Jeremiah 48:30

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“I know his insolence,” declares the LORD, “but it is futile. His boasting is as empty as his deeds.”

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BSBPD

“I know his insolence,” declares the LORD, “but it is futile. His boasting is as empty as his deeds.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I know his wrath, saith the Lord; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I know his wrath, saith Jehovah, that it is nought; his boastings have wrought nothing.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I--I have known, an affirmation of Jehovah, His wrath, and <FI>it is<Fi> not right, His devices--not right they have done.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 48:30 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 9:12If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’
  2. Psalms 33:10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
  3. Psalms 75:6For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
  4. Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
  5. Isaiah 16:6We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.
  6. Isaiah 37:28But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me.
  7. 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.

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