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 to every town. No town will escape. The valley will perish and the plain will be destroyed, as Adonai has said. 9Give wings to Moab, for she must fly and get away. Her cities will become a wasteland, with no one living in them. Cursed is the one who does the work of Adonai with slackness, and cursed is the one who withholds his sword from blood. 11Moab has been at ease since his youth. He has settled like wine on its dregs. He has not been emptied from jar to jar, nor gone into exile. Therefore he retains his flavor, and his aroma has not changed. 12Therefore behold, days are coming” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “when I will send to him those who will tip him up and over, and they will empty his vessels, and smash his jars in pieces.

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 50:25Adonai has opened His armory and brought out the weapons of His indignation. For it is a work that my Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot has to do in the land of Chaldea.
• Numbers 31:14But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, those returning from the campaign of the war.
• Judges 5:23‘Curse Meroz!’ said the angel of Adonai, ‘Utterly curse its inhabitants, for they came not to the aid of Adonai, to the aid of Adonai among the mighty.’
• 1 Samuel 15:3Now go and strike down Amalek and put all he has under the ban of destruction—so have no pity on him; but kill both men and women, children and nursing infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
• 1 Kings 20:42Then he said to him, “Thus says Adonai: ‘Because you have released out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life will be in place of his life and your people in place 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