JEREMIAH 48:10

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“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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Jeremiah 48:10 Translation & Meaning

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Cursed אָר֗וּר To execrate Cursed
be (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
he that doeth עֹשֶׂ֛ה To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application doeth
the work מְלֶ֥אכֶת Properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor) work
of the Lord יְהוָ֖ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
deceitfully, רְמִיָּ֑ה Remissness, treachery deceitfully
and cursed וְאָר֕וּר To execrate cursed
be (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
he that keepeth back מֹנֵ֥עַ To debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury keepeth back
his sword חַרְבּ֖וֹ Drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement sword
from blood. מִדָּֽם׃ Blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e., drops of blood) blood

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  • 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.

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

  • 12  Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.




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