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Jeremiah 48:43

Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.

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פַּ֥חַדpachaddreadפַּחַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dread”, the ordinary formH6343a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.וָפַ֖חַתvafachatand pitפַּחַתconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and pit”, the ordinary formH6354a pit, especially forcatching animalshole, pit, snare.וָפָ֑חvafachand plateפַּחconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and plate”, the ordinary formH6341a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)gin, (thin) plate, snare.עָלֶ֛יךָaleykhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יוֹשֵׁ֥בyoshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, construct — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…מוֹאָ֖בmoavMoabמוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Moab”H4124Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendantsMoab.נְאֻםneumsaidנְאֻםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “said”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5002an oracle(hath) said, saith.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

Fear, and a snare, and a gin, [are] for thee, O inhabitant of Moab — an affirmation of Jehovah,

World English Bible

Terror, the pit, and the snare are on you, inhabitant of Moab,” says Yahweh.

Darby Translation

Fear, and the pit, and the snare shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

Fear, and the pit, and the snare come upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)