Jeremiah 48:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord hath spoken.”

Jeremiah 48:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 48:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 48:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The destroyer will come on every city, and no city will escape; the valley also will perish, and the plain will be destroyed, as Yahweh has spoken.”

Jeremiah 48:8 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 48:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed; as Jehovah hath spoken. ”

Jeremiah 48:8 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 48:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And come in doth a spoiler unto every city, And no city doth escape, And perished hath the valley, And destroyed been the plain, as Jehovah said.”

Jeremiah 48:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 48:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the waster shall come upon every city, that not a city shall escape; and the valley shall perish, and the plateau shall be destroyed: as Jehovah hath said. ”

Jeremiah 48:8 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 48:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the destroyer shall come vpon all cities, and no citie shall escape: the valley also shall perish and the plaine shalbe destroyed as the Lord hath spoken.”

Jeremiah 48:8 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 48:8 in Context — Jeremiah 48

6 Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.

7 For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.

8 And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord hath spoken.

9 Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.

10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

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What Does Jeremiah 48:8 Mean?

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