10Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood!


In Context

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

8 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.

9 Give wings unto Moab, that she may flee and get away; and the cities thereof shall become a desolation, without inhabitant.

10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood!

11 Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and hath settled on his lees; he hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste hath remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

12 Therefore behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will send unto him pourers that shall pour him off, and shall empty his vessels, and break in pieces his flagons.

Jeremiah 48:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

48:10Cursed [be] he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed [be] he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

48:10"A curse on him who is lax in doing the Lord 's work! A curse on him who keeps his sword from bloodshed!

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

48:10Cursed be he that doth the work of the Lord deceitfully: and cursed be he that withholdeth his sword from blood.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

48:10Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

48:10Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

48:10Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

48:10Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

48:10Cursed is he who is doing the work of Jehovah slothfully, And cursed is he Who is withholding his sword from blood.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

48:10Cursed be he that does the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keeps back his sword from blood.