Jeremiah 48:9
Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.In other versions
Give wings unto Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.
ASV
Put up a pillar for Moab, for she will come to a complete end: and her towns will become a waste, without anyone living in them.
BBE
Give wings unto Moab, that she may flee and get away; and the cities thereof shall become a desolation, without inhabitant.
DBY
Give wings to Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.
WEB
Give wings to Moab, for she utterly goeth out, And her cities are for a desolation, Without an inhabitant in them.
YLT
Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
ENG
Give wings to Moab, that it may flee and get away: for its cities shall be desolate, without any to dwell in them.
WBT
Put salt on Moab, for she will be laid waste; her cities will become desolate, with no one to dwell in them.
BSB
In context
7For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
8And 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.
9Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
10Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
11Moab 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.
