Jeremiah 48:43

Bible in Basic English

Fear and death and the net have come on you, O people of Moab, says the Lord.

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Panic and pit and pitfall are coming upon you,O inhabitant of Moab," declares Yahweh.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Terror, pit and snare are coming upon you, O inhabitant of Moab," declares the LORD.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Feare, pit, and snare, shall come vpon thee O Moab, saith the Lorde.

Darby Translation
Fear, and the pit, and the snare shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah.

New King James Version
Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you, O inhabitant of Moab," says the LORD.

Literal Translation
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be on you, O one living in Moab, declares Jehovah.

World English Bible
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are on you, inhabitant of Moab, says Yahweh.

King James Version (1611)
Feare, and the pit, and the snare shall be vpon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.

King James Version
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord .

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Feare, pyt, and snare shall come vpo the (o Moab) saieth the LORDE.

THE MESSAGE
"Terror and pit and trap are what you have facing you, Moab." God 's Decree. "A man running in terror will fall into a trap. A man climbing out of a pit will be caught in a trap. This is my agenda for Moab on doomsday." God 's Decree.

Amplified Bible
"Terror and pit and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab," says the LORD.

American Standard Version
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah.

Revised Standard Version
Terror, pit, and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab! says the LORD.

Update Bible Version
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are on you, O inhabitant of Moab, says Yahweh.

Webster's Bible Translation
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, [shall be] upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.

New Century Version
Fear, deep pits, and traps wait for you, people of Moab," says the Lord .

New English Translation
Terror, pits, and traps are in store for the people who live in Moab. I, the Lord , affirm it!

Contemporary English Version
Terror, pits, and traps are waiting for you.

Complete Jewish Bible
Terror, pit and trap are upon you, people of Mo'av," says Adonai .

Geneva Bible (1587)
Feare, and pit and snare shall be vpon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.

George Lamsa Translation
Terror and the pit and the snare are upon you, O inhabitant of Moab, says the LORD.

Hebrew Names Version
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are on you, inhabitant of Mo'av, says the LORD.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.

New Living Translation
"Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, O Moab," says the Lord .

New Life Bible
Fear, traps and nets are coming upon you, O you who live in Moab," says the Lord.

English Revised Version
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
Terror, pit, and snare await you, O resident of Moab, declares the LORD.

New Revised Standard
Terror, pit, and trap are before you, O inhabitants of Moab! says the Lord .

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Terror and pit and snare are upon thee O inhabitant of Moab Declareth Yahweh:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Fear, and the pit, and the snare come upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.

Lexham English Bible
Dread, and pit, and a trapping net are against you, O inhabitant of Moab," declares Yahweh.

Easy-to-Read Version
This is what the Lord says: "People of Moab, fear, deep holes, and traps wait for you.

English Standard Version
Terror, pit, and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab! declares the Lord .

New American Standard Bible
"Terror, pit, and snare are coming upon you, Inhabitant of Moab," declares the LORD.

Good News Translation
Terror, pits, and traps are waiting for the people of Moab. The Lord has spoken.

Christian Standard Bible®
Panic, pit, and trap await you, resident of Moab. This is the Lord 's declaration.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Drede, and diche, and snare is on thee, thou dwellere of Moab, seith the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
Fear, and a snare, and a gin, [are] for thee, O inhabitant of Moab -- an affirmation of Jehovah,

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ How say you, We are men of war and strong fighters? ¹⁵ He who makes Moab waste has gone up against her; and the best of her young men have gone down to their death, says the King, whose name is the Lord of armies. ¹⁶ The fate of Moab is near, and trouble is coming on him very quickly. ¹⁷ All you who are round about him, give signs of grief for him, and all you who have knowledge of his name, say, How is the strong rod broken, even the beautiful branch! ¹⁸ Come down from your glory, O people of Dibon, and take your seat in the place of the waste; for the attacker of Moab has gone up against you, sending destruction on your strong places. ¹⁹ O daughter of Aroer, take your station by the way, on the watch: questioning him who is in flight, and her who has got away safe, say, What has been done? ²⁰ Moab has been put to shame, she is broken: make loud sounds of grief, crying out for help; give the news in Arnon, that Moab has been made waste. ²¹ And punishment has come on the lowlands; on Holon and Jahzah, and on Mephaath, ²² And on Dibon, and on Nebo, and on Beth-diblathaim, ²³ And on Kiriathaim, and on Beth-gamul, and on Beth-meon,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 32:23-25, Psalms 11:6, Isaiah 24:17, Isaiah 24:18, Lamentations 3:47

Reciprocal: Job 20:24 - flee from Isaiah 15:9 - more Ezekiel 15:7 - they shall Amos 5:19 - As if Luke 21:35 - as

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Fear, and the pit, and the snare, [shall be] upon thee,.... A proverbial expression, showing, that if they escaped one danger, or sore judgment, they should fall into another and greater: the words seem to be taken from Isaiah 24:17;

Isaiah 24:17- :;

O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord; what in the prophecy of Isaiah is said of the inhabitants of the earth in general, is here applied to the inhabitants of Moab in particular.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 48:43. Fear, and the pit, and the snare — See the note on Isaiah 24:17-18.