Jeremiah 48:17

English Standard Version

Grieve for him, all you who are around him, and all who know his name; say, ‘How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff.'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Mourn for him, all you surrounding nations,everyone who knows his name.Say, “How the mighty scepter is shattered,the glorious staff!”

Hebrew Names Version
All you who are round about him, bemoan him, and all you who know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

King James Version
All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

New American Standard Bible
"Mourn for him, all you who live around him, And all of you who know his name; Say, 'How the mighty scepter has been broken, A staff of splendor!'

New Century Version
All you who live around Moab, all you who know her, cry for her. Say, ‘The ruler's power is broken; Moab's power and glory are gone.'

Amplified Bible
"Show sympathy for him, all you [nations] who are around him, And all you [distant nations] who know his name; Say, 'How has the mighty scepter [of national power] been broken, And the splendid staff [of glory]!'

World English Bible
All you who are round about him, bemoan him, and all you who know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

Geneva Bible (1587)
All ye that are about him, mourne for him, and all ye that knowe his name, say, Howe is the strong staffe broken, and the beautifull rod!

Legacy Standard Bible
Mourn for him, all you who live around him,Even all of you who know his name;Say, ‘How has the strong scepter been broken,A staff of beauty!'

Berean Standard Bible
Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered-the glorious staff!

Contemporary English Version
I will order the nearby nations to mourn for you and say, "Isn't it sad? Moab ruled others, but now its glorious power has been shattered."

Complete Jewish Bible
Pity him, all of you who are near him, all of you who know his name; say, "How the mighty scepter is shattered, that splendid staff!"

Darby Translation
All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

Easy-to-Read Version
All you who live around Moab should cry for that country. You know how famous Moab is. So cry for it. Say, ‘The ruler's power is broken. Moab's power and glory is gone.'

George Lamsa Translation
All who are round about him are troubled and shaken, and all who know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

Good News Translation
"Mourn for that nation, you that live nearby, all of you that know its fame. Say, ‘Its powerful rule has been broken; its glory and might are no more.'

Lexham English Bible
Mourn for him, all his surroundings, and all those who knew his name. Say, ‘How the staff of might is broken, the staff of glory.'

Literal Translation
All who are around him mourn for him. And all who know his name, say, How the strong staff is broken, the beautiful rod!

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
All hir neghbours shall mourne for her, and all they that knowe hir name, shal saye: O how happeneth it, that the stronge staff and the goodly rod is thus broken?

American Standard Version
All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

Bible in Basic English
All you who are round about him, give signs of grief for him, and all you who have knowledge of his name, say, How is the strong rod broken, even the beautiful branch!

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Bemoan him, all ye that are round about him, and all ye that know his name; say: 'How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!'

King James Version (1611)
All yee that are about him bemoane him, and all yee that know his Name, say, How is the strong staffe broken, and the beautifull rod!

Bishop's Bible (1568)
All ye neighbours mourne for her, and all ye that knowe her name, say, O howe happeneth it that the strong staffe and the goodly rodde is thus broken?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and they departed, and dwelt in Gaberoch-amaa, that is by Bethleem, to go into Egypt, for fear of the Chaldeans:

English Revised Version
All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle ye that ben in the cumpas therof, coumforte it; and alle ye that knowen the name therof, seie, Hou is the stronge yerde brokun, the gloriouse staaf?

Update Bible Version
All you that are round about him, bemoan him, and all you that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

Webster's Bible Translation
All ye that are about him bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, [and] the beautiful rod!

New English Translation
Mourn for that nation, all you nations living around it, all of you nations that know of its fame. Mourn and say, ‘Alas, its powerful influence has been broken! Its glory and power have been done away!'

New King James Version
Bemoan him, all you who are around him; And all you who know his name, Say, "How the strong staff is broken, The beautiful rod!'

New Living Translation
You friends of Moab, weep for him and cry! See how the strong scepter is broken, how the beautiful staff is shattered!

New Life Bible
Have sorrow for him, all you who live around him, and all who know his name. Say, ‘How his power has been broken, the greatness of his power!'

New Revised Standard
Mourn over him, all you his neighbors, and all who know his name; say, "How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff!"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Lament ye for him - All that are round about him, and All that know his name, - Say, How is broken - The staff of strength! The rod of beauty!

Douay-Rheims Bible
Comfort him, all you that are round about him, and all you that know his name, say: How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod?

Revised Standard Version
Bemoan him, all you who are round about him, and all who know his name; say, 'How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff.'

Young's Literal Translation
Bemoan for him, all ye round about him, And all knowing his name, say ye: How hath it been broken, the staff of strength, The rod of beauty.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Mourn for him, all you who live around him, Even all of you who know his name; Say, 'How has the mighty scepter been broken, A staff of splendor!'

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ "How do you say, ‘We are heroes and mighty men of war'? ¹⁵ The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up, and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts. ¹⁶ The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and his affliction hastens swiftly. ¹⁷ Grieve for him, all you who are around him, and all who know his name; say, ‘How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff.' ¹⁸ "Come down from your glory, and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitant of Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you; he has destroyed your strongholds. ¹⁹ Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer! Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say, ‘What has happened?' ²⁰ Moab is put to shame, for it is broken; wail and cry! Tell it beside the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste. ²¹ "Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Mephaath, ²² and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, ²³ and Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

bemoan: Jeremiah 48:31-33, Jeremiah 9:17-20, Isaiah 16:8, Revelation 18:14-20

How: Jeremiah 48:39, Isaiah 9:4, Isaiah 10:5, Isaiah 14:4, Isaiah 14:5, Ezekiel 19:11-14, Zechariah 11:10-14

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 48:2 - no more

Cross-References

Genesis 28:8
So when Esau saw that the Canaanite women did not please Isaac his father,

Genesis 38:10
And what he did was wicked in the sight of the Lord , and he put him to death also.

Genesis 48:7
As for me, when I came from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)."

Genesis 48:8
When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he said, "Who are these?"

Genesis 48:14
And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands (for Manasseh was the firstborn).

Numbers 11:1
And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp.

Numbers 22:34
Then Balaam said to the angel of the Lord , "I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood in the road against me. Now therefore, if it is evil in your sight, I will turn back."

1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart."

1 Kings 16:25
Omri did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , and did more evil than all who were before him.

1 Chronicles 21:7
But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

All ye that are about him, bemoan him,.... The neighbouring nations, such as the Ammonites, and others, are called upon to condole the sad case of Moab; all upon the borders of the country of Moab, either within them or without them:

and all ye that know his name; not only that had heard of his fame and glory, but knew in what grandeur and splendour he lived; these have a form of condolence given them:

say, how is the strong staff broken, [and] the beautiful rod! the mighty men of war, the staff of the nation, in which they trusted, destroyed; their fortified cities demolished; the powerful kingdom, which swayed the sceptre, and ruled in great glory, and was terrible and troublesome to others, now pulled down. The Targum is,

"how is the king broken that did evil, the oppressing ruler!''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The lamentation over Moab uttered by those “round about him,” i. e., the neighboring nations, and those “that know his name,” nations more remote, who know little more than that, there is such a people, takes the form of an elegy. The metaphorical expressions, “staff of strength,” and “rod” or “scepter of beauty,” indicate the union of power and splendor in the Moabite kingdom.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 48:17. How is the strong staff broken — The sceptre. The sovereignty of Moab is destroyed.