KJV King James Version
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.
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Jeremiah 48:11
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.
WEB World English Bible
Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his lees, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither has he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.
ASV American Standard Version
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 remaineth in him, and his scent is not changed.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Secure is Moab from his youth, And at rest is he for his preserved things, And he hath not been emptied out from vessel unto vessel, And into captivity he hath not gone, Therefore hath his taste remained in him, And his fragrance hath not been changed.
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 48
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.
13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.
14 How say ye, We [are] mighty and strong men for the war?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
שַׁאֲנַ֨ןH7599 · sha.anto restמוֹאָ֜בH4124 · mo.avMoabמִנְּעוּרָ֗יוH5271 · na.uryouthוְשֹׁקֵ֥טH8252 · sha.qatto quietהוּא֙H1931 · huhe/she/itאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שְׁמָרָ֔יוH8105 · she.merdregוְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotהוּרַ֤קH7324 · ruqto emptyמִכְּלִי֙H3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)כֶּ֔לִיH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilוּבַגּוֹלָ֖הH1473 · go.lahcaptivityלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotהָלָ֑ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentעַל־H5921 · aluponכֵּ֗ןH3651 · kenrightעָמַ֤דH5975 · a.madto stand: standטַעְמוֹ֙H2940 · ta.amtasteבּ֔וֹH9033 · ohimוְרֵיח֖וֹH7381 · re.acharomaלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotנָמָֽר׃ סH4171 · murto change
Cross-references
Zephaniah 1:12And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.Zechariah 1:15And I am very sore displeased with the heathen [that are] at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.Jeremiah 48:29We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.Ezekiel 16:49-50Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.Nahum 2:2For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.Isaiah 24:3The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.Psalm 123:4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, [and] with the contempt of the proud.Psalm 55:19God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.Isaiah 16:6We have heard of the pride of Moab; [he is] very proud: [even] of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: [but] his lies [shall] not [be] so.Psalm 73:4-8For [there are] no bands in their death: but their strength [is] firm.Isaiah 25:6And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.Proverbs 1:32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.Jeremiah 51:34Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.Nahum 2:10She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain [is] in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.
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