyss.

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

Psalms 44:13
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to them that are round about us.
Proverbs 24:17
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;
Zephaniah 2:8
I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
Matthew 7:2
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.
Ezekiel 25:8
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the nations;
Ezekiel 36:2
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha! and, The ancient high places are ours in possession;