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A curse on anyone who keeps their sword from bloodshed!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Cursed are those who refuse to do the LORD’s work, who hold back their swords from shedding blood!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Cursed <i>be</i> he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed <i>be</i> he that keepeth back his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Cursed <i>is</i> he who does the work of the LORD deceitfully, And cursed <i>is</i> he who keeps back his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Cursed is the one who does the LORD’S work negligently, And cursed is the one who restrains his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Cursed be the one who does the LORD&#8217S work negligently, And cursed be the one who restrains his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Cursed be the one who does the LORD’s work negligently, And cursed be the one who restrains his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Cursed be the one who does the work of Yahweh with a slack <i>hand</i>, And cursed be the one who restrains his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Cursed is the one who does the work of the LORD negligently, And cursed is the one who restrains his sword from blood [in executing the judgment of the LORD].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who does the LORD’s business deceitfully is cursed, and the one who withholds his sword from bloodshed is cursed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who does the LORD&#8217s business deceitfully is cursed, and the one who withholds his sword from bloodshed is cursed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I want you to kill the Moabites, and if you let them escape, I will put a curse on you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Cursed are those who neglect doing the LORD's work. Cursed are those who keep their swords from killing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Curse those who do not do the LORD's work with all their heart! Curse those who do not slash and kill!) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Cursed is the one who is slack in doing the LORD's work. Cursed is the one who holds back his sword from shedding blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the LORD's work! A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Cursed [is] he who is doing the work of YHWH slothfully, "" And cursed [is] he "" Who is withholding his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Cursed is he who is doing the work of Jehovah slothfully, And cursed is he Who is withholding his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Cursed he doing the work of Jehovah slothfully, and cursed he withholding his sword from blood.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Cursed be he that doth the work of the Lord deceitfully: and cursed be he that withholdeth his sword from blood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully. And cursed is he who prohibits his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Cursed are they who do the LORD’s work carelessly, cursed those who keep their sword from shedding blood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Accursed is the one who is slack in doing the work of the LORD; and accursed is the one who keeps back the sword from bloodshed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Cursed is be who does the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Cursed is he whoever will do the work of LORD JEHOVAH by deceit, and cursed is he whoever cheats his sword of blood!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD with a slack hand, And cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Cursed is the man that does the works of the Lord carelessly, keeping back his sword from blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=14296" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">The Judgment on Moab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Put salt on Moab, for she will be laid waste; her cities will become desolate, with no one to dwell in them. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/779.htm" title="779: ’ā·rūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To curse. A primitive root; to execrate.">Cursed is the one</a> <a href="/hebrew/7423.htm" title="7423: rə·mî·yāh (N-fs) -- Remissness, treachery. From ramah; remissness, treachery.">who is remiss</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śeh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">in doing</a> <a href="/hebrew/4399.htm" title="4399: mə·le·ḵeṯ (N-fsc) -- From the same as mal'ak; properly, deputyship, i.e. Ministry; generally, employment or work; also property.">the work</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/779.htm" title="779: wə·’ā·rūr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To curse. A primitive root; to execrate.">and cursed is</a> <a href="/hebrew/4513.htm" title="4513: mō·nê·a‘ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To withhold, hold back. A primitive root; to debar from benefit or injury.">he who withholds</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥar·bōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">his sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: mid·dām (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">from bloodshed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a></span><br />Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-9.htm">1 Samuel 15:9</a></span><br />Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-18.htm">1 Samuel 15:18</a></span><br />and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a></span><br />For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/20-42.htm">1 Kings 20:42</a></span><br />And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Ezekiel 13:22</a></span><br />Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-19.htm">Ezekiel 13:19</a></span><br />You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-6.htm">Ezekiel 33:6</a></span><br />But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Ezekiel 33:8</a></span><br />If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Malachi 1:14</a></span><br />“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-26.htm">Matthew 25:26</a></span><br />‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-30.htm">Matthew 25:30</a></span><br />And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-47.htm">Luke 12:47</a></span><br />That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-48.htm">Luke 12:48</a></span><br />But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-4.htm">John 9:4</a></span><br />While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Cursed be he that does the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keeps back his sword from blood.</p><p class="hdg">Cursed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-25.htm">Jeremiah 50:25</a></b></br> The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this <i>is</i> the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/31-14.htm">Numbers 31:14-18</a></b></br> And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, <i>with</i> the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-23.htm">Judges 5:23</a></b></br> Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.</p><p class="hdg">deceitfully.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-20.htm">Deceitfully</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-26.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-16.htm">Restrains</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Slack</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-18.htm">Slackness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-26.htm">Withholding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-9.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-35.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/micah/6-10.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/daniel/11-23.htm">Deceitfully</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-28.