Jeremiah 48:10

Jeremiah 48:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
• New International Version (NIV)“A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work! A curse on anyone who keeps their sword from bloodshed!
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully, And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

Context of Jeremiah 48:10

8The destroyer will come against every town. Not one town will escape. The towns in the valley will be destroyed. The cities on the high plain will be laid waste. I, the Lord, have spoken! 9Set up a gravestone for Moab, for it will certainly be laid in ruins! Its cities will be laid waste and become uninhabited.” A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work! A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction! 11“From its earliest days Moab has lived undisturbed. It has never been taken into exile. Its people are like wine allowed to settle undisturbed on its dregs, never poured out from one jar to another. They are like wine which tastes like it always did, whose aroma has remained unchanged. 12But the time is coming when I will send men against Moab who will empty it out. They will empty the towns of their people, then will lay those towns in ruins. I, the Lord, affirm it!

Jeremiah 48:10 word by word

אָר֗וּר עֹשֶׂ֛ה מְלֶ֥אכֶת יְהוָ֖ה רְמִיָּ֑ה וְאָר֕וּר מֹנֵ֥עַ חַרְבּ֖וֹ מִדָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Cursedאָרַר'ârar · to curseH779
• he that doethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• deceitfullyרְמִיָּהremîyâh · slacknessH7423
• he that keepeth backמָנַעmâna‛ · to withholdH4513
• his swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• from bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:10

• Jeremiah 50:25I have opened up the place where my weapons are stored. I have brought out the weapons for carrying out my wrath. For I, the Lord God who rules over all, have work to carry out in the land of Babylonia.
• Numbers 31:14But Moses was furious with the officers of the army, the commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds, who had come from service in the war.
• Judges 5:23‘Call judgment down on Meroz,’ says the Lord’s angelic messenger; ‘Be sure to call judgment down on those who live there, because they did not come to help in the Lord’s battle, to help in the Lord’s battle against the warriors.’
• 1 Samuel 15:3So go now and strike down the Amalekites. Destroy everything that they have. Don’t spare them. Put them to death – man, woman, child, infant, ox, sheep, camel, and donkey alike.’”
• 1 Kings 20:42The prophet then said to him, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Because you released a man I had determined should die, you will pay with your life and your people will suffer instead of his people.’”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully - Moab is doomed to destruction, and the Lord pronounces a curse on their enemies if they do not proceed to utter extirpation. God is the Author of life, and has a sovereign right to dispose of it as he pleases; and these had forfeited theirs long ago by their idolatry and other crimes.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Deceitfully - Better as in the margin.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The Lord ordered the destruction of all the towns in Moab. He instructed his agents to carry out his command faithfully.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. work of ... Lord--the divinely appointed utter devastation of Moab. To represent how entirely this is God's will, a curse is pronounced on the Chaldeans, the instrument, if they do it negligently (Margin) or by halves (Jud 5:23); compare Saul's sin as to Amalek (1Sa 15:3, 9), and Ahab's as to Syria (1Ki 20:42).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings