Jeremiah 48:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For thus saith the Lord; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.”

Jeremiah 48:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 48:40 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 48:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For Yahweh says: “Behold, he will fly as an eagle, and will spread out his wings against Moab.”

Jeremiah 48:40 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 48:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab. ”

Jeremiah 48:40 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 48:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For thus said Jehovah: Lo, as an eagle he doth flee, And hath spread his wings unto Moab.”

Jeremiah 48:40 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 48:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread forth his wings over Moab. ”

Jeremiah 48:40 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 48:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For thus saith the Lord, Beholde, he shall flee as an eagle, and shall spread his wings ouer Moab.”

Jeremiah 48:40 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 48:40 in Context — Jeremiah 48

38 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the Lord.

39 They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.

40 For thus saith the Lord; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.

41 Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the Lord.

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What Does Jeremiah 48:40 Mean?

Jeremiah 48:40 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 48. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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