Jeremiah 48:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’”
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“Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?”
King James Version · Public Domain“O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What hath been done?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“On the way stand, and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer, Ask the fugitive and escaped, Say, What hath happened?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 48:19 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 32:34And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
- Deuteronomy 2:36From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the valley, even as far as Gilead, not one city had walls too high for us. The LORD our God gave us all of them.
- Judges 11:26For three hundred years Israel has lived in Heshbon, Aroer, and their villages, as well as all the cities along the banks of the Arnon. Why did you not take them back during that time?
- 1 Samuel 4:13When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out.
- 1 Samuel 4:16“I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.
- 2 Samuel 1:3“Where have you come from?” David asked. “I have escaped from the Israelite camp,” he replied.
- 2 Samuel 18:24Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.
- 2 Samuel 24:5They crossed the Jordan and camped near Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer.
- 1 Chronicles 5:8Jeiel the chief, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
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