Jeremiah 48:10

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.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

In Context

9Give wings unto Moab, for she must fly and get away; and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.

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 remaineth in him, and his scent is not changed.

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Cross References

Joshua 10:19but stay not ye; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities; for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.'

1 Samuel 15:3Now 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.'

1 Samuel 15:13And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him: 'Blessed be thou of the LORD; I have performed the commandment of the LORD.'

2 Kings 13:19And the man of God was wroth with him, and said: 'Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Aram till thou hadst consumed it; whereas now thou shalt smite Aram but thrice.'

Jeremiah 50:25The LORD hath opened His armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of His indignation; for it is a work that the Lord GOD of hosts hath to do in the land of the Chaldeans.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 48:2-14

The Judgment of Moab. ( b. c. 605.) 1 Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed. 2 There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee. 3 A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction. 4 Moab is destroyed; her little… Read the whole commentary →

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