the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Jeremiah 48:17
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Mourn for him, all you who live around him,Even all of you who know his name;Say, ‘How has the strong scepter been broken,A staff of beauty!'
"Mourn for him, all you who live around him, Even all of you who know his name; Say, 'How has the mighty scepter been broken, A staff of splendor!'
All ye neighbours mourne for her, and all ye that knowe her name, say, O howe happeneth it that the strong staffe and the goodly rodde is thus broken?
All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
Bemoan him, all you who are around him; And all you who know his name, Say, "How the strong staff is broken, The beautiful rod!'
All who are around him mourn for him. And all who know his name, say, How the strong staff is broken, the beautiful rod!
All you who are round about him, bemoan him, and all you who know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
All yee that are about him bemoane him, and all yee that know his Name, say, How is the strong staffe broken, and the beautifull rod!
All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!
All hir neghbours shall mourne for her, and all they that knowe hir name, shal saye: O how happeneth it, that the stronge staff and the goodly rod is thus broken?
"Show sympathy for him, all you [nations] who are around him, And all you [distant nations] who know his name; Say, 'How has the mighty scepter [of national power] been broken, And the splendid staff [of glory]!'
All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
Bemoan him, all you who are round about him, and all who know his name; say, 'How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff.'
All you that are round about him, bemoan him, and all you that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
All ye that are about him bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, [and] the beautiful rod!
All you who live around Moab, all you who know her, cry for her. Say, ‘The ruler's power is broken; Moab's power and glory are gone.'
Mourn for that nation, all you nations living around it, all of you nations that know of its fame. Mourn and say, ‘Alas, its powerful influence has been broken! Its glory and power have been done away!'
I will order the nearby nations to mourn for you and say, "Isn't it sad? Moab ruled others, but now its glorious power has been shattered."
Pity him, all of you who are near him, all of you who know his name; say, "How the mighty scepter is shattered, that splendid staff!"
All ye that are about him, mourne for him, and all ye that knowe his name, say, Howe is the strong staffe broken, and the beautifull rod!
All who are round about him are troubled and shaken, and all who know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!
All you who are round about him, bemoan him, and all you who know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
Bemoan him, all ye that are round about him, and all ye that know his name; say: 'How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!'
You friends of Moab, weep for him and cry! See how the strong scepter is broken, how the beautiful staff is shattered!
Have sorrow for him, all you who live around him, and all who know his name. Say, ‘How his power has been broken, the greatness of his power!'
and they departed, and dwelt in Gaberoch-amaa, that is by Bethleem, to go into Egypt, for fear of the Chaldeans:
All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered-the glorious staff!
Mourn over him, all you his neighbors, and all who know his name; say, "How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff!"
Lament ye for him - All that are round about him, and All that know his name, - Say, How is broken - The staff of strength! The rod of beauty!
Comfort him, all you that are round about him, and all you that know his name, say: How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod?
Mourn for him, all his surroundings, and all those who knew his name. Say, ‘How the staff of might is broken, the staff of glory.'
All you who live around Moab should cry for that country. You know how famous Moab is. So cry for it. Say, ‘The ruler's power is broken. Moab's power and glory is gone.'
Grieve for him, all you who are around him, and all who know his name; say, ‘How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff.'
"Mourn for him, all you who live around him, And all of you who know his name; Say, 'How the mighty scepter has been broken, A staff of splendor!'
"Mourn for that nation, you that live nearby, all of you that know its fame. Say, ‘Its powerful rule has been broken; its glory and might are no more.'
Mourn for him, all you surrounding nations, everyone who knows his name. Say: How the mighty scepter is shattered, the glorious staff!
Alle ye that ben in the cumpas therof, coumforte it; and alle ye that knowen the name therof, seie, Hou is the stronge yerde brokun, the gloriouse staaf?
Bemoan for him, all ye round about him, And all knowing his name, say ye: How hath it been broken, the staff of strength, The rod of beauty.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
bemoan: Jeremiah 48:31-33, Jeremiah 9:17-20, Isaiah 16:8, Revelation 18:14-20
How: Jeremiah 48:39, Isaiah 9:4, Isaiah 10:5, Isaiah 14:4, Isaiah 14:5, Ezekiel 19:11-14, Zechariah 11:10-14
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 48:2 - no more
Cross-References
It was clear to Esau that his father had no love for the women of Canaan,
And what he did was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death, like his brother.
And as for me, when I came from Paddan, death overtook Rachel on the way, when we were still some distance from Ephrath; and I put her to rest there on the road to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.
Then Israel, looking at Joseph's sons, said, Who are these?
And Israel, stretching out his right hand, put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands on purpose, for Manasseh was the older.
Now the people were saying evil against the Lord; and the Lord, hearing it, was angry and sent fire on them, burning the outer parts of the tent-circle.
And Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have done wrong, for I did not see that you were in the way against me: but now, if it is evil in your eyes, I will go back again.
But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
And Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord, even worse than all those before him,
And God was not pleased with this thing; so he sent punishment on Israel.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
All ye that are about him, bemoan him,.... The neighbouring nations, such as the Ammonites, and others, are called upon to condole the sad case of Moab; all upon the borders of the country of Moab, either within them or without them:
and all ye that know his name; not only that had heard of his fame and glory, but knew in what grandeur and splendour he lived; these have a form of condolence given them:
say, how is the strong staff broken, [and] the beautiful rod! the mighty men of war, the staff of the nation, in which they trusted, destroyed; their fortified cities demolished; the powerful kingdom, which swayed the sceptre, and ruled in great glory, and was terrible and troublesome to others, now pulled down. The Targum is,
"how is the king broken that did evil, the oppressing ruler!''
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The lamentation over Moab uttered by those “round about him,” i. e., the neighboring nations, and those “that know his name,” nations more remote, who know little more than that, there is such a people, takes the form of an elegy. The metaphorical expressions, “staff of strength,” and “rod” or “scepter of beauty,” indicate the union of power and splendor in the Moabite kingdom.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 48:17. How is the strong staff broken — The sceptre. The sovereignty of Moab is destroyed.