Jeremiah 48 · Verse 30

Jeremiah 48:30

I know his wrath, saith the Lord; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.
Jeremiah 48:30, King James Version

Jeremiah 48:30 in other translations

BSBI know his insolence,” declares the LORD, “but it is futile. His boasting is as empty as his deeds.
WEBI know his wrath,” says the LORD, “that it is nothing; his boastings have done nothing.
ASVI know his wrath, saith Jehovah, that it is nought; his boastings have wrought nothing.
YLTI--I have known, an affirmation of Jehovah, His wrath, and it is not right, His devices--not right they have done.
DARBYI know his wrath, saith Jehovah; his pratings are vain: they do not as they say.
BBEI have knowledge of his wrath, says the Lord, that it is nothing; his high-sounding words have done nothing.
WebsterI know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.

What does Jeremiah 48:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
30. I know--Moab's "proud arrogancy" (Jr 48:29) or "wrath," against My people, is not unknown to Me. it shall not be so--The result shall not be so as he thinks: his lies shall not so effect what he aims at by them. Calvin translates, "his lies are not right (that is, his vauntings are vain because God will not give them effect); they shall not do so" as they project in their minds, for God will set at naught their plans.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 48:14-47

. The destruction of Moab is further prophesied, to awaken them by national repentance and reformation to prevent the trouble, or by a personal repentance and reformation to prepare for it. In reading this long roll of threatenings, and mediating on the terror, it will be of more use to us to keep in view the power of God's anger and the terror of his judgments, and to have our hearts possessed with a holy awe of…

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Jeremiah 48:30 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH589
יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.TiI knowH3045
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עֶבְרָת֖וֹev.ra.Toarrogance itsH5678
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and [it is] notH3808
כֵ֑ןKhenrightH3651
בַּדָּ֖יוba.Davempty boasts itsH907
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
כֵ֥ןkhenrightH3651
עָשֽׂוּ\׃'a.Suthey have accomplishedH6213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 48:30

  • Jeremiah 50:36

    A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

  • Job 9:12-13

    Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.

  • Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

  • Psalms 33:10

    The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

  • Isaiah 37:28-29

    But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me. Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

  • Isaiah 16:6

    We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
know.
Isa 16:6; 37:28,29
his lies shall not so effect it. or, those on whom hestayeth (Heb. his bars) do not right. {Baddim,} as Lowth observes, sometimes means those who pretend to the art of divination. Though the soothsayers of Moab, upon whose skill she relies, promise him success, yet in the event it will appear there was no truth in what they said.
50:36; Job 9:12,13; Ps 33:10; Pr 21:30

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Context

  • Jeremiah 48:29

    We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.

  • Jeremiah 48:30

    I know his wrath, saith the Lord; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.

  • Jeremiah 48:31

    Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir–heres.

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Jeremiah 48:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo conozco, dice Jehová, su cólera; mas no tendrá efecto: sus mentiras no han de aprovechar le.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je connais, dit l’ Éternel, sa rage: ses vanteries ne sont que vanité, ils ne font pas ce qu’ils disent.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich kenne wohl sein Wüten, spricht Jehova, und sein eitles Prahlen; unwahr haben sie gehandelt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ego scio, ait Dominus, jactantiam ejus, et quod non sit juxta eam virtus ejus, nec juxta quod poterat conata sit facere.