Holy Scripture

Jeremiah 31:11

A church father on this verse
“(Verse 11) For the Lord has redeemed Jacob and delivered him from the hand of the stronger (or the hand of the more powerful). Because the Lord has redeemed Jacob with the price of His own blood and has liberated him from the hand of the more powerful or stronger one. By these things are shown the stronger opposing po…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Jeremiah

Source: Septuagint

Original

11Moab has been at ease from a child, and trusted in his glory; he has not poured out his liquor from vessel to vessel, and has not gone into banishment, therefore his taste remained in him, and his smell departed not.

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In context

9Set marks upon Moab, for she shall be touched with a plague spot, and all her cities shall become desolate; whence shall there be an inhabitant for her?

10Cursed is the man that does the works of the Lord carelessly, keeping back his sword from blood.

— Jeremiah 31:11 —

12Therefore, behold, his days come, saith the Lord, when I shall send upon him bad leaders, and they shall lead him astray, and they shall utterly break in pieces his possessions, and shall cut his horns asunder.

13And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their hope, having trusted in them.

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