New International Version (NIV)
9Put salt on Moab,
for she will be laid waste;
her towns will become desolate,
with no one to live in them.
Jeremiah 48:9
Jeremiah 48:9 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
9“Give wings to Moab,
For she will flee away;
And her cities will become a desolation,
Without inhabitants in them.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
9“Give a gravestone to Moab,
For she will fall into ruins;
Her cities (pastures, farms) will be desolate,
Without anyone to live in them.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
9Put salt on Moab,
for she will be laid waste;
her cities will become desolate,
with no one to dwell in them.
American Standard Version (ASV)
9Give wings unto Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
9Giue wings vnto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shalbe desolate, without any to dwell therein.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
9Give wings to Moab,
that she may fly and get herself away:
and her cities will become a desolation,
without anyone to dwell in them.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
9Sprinkle salt all over Moab.
It will be completely destroyed.
Its towns will be a dry and empty desert.
No one will live in them.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
9Dig a grave to bury Moab!
Its land will become like a desert.
Its cities will become heaps of stones.
Nobody will live in them.’
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
9Give wings to Moab, that she may go forth and flee away, || And her cities are for a desolation, || Without an inhabitant in them.