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Jeremiah 48
New King James Version
Jeremiah 48
New King James Version
Judgment on Moab
48 Against (A)Moab.
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
“Woe to (B)Nebo!
For it is plundered,
(C)Kirjathaim is shamed and taken;
[a]The high stronghold is shamed and dismayed—
2 (D)No more praise of Moab.
In (E)Heshbon they have devised evil against her:
‘Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.’
You also shall be cut down, O (F)Madmen![b]
The sword shall pursue you;
3 A voice of crying shall be from (G)Horonaim:
‘Plundering and great destruction!’
4 “Moab is destroyed;
[c]Her little ones have caused a cry to be heard;
5 (H)For in the Ascent of Luhith they ascend with continual weeping;
For in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
6 “Flee, save your lives!
And be like [d]the (I)juniper in the wilderness.
7 For because you have trusted in your works and your (J)treasures,
You also shall be taken.
And (K)Chemosh shall go forth into captivity,
His (L)priests and his princes together.
8 And (M)the plunderer shall come against every city;
No one shall escape.
The valley also shall perish,
And the plain shall be destroyed,
As the Lord has spoken.
9 “Give(N) wings to Moab,
That she may flee and get away;
For her cities shall be desolate,
Without any to dwell in them.
10 (O)Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully,
And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
11 “Moab has been at ease from [e]his youth;
He (P)has settled on his dregs,
And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
Nor has he gone into captivity.
Therefore his taste remained in him,
And his scent has not changed.
12 “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I shall send him [f]wine-workers
Who will tip him over
And empty his vessels
And break the bottles.
13 Moab shall be ashamed of (Q)Chemosh,
As the house of Israel (R)was ashamed of (S)Bethel, their confidence.
14 “How can you say, (T)‘We are mighty
And strong men for the war’?
15 Moab is plundered and gone up from her cities;
Her chosen young men have (U)gone down to the slaughter,” says (V)the King,
Whose name is the Lord of hosts.
16 “The calamity of Moab is near at hand,
And his affliction comes quickly.
17 Bemoan him, all you who are around him;
And all you who know his name,
Say, (W)‘How the strong staff is broken,
The beautiful rod!’
18 “O (X)daughter inhabiting (Y)Dibon,
Come down from your glory,
And sit in thirst;
For the plunderer of Moab has come against you,
He has destroyed your strongholds.
19 O inhabitant of (Z)Aroer,
(AA)Stand by the way and watch;
Ask him who flees
And her who escapes;
Say, ‘What has happened?’
20 Moab is shamed, for he is broken down.
(AB)Wail and cry!
Tell it in (AC)Arnon, that Moab is plundered.
21 “And judgment has come on the plain country:
On Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath,
22 On Dibon and Nebo and Beth Diblathaim,
23 On Kirjathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,
24 On (AD)Kerioth and Bozrah,
On all the cities of the land of Moab,
Far or near.
25 (AE)The [g]horn of Moab is cut off,
And his (AF)arm is broken,” says the Lord.
26 “Make(AG) him drunk,
Because he exalted himself against the Lord.
Moab shall wallow in his vomit,
And he shall also be in derision.
27 For (AH)was not Israel a derision to you?
(AI)Was he found among thieves?
For whenever you speak of him,
You shake your head in (AJ)scorn.
28 You who dwell in Moab,
Leave the cities and (AK)dwell in the rock,
And be like (AL)the dove which makes her nest
In the sides of the cave’s mouth.
29 “We have heard the (AM)pride of Moab
(He is exceedingly proud),
Of his loftiness and arrogance and (AN)pride,
And of the haughtiness of his heart.”
30 “I know his wrath,” says the Lord,
“But it is not right;
(AO)His [h]lies have made nothing right.
31 Therefore (AP)I will wail for Moab,
And I will cry out for all Moab;
[i]I will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.
32 (AQ)O vine of Sibmah! I will weep for you with the weeping of (AR)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 (AS)Joy and gladness are taken
From the plentiful field
And from the land of Moab;
I have caused wine to [j]fail from the winepresses;
No one will tread with joyous shouting—
Not joyous shouting!
34 “From(AT) the cry of Heshbon to (AU)Elealeh and to Jahaz
They have uttered their voice,
(AV)From Zoar to Horonaim,
Like [k]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
(AW)The one who offers sacrifices in the [l]high places
And burns incense to his gods.