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-8.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-13.htm">LORD'S</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-6.htm">Restrains</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-17.htm">Slack</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">Slackness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-37.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">Withholding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-25.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">The judgment of Moab</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">for their pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">for their security</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-14.htm">for their carnal confidence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">and for their contempt of God and his people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">The restoration of Moab</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Cursed is the one</b><br />The word "cursed" in Hebrew is "אָרוּר" (arur), which signifies being under a divine curse or ban. In the biblical context, a curse is a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something. This phrase sets a serious tone, indicating the gravity of the offense being addressed. It reflects the covenantal relationship between God and His people, where blessings and curses are contingent upon obedience and disobedience, respectively (Deuteronomy 28).<p><b>who is negligent</b><br />The Hebrew root for "negligent" is "רָמָה" (ramah), which can mean to be slack, idle, or deceitful. This word implies a failure to fulfill one's duties with diligence and integrity. In the context of serving God, negligence is not merely a lack of action but a betrayal of trust and responsibility. The call to diligence in the work of the LORD is echoed throughout Scripture, emphasizing the importance of wholehearted service (<a href="/colossians/3-23.htm">Colossians 3:23</a>).<p><b>in doing the work of the LORD</b><br />The "work of the LORD" refers to the tasks and missions God assigns to His people. In Jeremiah's context, this could involve prophetic duties, priestly functions, or even military actions as directed by God. The phrase underscores the sacred nature of these tasks, as they are not merely human endeavors but divine mandates. The work of the LORD requires faithfulness and commitment, as seen in the lives of biblical figures like Nehemiah and Paul, who labored tirelessly for God's purposes.<p><b>and cursed is the one</b><br />The repetition of "cursed is the one" reinforces the seriousness of the warning. It serves as a literary device to emphasize the consequences of disobedience. In Hebrew literature, repetition is often used to highlight key points and ensure the message is not overlooked. This dual curse underscores the dual nature of the offense: negligence in duty and failure to execute justice.<p><b>who withholds his sword from bloodshed</b><br />The phrase "withholds his sword from bloodshed" can be understood in the context of divine justice and warfare. In ancient Israel, God sometimes commanded His people to engage in warfare as an instrument of His judgment against nations that had reached the fullness of their iniquity (<a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a>). The sword symbolizes the execution of justice and the fulfillment of God's righteous decrees. To withhold the sword is to fail in carrying out God's judgment, akin to sparing the guilty and allowing injustice to prevail. This phrase challenges believers to consider the balance between mercy and justice, recognizing that there are times when God calls for decisive action in accordance with His will.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Cursed be he . . .</span>--To the prophet the destruction of the tyrannous haughtiness was a righteous retribution in which he saw the work of Jehovah, and he could not wish that it should be done otherwise than effectually. The thought rests on the belief in the Divine government that works through war as well as through pestilence and famine (<a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm" title="A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD has a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, said the LORD.">Jeremiah 25:31</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm" title="For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.">Jeremiah 46:10</a>). (Comp. like utterances in <a href="/judges/5-23.htm" title="Curse you Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse you bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.">Judges 5:23</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm" title="Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.">1Samuel 15:3</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/15-18.htm" title="And the LORD sent you on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.">1Samuel 15:18</a>; <a href="/1_kings/20-42.htm" title="And he said to him, Thus said the LORD, Because you have let go out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.">1Kings 20:42</a>.) Even Christian nations fighting against slave-traders or pirates might legitimately echo the same prayer. It has been used, with less justification, in the religious wars of our own and other countries. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Deceitfully</span>; rather, <span class="accented">slackly</span>, <span class="accented">negligently.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Cursed [be the one]</span><br /><span class="heb">אָר֗וּר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_779.htm">Strong's 779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To execrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who is negligent</span><br /><span class="heb">רְמִיָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(rə·mî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7423.htm">Strong's 7423: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remissness, treachery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in doing</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשֶׂ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the work</span><br /><span class="heb">מְלֶ֥אכֶת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·le·ḵeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4399.htm">Strong's 4399: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cursed is</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָר֕וּר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·rūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_779.htm">Strong's 779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To execrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he who withholds</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹנֵ֥עַ</span> <span class="translit">(mō·nê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4513.htm">Strong's 4513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To debar, from benefit, injury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his sword</span><br /><span class="heb">חַרְבּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥar·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from bloodshed.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mid·dām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Jeremiah 48:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Jeremiah 48:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Jeremiah 48:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Jeremiah 48:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Jeremiah 48:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Jeremiah 48:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Jeremiah 48:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Jeremiah 48:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Jeremiah 48:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Jeremiah 48:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/48-10.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 48:10 Cursed be he who does the work (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>