Jeremiah 48:10

In 11 translations

BSB

Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Cursed [is] he who is doing the work of YHWH slothfully, || And cursed [is] he || Who is withholding his sword from blood.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

Cursed be he that doeth the worke of the Lord negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth backe his sword from blood.

JPS

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD with a slack hand, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

LXXE31:10

Cursed is the man that does the works of the Lord carelessly, keeping back his sword from blood.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אָר֗וּר עֹשֶׂ֛ה מְלֶ֥אכֶת יְהוָ֖ה רְמִיָּ֑ה וְאָר֕וּר מֹנֵ֥עַ חַרְבּ֖וֹ מִדָּֽם׃

LXX-Br31:10

Ἐπικατάρατος ὁ ποιῶν τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου ἀμελῶς, ἐξαίρων μάχαιραν αὐτοῦ ἀφʼ αἵματος.

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• 1 Kings 20:42And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
• 1 Samuel 15:3Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
• 1 Samuel 15:9Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to destroy them, but they devoted to destruction all that was…
• Judges 5:23‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the LORD. ‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants; for they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’
• 2 Kings 13:19But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three…
• Numbers 31:14–18But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle. “Have you spared all the women?” he asked them. “Look, these women caused the…
• Jeremiah 50:25The LORD has opened His armory and brought out His weapons of wrath, for this is the work of the Lord GOD of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
• Jeremiah 47:6‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
• 1 Samuel 15:13–35When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.” But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?” Saul…

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