Jeremiah 48:42–44
42 And Moab will be destroyed from being a people,
because against Yahweh he magnified himself.
43 Dread, and pit, and a trapping net are against you,
O inhabitant of Moab,” ⌊declares⌋b Yahweh.
44 “He who flees ⌊before⌋c the dread
will fall into the pit,
and the one who climbs up from the pit
will be caught in the trapping net,
for I will bring on Moab
the year of their punishment,” ⌊declares⌋d Yahweh.
Jeremiah 48:42–44 — The New International Version (NIV)
42 Moab will be destroyed as a nation
because she defied the Lord.
43 Terror and pit and snare await you,
you people of Moab,”
declares the Lord.
44 “Whoever flees from the terror
will fall into a pit,
whoever climbs out of the pit
will be caught in a snare;
for I will bring on Moab
the year of her punishment,”
declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 48:42–44 — English Standard Version (ESV)
42 Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people,
because he magnified himself against the Lord.
43 Terror, pit, and snare
are before you, O inhabitant of Moab!
declares the Lord.
44 He who flees from the terror
shall fall into the pit,
and he who climbs out of the pit
shall be caught in the snare.
For I will bring these things upon Moab,
the year of their punishment,
declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 48:42–44 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people,
Because he hath magnified himself against the Lord.
43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee,
O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.
44 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit;
And he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare:
For I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 48:42–44 — New Living Translation (NLT)
42 Moab will no longer be a nation,
for it has boasted against the Lord.
43 “Terror and traps and snares will be your lot,
O Moab,” says the Lord.
44 “Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will step into a snare.
I will see to it that you do not get away,
for the time of your judgment has come,”
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 48:42–44 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
42 And Moab shall be destroyed as a people,
Because he exalted himself against the Lord.
43 Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you,
O inhabitant of Moab,” says the Lord.
44 “He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit,
And he who gets out of the pit shall be caught in the snare.
For upon Moab, upon it I will bring
The year of their punishment,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 48:42–44 — New Century Version (NCV)
42 The nation of Moab will be destroyed,
because they thought they were greater than the Lord.
43 Fear, deep pits, and traps wait for you,
people of Moab,” says the Lord.
44 “People will run from fear,
but they will fall into the pits.
Anyone who climbs out of the pits
will be caught in the traps.
I will bring the year of punishment to Moab,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 48:42–44 — American Standard Version (ASV)
42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against Jehovah. 43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah. 44 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon him, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.
Jeremiah 48:42–44 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against Jehovah. 43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah. 44 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon her, upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.
Jeremiah 48:42–44 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
42 Moab will be destroyed as a nation,
because it spoke against the Lord.
43 Disasters, pits, and traps are in store for those who live in Moab,”
declares the Lord.
44 “Whoever flees from a disaster will fall into a pit.
Whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a trap.
I will bring a year of punishment to Moab,” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 48:42–44 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
42 Moab will be destroyed as a people
because he has exalted himself against the Lord.
43 Panic, pit, and trap
await you, resident of Moab.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
44 He who flees from the panic will fall in the pit,
and he who climbs from the pit
will be captured in the trap,
for I will bring against Moab
the year of their punishment.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 48:42–44 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
42 Moab shall be destroyed as a people,
because he magnified himself against the Lord.
43 Terror, pit, and trap
are before you, O inhabitants of Moab!
says the Lord.
44 Everyone who flees from the terror
shall fall into the pit,
and everyone who climbs out of the pit
shall be caught in the trap.
For I will bring these things upon Moab
in the year of their punishment,
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 48:42–44 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
42 Moab will be destroyed as a nation.
That is because its people thought
they were better than I am.
43 You people of Moab,”
announces the Lord,
“terror, a pit and a trap are waiting for you.
44 Anyone who runs away from the terror
will fall into the pit.
Anyone who climbs out of the pit
will be caught in the trap.
The time is coming
when I will punish Moab,”
announces the Lord.
Jeremiah 48:42–44 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
42 “Moab will be destroyed from being a people
Because he has become arrogant toward the Lord.
43 “Terror, pit and snare are coming upon you,
O inhabitant of Moab,” declares the Lord.
44 “The one who flees from the terror
Will fall into the pit,
And the one who climbs up out of the pit
Will be caught in the snare;
For I shall bring upon her, even upon Moab,
The year of their punishment,” declares the Lord.