Jeremiah 48:40–41
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48:40For the Lord says,
“Look! Like an eagle with outspread wings
a nation will swoop down on Moab.60
48:41Her towns61 will be captured.
Her fortresses will be taken.
At that time the soldiers of Moab will be frightened
like a woman in labor.62
Footnotes
- 60 Heb “Behold! Like an eagle he will swoop and will spread his wings against Moab.” The sentence has been reordered in English to give a better logical flow and the unidentified “he” has been identified as “a nation.” The nation is, of course, Babylon, but it is nowhere identified so the referent has been left ambiguous. Conquering nations are often identified with a swiftly flying eagle swooping down on its victims (cf. Deut 28:49). In this case the eagle is to be identified with the nation (or king) of Babylon (cf. Ezek 17:3, 12 where reference is to the removal of Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) and his replacement with Zedekiah).
- 61 Parallelism argues that the word קְרִיּוֹת (qériyyot) be understood as the otherwise unattested feminine plural of the noun קִרְיָה (qiryah, “city”) rather than the place name Kerioth mentioned in v. 24 (cf. קִרְיָה). Both this noun and the parallel term “fortresses” are plural but are found with feminine singular verbs, being treated either as collectives or distributive plurals (cf. §145.c or 464 §145.l).
- 62 Heb “The heart of the soldiers of Moab will be like the heart of a woman in labor.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle
and spread his wings against Moab;
the cities shall be taken
and the strongholds seized.
The heart of the warriors of Moab shall be in that day
like the heart of a woman in her birth pains;
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
This is what the Lord says:
“Look! An eagle is swooping down,
spreading its wings over Moab.
Kerioth will be captured
and the strongholds taken.
In that day the hearts of Moab’s warriors
will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
For this is what the Lord says:
Look! He will swoop down like an eagle
and spread his wings against Moab.
The towns have been captured,
and the strongholds seized.
In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors
will be like the heart of a woman with contractions.
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NLTNew Living Translation
This is what the Lord says:
“Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle,
spreading his wings over Moab.
Its cities will fall,
and its strongholds will be seized.
Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish
like a woman in labor.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
For thus says Yahweh,
“Look, like an eagle he will swoop down,
and he will spread out his wings against Moab.
Kerioth will be taken,
and the strongholds will be conquered,
and the hearts of the warriors of Moab will be on that day
like the heart of a woman who is in labor.
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KJV 1900King James Version
For thus saith the Lord;
Behold, he shall fly as an eagle,
And shall spread his wings over Moab.
Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised,
And the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be
As the heart of a woman in her pangs.
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