Judgment on Moab

Jeremiah 48:30

In 11 translations

BSB: I know his insolence,” declares the LORD, “but it is futile. His boasting is as empty as his deeds.
KJV: I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.his lies…: or, those on whom he stayeth (Heb. his bars) do not right
WEB: I know his wrath,” says Yahweh, “that it is nothing; his boastings have done nothing.
ASV: I know his wrath, saith Jehovah, that it is nought; his boastings have wrought nothing.
LSV: I have known, a declaration of YHWH, || His wrath, and [it is] not right, || His boastings—they have done nothing right.
YLT: I — I have known, an affirmation of Jehovah, His wrath, and [it is] not right, His devices — not right they have done.
DBY: I know his wrath, saith Jehovah; his pratings are vain: they do not as [they say].
DRC: I know, saith the Lord, his boasting, and that the strength thereof is not according to it, neither hath it endeavoured to do according as it was able.
GNV: I know his wrath, saith ye Lord, but it shall not be so: and his dissimulatios, for they do not right.
JPS: I know his arrogancy, saith the LORD, that it is ill-founded; his boastings have wrought nothing well-founded.
LXXE31:30: But I know his works: is it not enough for him? has he not done thus?

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

WLC: אֲנִ֤י יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה עֶבְרָת֖וֹ וְלֹא־כֵ֑ן בַּדָּ֖יו לֹא־כֵ֥ן עָשֽׂוּ׃We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.
LXX-Br31:30: Ἐγὼ δὲ ἔγνων ἔργα αὐτοῦ· οὐχὶ τὸ ἱκανὸν αὐτῷ οὐχ οὕτως ἐποίησε;

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Jeremiah 50:36A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.
Job 9:12–13If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’ God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
Isaiah 16:6We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.
Isaiah 37:28–29But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me. Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will…
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
Psalms 33:10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.

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