25 (A)The [a]horn of Moab is cut off,
And his (B)arm is broken,” says the Lord.

26 “Make(C) him drunk,
Because he exalted himself against the Lord.
Moab shall wallow in his vomit,
And he shall also be in derision.
27 For (D)was not Israel a derision to you?
(E)Was he found among thieves?
For whenever you speak of him,
You shake your head in (F)scorn.
28 You who dwell in Moab,
Leave the cities and (G)dwell in the rock,
And be like (H)the dove which makes her nest
In the sides of the cave’s mouth.

29 “We have heard the (I)pride of Moab
(He is exceedingly proud),
Of his loftiness and arrogance and (J)pride,
And of the haughtiness of his heart.”

30 “I know his wrath,” says the Lord,
“But it is not right;
(K)His [b]lies have made nothing right.
31 Therefore (L)I will wail for Moab,
And I will cry out for all Moab;
[c]I will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.
32 (M)O vine of Sibmah! I will weep for you with the weeping of (N)Jazer.
Your plants have gone over the sea,
They reach to the sea of Jazer.
The plunderer has fallen on your summer fruit and your vintage.
33 (O)Joy and gladness are taken
From the plentiful field
And from the land of Moab;
I have caused wine to [d]fail from the winepresses;
No one will tread with joyous shouting—
Not joyous shouting!

34 “From(P) the cry of Heshbon to (Q)Elealeh and to Jahaz
They have uttered their voice,
(R)From Zoar to Horonaim,
Like [e]a three-year-old heifer;
For the waters of Nimrim also shall be desolate.

35 “Moreover,” says the Lord,
“I will cause to cease in Moab
(S)The one who offers sacrifices in the [f]high places
And burns incense to his gods.
36 Therefore (T)My heart shall wail like flutes for Moab,
And like flutes My heart shall wail
For the men of Kir Heres.
Therefore (U)the riches they have acquired have perished.

37 “For (V)every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped;
On all the hands shall be cuts, and (W)on the loins sackcloth—
38 A general lamentation
On all the (X)housetops of Moab,
And in its streets;
For I have (Y)broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure,” says the Lord.
39 “They shall wail:
‘How she is broken down!
How Moab has turned her back with shame!’
So Moab shall be a derision
And a dismay to all those about her.”

40 For thus says the Lord:

“Behold, (Z)one shall fly like an eagle,
And (AA)spread his wings over Moab.
41 Kerioth is taken,
And the strongholds are surprised;
(AB)The mighty men’s hearts in Moab on that day shall be
Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs.
42 And Moab shall be destroyed (AC)as a people,
Because he exalted himself against the Lord.
43 (AD)Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you,
O inhabitant of Moab,” says the Lord.
44 “He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit,
And he who gets out of the pit shall be caught in the (AE)snare.
For upon Moab, upon it (AF)I will bring
The year of their punishment,” says the Lord.

45 “Those who fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon
Because of exhaustion.
But (AG)a fire shall come out of Heshbon,
A flame from the midst of (AH)Sihon,
And (AI)shall devour the brow of Moab,
The crown of the head of the sons of tumult.
46 (AJ)Woe to you, O Moab!
The people of Chemosh perish;
For your sons have been taken captive,
And your daughters captive.

47 “Yet I will bring back the captives of Moab
(AK)In the latter days,” says the Lord.

Thus far is the judgment of Moab.

Judgment on Ammon

49 Against the (AL)Ammonites.

Thus says the Lord:

“Has Israel no sons?
Has he no heir?
Why then does [g]Milcom inherit (AM)Gad,
And his people dwell in its cities?
(AN)Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will cause to be heard an alarm of war
In (AO)Rabbah of the Ammonites;
It shall be a desolate mound,
And her [h]villages shall be burned with fire.
Then Israel shall take possession of his inheritance,” says the Lord.

“Wail, O (AP)Heshbon, for Ai is plundered!
Cry, you daughters of Rabbah,
(AQ)Gird yourselves with sackcloth!
Lament and run to and fro by the walls;
For [i]Milcom shall go into captivity
With his (AR)priests and his princes together.
Why (AS)do you boast in the valleys,
[j]Your flowing valley, O (AT)backsliding daughter?
Who trusted in her (AU)treasures, (AV)saying,
‘Who will come against me?’
Behold, I will bring fear upon you,”
Says the Lord God of hosts,
“From all those who are around you;
You shall be driven out, everyone headlong,
And no one will gather those who wander off.
But (AW)afterward I will bring back
The captives of the people of Ammon,” says the Lord.

Judgment on Edom

(AX)Against Edom.

Thus says the Lord of hosts:

(AY)Is wisdom no more in Teman?
(AZ)Has counsel perished from the prudent?
Has their wisdom (BA)vanished?
Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of (BB)Dedan!
For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him,
The time that I will punish him.
(BC)If grape-gatherers came to you,
Would they not leave some gleaning grapes?
If thieves by night,
Would they not destroy until they have enough?
10 (BD)But I have made Esau bare;
I have uncovered his secret places,
And he shall not be able to hide himself.
His descendants are plundered,
His brethren and his neighbors,
And (BE)he is no more.
11 Leave your fatherless children,
I will preserve them alive;
And let your widows trust in Me.”

12 For thus says the Lord: “Behold, (BF)those whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunk. And are you the one who will altogether go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, but you shall surely drink of it. 13 For (BG)I have sworn by Myself,” says the Lord, “that (BH)Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a [k]waste, and a curse. And all its cities shall be perpetual [l]wastes.”

14 (BI)I have heard a message from the Lord,
And an ambassador has been sent to the nations:
“Gather together, come against her,
And rise up to battle!

15 “For indeed, I will make you small among nations,
Despised among men.
16 Your fierceness has deceived you,
The (BJ)pride of your heart,
O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock,
Who hold the height of the hill!
(BK)Though you make your (BL)nest as high as the eagle,
(BM)I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.

17 “Edom also shall be an astonishment;
(BN)Everyone who goes by it will be astonished
And will hiss at all its plagues.
18 (BO)As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah
And their neighbors,” says the Lord,
“No one shall remain there,
Nor shall a son of man dwell in it.

19 “Behold,(BP) he shall come up like a lion from (BQ)the [m]floodplain of the Jordan
Against the dwelling place of the strong;
But I will suddenly make him run away from her.
And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her?
For (BR)who is like Me?
Who will arraign Me?
And (BS)who is that shepherd
Who will withstand Me?”

20 (BT)Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord that He has taken against Edom,
And His purposes that He has proposed against the inhabitants of Teman:
Surely the least of the flock shall [n]draw them out;
Surely He shall make their dwelling places desolate with them.

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:25 Strength
  2. Jeremiah 48:30 idle talk
  3. Jeremiah 48:31 So with DSS, LXX, Vg.; MT He
  4. Jeremiah 48:33 cease
  5. Jeremiah 48:34 Or The Third Eglath, an unknown city, Is. 15:5
  6. Jeremiah 48:35 Places for pagan worship
  7. Jeremiah 49:1 Heb. Malcam, lit. their king; an Ammonite god, 1 Kin. 11:5; Molech, Lev. 18:21
  8. Jeremiah 49:2 Lit. daughters
  9. Jeremiah 49:3 See v. 1
  10. Jeremiah 49:4 Lit. Your valley is flowing
  11. Jeremiah 49:13 ruin
  12. Jeremiah 49:13 ruins
  13. Jeremiah 49:19 Or thicket
  14. Jeremiah 49:20 Or drag them away

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