And the destroyer shall come upon all cities, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish and the plain shall be destroyed as the Lord hath spoken.

Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.

10 [a]Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord [b]negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:10 He showeth that God would punish the Chaldeans, if they did not destroy the Egyptians, and that with a courage, and calleth this executing of his vengeance against his enemies, his work: though the Chaldeans sought another end, Isa. 10:11.
  2. Jeremiah 48:10 Or, deceitfully.

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