40 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, [a]he shall flee as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.

41 The cities are taken, and the strongholds are won, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in travail.

42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath set up himself against the Lord:

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:40 That is, Nebuchadnezzar, as Jer. 49:22.

40 This is what the Lord says:

“Look! An eagle is swooping(A) down,
    spreading its wings(B) over Moab.
41 Kerioth[a](C) will be captured
    and the strongholds taken.
In that day the hearts of Moab’s warriors(D)
    will be like the heart of a woman in labor.(E)
42 Moab will be destroyed(F) as a nation(G)
    because she defied(H) the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:41 Or The cities