Jeremiah 48:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 48:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
רְדִ֤י
yârad
H3381
to go down
מִכָּבוֹד֙
kâbôwd
H3519
glory
ישבי
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
וּשְׁבִ֣י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בַצָּמָ֔א
tsâmâʼ
H6772
thirst
יֹשֶׁ֖בֶת
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
דִּיב֑וֹן
Dîybôwn
H1769
Dibon
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
שֹׁדֵ֤ד
shâdad
H7703
to devastate
מוֹאָב֙
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
עָ֣לָה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
בָ֔ךְ
שִׁחֵ֖ת
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
מִבְצָרָֽיִךְ
mibtsâr
H4013
fortress
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World English Bible Public Domain
You daughter who dwells in Dibon, come down from your glory, and sit in thirst; for the destroyer of Moab is come up against you, he has destroyed your strongholds.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Come down from your honored place and sit on the dry ground, you daughter living in Dibon. For the one who will destroy Moab is attacking you, the one who will destroy your strongholds.
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