36 Therefore (AX)My heart shall wail like flutes for Moab,
And like flutes My heart shall wail
For the men of Kir Heres.
Therefore (AY)the riches they have acquired have perished.
37 “For (AZ)every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped;
On all the hands shall be cuts, and (BA)on the loins sackcloth—
38 A general lamentation
On all the (BB)housetops of Moab,
And in its streets;
For I have (BC)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, (BD)one shall fly like an eagle,
And (BE)spread his wings over Moab.
41 Kerioth is taken,
And the strongholds are surprised;
(BF)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 (BG)as a people,
Because he exalted himself against the Lord.
43 (BH)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 (BI)snare.
For upon Moab, upon it (BJ)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 (BK)a fire shall come out of Heshbon,
A flame from the midst of (BL)Sihon,
And (BM)shall devour the brow of Moab,
The crown of the head of the sons of tumult.
46 (BN)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
(BO)In the latter days,” says the Lord.
Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 48:1 Heb. Misgab
- Jeremiah 48:2 A city of Moab
- Jeremiah 48:4 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX Proclaim it in Zoar
- Jeremiah 48:6 Or Aroer, a city of Moab
- Jeremiah 48:11 Heb. uses masc. and fem. pronouns interchangeably in this chapter.
- Jeremiah 48:12 Lit. tippers of wine bottles
- Jeremiah 48:25 Strength
- Jeremiah 48:30 idle talk
- Jeremiah 48:31 So with DSS, LXX, Vg.; MT He
- Jeremiah 48:33 cease
- Jeremiah 48:34 Or The Third Eglath, an unknown city, Is. 15:5
- Jeremiah 48:35 Places for pagan worship
Jeremías 48
Nueva Versión Internacional
Jeremías 48
Nueva Versión Internacional
Mensaje para Moab(A)
48 Así dice el Señor de los Ejércitos, el Dios de Israel, acerca de Moab:
«¡Ay de Nebo, porque será devastada!
¡Quiriatayin será capturada y puesta en vergüenza!
¡Su fortaleza[a] será humillada y destruida!
2 La gloria de Moab ha desaparecido;
en Hesbón[b] maquinan el mal contra ella:
“¡Vengan, hagamos desaparecer a esta nación!”.
También tú, Madmén,[c] serás silenciada,
y la espada te perseguirá.
3 Se oye el clamor desde Joronayin:
¡devastación y gran destrucción!
4 Moab será quebrantada;
ya se oyen los gritos de sus pequeños.
5 Por la cuesta de Luhit
suben llorando sin cesar;
por la bajada de Joronayin
se oyen gritos de dolor, por causa de la destrucción.
6 ¡Huyan! ¡Sálvese quien pueda!
¡Sean como las zarzas[d] del desierto!
7 Por cuanto confías en tus obras y en tus riquezas,
también tú serás capturada.
Quemós, tu dios, irá al exilio,
junto con sus sacerdotes y oficiales.
8 El destructor vendrá contra toda ciudad
y ni una sola de ellas escapará.
El valle quedará en ruinas,
y la meseta quedará destruida,
tal como lo ha dicho el Señor.
9 Coloquen sal[e] sobre Moab,
pues será dejada en ruinas;
sus ciudades están desoladas
y sin habitante alguno.
10 »¡Maldito el que sea negligente para realizar el trabajo del Señor!
¡Maldito el que de la sangre retraiga su espada!
11 »Moab ha vivido en paz desde su juventud;
ha reposado como el vino.
No ha pasado de vasija en vasija
ni ha ido jamás al exilio.
Por eso conserva su sabor
y no pierde su aroma.
12 Pero vienen días», afirma el Señor,
«en que enviaré gente que moverá a Moab;
vaciará sus vasijas y romperá sus cántaros.
13 Entonces Moab se avergonzará de Quemós,
como Israel se avergonzó de Betel en quien confiaba.
14 »¿Cómo se atreven a decir:
“Somos guerreros,
hombres valientes para la guerra”?
15 Moab será devastada
y sus ciudades, invadidas»,
afirma el Rey,
cuyo nombre es el Señor de los Ejércitos.
«Lo mejor de su juventud
descenderá al matadero.
16 La ruina de Moab se acerca;
su calamidad es inminente.
