26 (A)Make him drunk, for he has [a]become (B)arrogant toward the Lord; so Moab will [b]vomit, and he also will become a laughingstock. 27 Now was Israel not a (C)laughingstock to you? Or was he [c](D)caught among thieves? For whenever you speak about him you (E)shake your head in scorn.

28 Leave the cities and live among the (F)rocky cliffs,
You inhabitants of Moab,
And be like a (G)dove that nests
Beyond the mouth of the chasm.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:26 Or magnified himself against
  2. Jeremiah 48:26 Lit vomit in his vomit
  3. Jeremiah 48:27 Or found

26 “Make her drunk,(A)
    for she has defied(B) the Lord.
Let Moab wallow in her vomit;(C)
    let her be an object of ridicule.(D)
27 Was not Israel the object of your ridicule?(E)
    Was she caught among thieves,(F)
that you shake your head(G) in scorn(H)
    whenever you speak of her?
28 Abandon your towns and dwell among the rocks,
    you who live in Moab.
Be like a dove(I) that makes its nest
    at the mouth of a cave.(J)

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