Jeremiah 48:27

Judgment on Moab

26“Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock. 27Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.

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Berean Standard Bible
Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.
American Standard Version (1901)
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head.
Bible in Basic English
For did you not make sport of Israel? was he taken among thieves? for whenever you were talking about him, you were shaking your head over him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
For Israel hath been a derision unto thee: as though thou hadst found him amongst thieves: for thy words therefore, which thou hast spoken against him, thou shalt be led away captive.
Free Bible Version
Didn't you Moabites used to ridicule the Israelites? But they weren't ever found to be thieves, were they? Yet whenever you talk about them, you shake your heads in contempt.
Geneva Bible 1599
For diddest not thou deride Israel, as though he had bene found among theeues? for when thou speakest of him, thou art moued.
King James (Authorized) Version
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.
Translation for Translators
You people of Moab ridiculed the people of Israel [RHQ]. You treated them as though they were thieves [RHQ]. You shook your head at them scornfully and despised them [RHQ].
Unlocked Literal Bible
For did not Israel become an object for laughter to you? Was he found among thieves, so that you shook your head at him as often as you spoke about him?
Noah Webster Bible
For was not Israel a derision to thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou hast spoken of him, thou hast leaped for joy.
World English Bible
For wasn’t Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves? For as often as you speak of him, you shake your head.
Young's Literal Translation
And was not Israel the derision to thee? Among thieves was he found? For since thy words concerning him, Thou dost bemoan thyself.