Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 48:9
American Standard Version
Give wings unto Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.
Amplified® Bible
Give wings to Moab, for [by that means only] she will flee and get away; her cities will be desolate, without any to dwell in them.
Contemporary English Version
Spread salt on the ground to kill the crops. Leave its towns in ruins, with no one living there.
Darby English Version
Give wings unto Moab, that she may flee and get away; and the cities thereof shall become a desolation, without inhabitant.
Good News Bible
Set up a tombstone for Moab; it will soon be destroyed. Its towns will be left in ruins, and no one will live there again."
King James Version
Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
New American Standard Bible
"Give wings to Moab, For she will flee away; And her cities will become a desolation, Without inhabitants in them.
New International Version
Put salt on Moab,
for she will be laid waste ;
her towns will become desolate,
with no one to live in them.
New King James Version
“ Give wings to Moab,
That she may flee and get away;
For her cities shall be desolate,
Without any to dwell in them.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Give wings to Moab, For she will flee away; And her cities will become a desolation, Without inhabitants in them.
Revised Standard Version
"Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away; her cities shall become a desolation, with no inhabitant in them.
Young's Literal Translation
Give wings to Moab, for she utterly goeth out, And her cities are for a desolation, Without an inhabitant in them.