Jeremiah 48:40

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“For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab.”

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BSBPD

“For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For thus saith the Lord; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For thus said Jehovah: Lo, as an eagle he doth flee, And hath spread his wings unto Moab.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 48:40 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 28:49The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,
  2. Isaiah 8:8It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!
  3. Jeremiah 4:13Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
  4. Jeremiah 49:22Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
  5. Lamentations 4:19Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
  6. Ezekiel 17:3and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
  7. Daniel 7:4The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and given the mind of a man.
  8. Hosea 8:1Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.
  9. Habakkuk 1:8Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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