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27 Wasn’t Israel an object of mocking for you?
    Wasn’t he treated like a thief,[a]
so that whenever you spoke about him
    you shook your head in contempt?[b]
28 Abandon the cities, and live on the cliffs,[c]
    you inhabitants of Moab.
Be like a dove that builds a nest
    by the mouth of a cave.
29 We have heard about Moab’s pride—
    he’s very proud—
his haughtiness, his arrogance,
    his insolence, and his conceit.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:27 Lit. found among thieves
  2. Jeremiah 48:27 The Heb. lacks in contempt
  3. Jeremiah 48:28 Or among the crags; i.e. on the face of a cliff
  4. Jeremiah 48:29 Lit. the elevation of his heart

27 Was not Israel the object of your ridicule?(A)
    Was she caught among thieves,(B)
that you shake your head(C) in scorn(D)
    whenever you speak of her?
28 Abandon your towns and dwell among the rocks,
    you who live in Moab.
Be like a dove(E) that makes its nest
    at the mouth of a cave.(F)

29 “We have heard of Moab’s pride(G)
    how great is her arrogance!—
of her insolence, her pride, her conceit
    and the haughtiness(H) of her heart.

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