17 Lloren por él todos sus vecinos,
los que saben de su fama.
Digan: “¡Cómo se ha quebrado la vara de mando
tan poderosa e imponente!”.
18 »Tú, que habitas en Dibón:
desciende de tu lugar de honor
y siéntate en el sequedal,
porque el destructor de Moab te ataca
y destruye tus fortificaciones.
19 Tú, que habitas en Aroer,
párate a la vera del camino y observa;
pregunta a los que huyen, hombres y mujeres:
“¿Qué es lo que ha sucedido?”.
20 Moab está humillado;
ha sido destrozado.
¡Giman y clamen!
¡Anuncien por el río Arnón
que Moab ha sido devastado!
21 El juicio ha llegado hasta la meseta
contra Holón, Yahaza y Mefat;
22 contra Dibón, Nebo y Bet Diblatayin;
23 contra Quiriatayin, Bet Gamul y Bet Megón,
24 contra Queriot, Bosra,
y contra todas las ciudades de Moab, cercanas y lejanas.
25 El poder[f] de Moab ha desaparecido;
¡su fuerza está abatida!»,
afirma el Señor.
26 «¡Emborrachen a Moab,
porque ha desafiado al Señor!
¡Que se revuelque en su vómito,
y se convierta en objeto de burla!
27 ¿Acaso no te burlabas de Israel,
y con tus palabras lo despreciabas,
como si hubiera sido sorprendido entre ladrones?
28 Habitantes de Moab,
¡abandonen las ciudades
y vivan entre las rocas!
Sean como las palomas
que anidan al borde de los precipicios.
29 »Conocemos bien el orgullo de Moab,
ese orgullo exagerado.
¡Tanta soberbia y tanto orgullo!
¡Tanta arrogancia y altivez!
30 Yo conozco su arrogancia,
pero sus jactancias no logran nada»,
afirma el Señor.
31 «Por eso lloro por Moab;
gimo por toda su gente,
sollozo por el pueblo de Quir Jeres.
32 Lloro por ti, viña de Sibmá,
más que por Jazer;
tus ramas sobrepasan el mar
y llegan hasta Jazer,
pero caerá el destructor
sobre tu cosecha y sobre tu vendimia.
33 De los fértiles campos de Moab
han desaparecido el gozo y la alegría.
Acabé con el vino de tus lagares;
ya nadie pisa las uvas entre gritos de alborozo;
los gritos ya no son de regocijo.
34 »El clamor de Hesbón llega hasta Elalé y Yahaza,
su voz se alza desde Zoar hasta Joronayin y Eglat Selisiyá.
Porque hasta las aguas de Nimrín
se han secado.
35 Acabaré con la gente de Moab
que ofrece sacrificios en altares paganos
y quema incienso a sus dioses»,
afirma el Señor.
36 «Por eso, con sonido de flautas gime por Moab mi corazón;
con sonido de flautas gime mi corazón por Quir Jeres,
porque han desaparecido las riquezas que acumularon.
37 Toda cabeza está rapada
y toda barba rasurada;
en todas las manos hay incisiones,
y todos están vestidos de luto.
38 Sobre todos los techos de Moab,
y por todas sus plazas,
solo se escuchan lamentos;
porque rompí en pedazos a Moab
como a una vasija desechada»,
afirma el Señor.
39 «¡Cómo quedó hecha pedazos!
¡Cómo gimen!
Moab ha vuelto la espalda del todo avergonzada.
Es para todos sus vecinos objeto de burla y de terror».
40 Así dice el Señor:
«¡Miren! Vuela el enemigo como águila;
sobre Moab despliega sus alas.
41 Sus ciudades serán capturadas
y conquistadas sus fortalezas.
En aquel día, el corazón de los guerreros de Moab
será como el de una parturienta.
42 Moab será destruida como nación,
porque ha desafiado al Señor.
43 El terror, la fosa y la trampa
aguardan al habitante de Moab»,
afirma el Señor.
44 «El que huya del terror caerá en la fosa;
el que salga de la fosa caerá en la trampa;
porque yo hago venir sobre Moab
el tiempo de su castigo»,
afirma el Señor.
45 «A la sombra de Hesbón
se detienen exhaustos los fugitivos.
