Bible in Basic English
"Let him be cursed who does the Lord's work half-heartedly; let him be cursed who keeps back his sword from blood."
— Jeremiah 48:10, Bible in Basic English
“Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.”
“Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. ”
“Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.”
“A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the LORD’s work! A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction!”
“Cursed be he that doth the work of the Lord deceitfully: and cursed be he that withholdeth his sword from blood.”
“Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.”
For because you have put your faith in your strong places, you, even you, will be taken: and Chemosh will go out as a prisoner, his priests and his rulers together.
And the attacker will come against every town, not one will be safe; and the valley will be made waste, and destruction will come to the lowland, as the Lord has said.
Put up a pillar for Moab, for she will come to a complete end: and her towns will become a waste, without anyone living in them.
Let him be cursed who does the Lord's work half-heartedly; let him be cursed who keeps back his sword from blood.
From his earliest days, Moab has been living in comfort; like wine long stored he has not been drained from vessel to vessel, he has never gone away as a prisoner: so his taste is still in him, his smell is unchanged.
So truly, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will send to him men who will have him turned over till there is no more wine in his vessels, and his wine-skins will be completely broken.
And Moab will be shamed on account of Chemosh, as the children of Israel were shamed on account of Beth-el their hope.