Jeremiah 48:1

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Prophecy against Moab

48 Concerning ^[a]Moab.

Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,
“Woe (judgment is coming) to [the city of] ^[b]Nebo, for it has been destroyed!
Kiriathaim has been shamed, it has been captured;
Misgab [the high fortress] has been shamed, broken down and crushed.^(A)

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 48:1 The Moabites were descendants of Lot through his elder daughter. Chemosh was the primary god of the territory of Moab. The territory of Moab was located east of the Dead Sea.
Jeremiah 48:1 The towns of Nebo and Kiriathaim were located in the rich pasturelands allotted to the tribe of Reuben. Their exact location, as well as that of the other towns mentioned, is uncertain.

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