De Hesbón sale un fuego;
de la ciudad de Sijón, una llama
que consume las sienes de Moab
y el cráneo de los arrogantes y revoltosos.
46 ¡Ay de ti, Moab!
El pueblo de Quemós está destruido;
tus hijos son llevados al exilio;
tus hijas, al cautiverio.
47 »Pero en los días venideros
yo restauraré la fortuna de Moab»,
afirma el Señor.
Aquí concluye el juicio contra Moab.
Footnotes
- 48:1 Su fortaleza. Alt. Misgab.
- 48:2 En hebreo, Hesbón suena como el verbo que significa maquinan.
- 48:2 En hebreo, Madmén suena como el verbo que significa serás silenciada.
- 48:6 las zarzas (véanse Aquila y Vulgata). Alt. Aroer.
- 48:9 sal; en TM, palabra de difícil traducción.
- 48:25 poder. Lit. cuerno.
Jeremiah 48
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 48
English Standard Version
Judgment on Moab
48 (A)Concerning Moab.
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
“Woe to (B)Nebo, for it is laid waste!
(C)Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken;
the fortress is put to shame (D)and broken down;
2 the renown of Moab is no more.
In (E)Heshbon they planned disaster against her:
‘Come, let us cut her off (F)from being a nation!’
You also, O (G)Madmen, shall be brought to silence;
the sword shall pursue you.
3 “A voice! A cry from (H)Horonaim,
‘Desolation and great destruction!’
4 Moab is destroyed;
her little ones have made a cry.
5 (I)For at the ascent of Luhith
they go up weeping;[a]
for (J)at the descent of Horonaim
they have heard the distressed cry[b] of destruction.
6 Flee! Save yourselves!
You will be like (K)a juniper in the desert!
7 For, (L)because you trusted in your works and your treasures,
you also shall be taken;
and (M)Chemosh (N)shall go into exile
with (O)his priests and his officials.
8 (P)The destroyer shall come upon every city,
and no city shall escape;
the valley shall perish,
and (Q)the plain shall be destroyed,
as the Lord has spoken.
9 “Give wings to Moab,
for she would fly away;
her cities shall become a desolation,
with no inhabitant in them.
10 (R)“Cursed is he who does (S)the work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.
11 “Moab has been at ease from his youth
and has (T)settled on his dregs;
he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
nor has he gone into exile;
so his taste remains in him,
and his scent is not changed.
12 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him, and empty his vessels and break his[c] jars in pieces. 13 Then (U)Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as (V)the house of Israel was ashamed of (W)Bethel, their confidence.
14 “How do you say, ‘We are heroes
and mighty men of war’?
15 The destroyer of (X)Moab and his cities has come up,
and the choicest of his young men have (Y)gone down to slaughter,
declares (Z)the King, (AA)whose name is the Lord of hosts.
16 The calamity of Moab is near at hand,
and his affliction hastens swiftly.
17 (AB)Grieve for him, all you who are around him,
and all who know his name;
say, (AC)‘How the mighty scepter is broken,
the glorious staff.’
18 (AD)“Come down from your glory,
and sit on the parched ground,
O inhabitant of (AE)Dibon!
For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you;
he has destroyed your strongholds.
19 (AF)Stand by the way (AG)and watch,
O inhabitant of (AH)Aroer!
Ask him who flees and her who escapes;
say, ‘What has happened?’
20 Moab is put to shame, for it is broken;
(AI)wail and cry!
Tell it beside (AJ)the Arnon,
that (AK)Moab is laid waste.
21 “Judgment has come upon (AL)the tableland, upon Holon, and (AM)Jahzah, and Mephaath, 22 and (AN)Dibon, and (AO)Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, 23 and (AP)Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and (AQ)Beth-meon, 24 and (AR)Kerioth, and (AS)Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. 25 (AT)The horn of Moab is cut off, and (AU)his arm is broken, declares the Lord.
26 (AV)“Make him drunk, (AW)because he magnified himself against the Lord, so that Moab shall (AX)wallow in his vomit, (AY)and he too shall be held in derision. 27 (AZ)Was not Israel a derision to you? (BA)Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him (BB)you wagged your head?
28 (BC)“Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock,
O inhabitants of Moab!
Be (BD)like the dove that nests
in the sides of the mouth of a gorge.
29 (BE)We have heard of the pride of Moab—
he is very proud—
of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance,
and the haughtiness of his heart.
