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


In Context

37 For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

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.

Jeremiah 48:40 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

48:40This is what the Lord says: "Look! An eagle is swooping down, spreading its wings over Moab.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

48:40Thus saith the Lord: Behold he shall fly as an eagle, and shall stretch forth his wings to Moab.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

48:40For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

48:40For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread forth his wings over Moab.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

48:40For thus saith the LORD: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

48:40For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

48:40For thus says Yahweh: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

48:40For thus said Jehovah: Lo, as an eagle he doth flee, And hath spread his wings unto Moab.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

48:40For thus said the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.