New International Version (NIV)
8Turn and flee, hide in deep caves,
you who live in Dedan,
for I will bring disaster on Esau
at the time when I punish him.
Jeremiah 49:8
Jeremiah 49:8 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
8“Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths,
You inhabitants of Dedan,
For I 49:8 Or broughtwill bring the disaster of Esau upon him
At the time I 49:8 Or punishedpunish him.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
8Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths,
O inhabitants of Dedan,
For I will bring the disaster of Esau upon him
At the time I punish him.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
8“Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths [of the desert to escape the judgment of Edom],
O inhabitants of 49:8 A tribal settlement and trading center on Edom’s southeastern border.Dedan,
For I will bring the destruction of 49:8 The Edomites were the descendants of Esau, Jacob’s elder twin brother. Because of his godlessness he and his descendants were cursed.Esau (Edom) upon him
When I inspect and punish him.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
8Turn and run!
Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan,
for I will bring disaster on Esau
at the time I punish him.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
8Turn around and run away, you who live in Dedan.
Hide in deep caves.
I will bring trouble on Esau’s family line.
I will do this at the time I punish them.