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Cursed isאָרוּרthe one who doesעֹשֶׂהthe workמְלֶאכֶתof YHWHיְהוָהnegligently,רְמִיָּהand cursed isוְאָרוּרthe one who holds backמֹנֵעַhis swordחַרְבּוֹfrom blood.מִדָּם
Jeremiah 48:10
Study it in the app“Cursed is the one who does the work of YHWH negligently, and cursed is the one who holds back his sword from blood.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 48:10, word by word
- Cursed isאָרוּרarur
curse
Curse: declare someone or something under punishment, deprived of blessing. It is the opposite of bless.
Where else “arur” appears- the one who doesעֹשֶׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- the workמְלֶאכֶתmelechet
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melechet” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- negligentlyרְמִיָּהremiya
slackness
Laziness, doing things halfheartedly.
Where else “remiya” appears- the one who holds backמֹנֵעַmonea
withhold
Withhold, refuse, hold back.
Where else “monea” appears- his swordחַרְבּcharb
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charb” appears- from bloodדָּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears
The context
9Give wings to Moab, for flying she will go out; and her cities will become a horror, with no one dwelling in them.
10 · This verse (above)
11Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has rested quietly on his lees, and he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, and into exile he has not gone; therefore his taste has remained in him, and his scent has not changed.