30 I know his insolence, declares the Lord;
(BF)his boasts are false,
his deeds are false.
31 (BG)Therefore I wail for Moab;
I cry out for all Moab;
for the men of (BH)Kir-hareseth I mourn.
32 More than for (BI)Jazer I weep for you,
(BJ)O vine of (BK)Sibmah!
(BL)Your branches passed over the sea,
reached to the Sea of (BM)Jazer;
on your summer fruits and your grapes
the destroyer has fallen.
33 (BN)Gladness and joy have been taken away
from the fruitful land of Moab;
I have made the wine cease from the winepresses;
no one treads them with shouts of joy;
the shouting is not the shout of joy.
34 (BO)“From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to (BP)Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate. 35 And I will bring to an end in Moab, declares the Lord, him who offers sacrifice in (BQ)the high place and makes offerings to his god. 36 Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of (BR)Kir-hareseth. (BS)Therefore the riches they gained have perished.
37 (BT)“For every head is shaved and every beard cut off. (BU)On all the hands are gashes, and (BV)around the waist is sackcloth. 38 On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation, for I have broken Moab like (BW)a vessel for which no one cares, declares the Lord. 39 How it is broken! How they wail! (BX)How Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab (BY)has become a derision and a horror to all that are around him.”
40 For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, (BZ)one shall fly swiftly like an eagle
(CA)and spread his wings against Moab;
41 (CB)the cities shall be taken
and the strongholds seized.
(CC)The heart of the warriors of Moab shall be in that day
like the heart of (CD)a woman in her birth pains;
42 Moab shall be (CE)destroyed and be no longer a people,
because (CF)he magnified himself against the Lord.
43 (CG)Terror, pit, and snare
are before you, O inhabitant of Moab!
declares the Lord.
44 He who flees from the terror
shall fall into the pit,
and he who climbs out of the pit
shall be caught in the snare.
(CH)For I will bring these things upon Moab,
the year of their punishment,
declares the Lord.
45 “In the shadow of Heshbon
fugitives stop without strength,
for fire came out from Heshbon,
flame from the house of Sihon;
it has destroyed (CI)the forehead of Moab,
the crown of (CJ)the sons of tumult.
46 (CK)Woe to you, O Moab!
The people of (CL)Chemosh are undone,
for your sons have been taken captive,
and your daughters into captivity.
47 (CM)Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab
in the latter days, declares the Lord.”
Thus far is the judgment on Moab.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 48:5 Hebrew weeping goes up with weeping
- Jeremiah 48:5 Septuagint (compare Isaiah 15:5) heard the cry
- Jeremiah 48:12 Septuagint, Aquila; Hebrew their
Jeremiah 48
1599 Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 48
1599 Geneva Bible
48 The word of the Lord against the Moabites. 26 Because of their pride and cruelty.
1 Concerning Moab, thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Woe unto [a]Nebo: for it is wasted: Kirjathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and afraid.
2 Moab shall boast no more of Heshbon: for they have devised evil against it. [b]Come, and let us destroy it, that it be no more a nation: also thou shalt be destroyed, [c]O Madmen, and the sword shall pursue thee.
3 A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim with desolation and great destruction.
4 Moab is destroyed: her little ones have caused their cry to be heard.
5 For at the going up of [d]Luhith, the mourner shall go up with weeping: for in the going down of Horonaim, the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
6 Flee and save your lives, and be like unto the [e]heath in the wilderness.
7 For because thou hast trusted in thy [f]works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken, and [g]Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his Priests and his Princes together.
8 And the destroyer shall come upon all cities, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish and the plain shall be destroyed as the Lord hath spoken.
9 Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
10 [h]Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord [i]negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
11 Moab hath been at rest from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been [j]poured from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
12 ¶ Therefore behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will send unto him such as shall carry him away, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.
13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of [k]Bethel their confidence.
14 How think you thus, We are mighty and strong men of war?
15 Moab is destroyed, and his cities [l]burnt up, and his chosen young men are gone down to slaughter, saith the King, whose name is, The Lord of hosts.
16 The destruction of Moab is ready to come, and his plague hasteth fast.
17 All ye that are about him, mourn for him, and all ye that know his name, say, [m]How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!
18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst: for the destroyer of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strongholds.
19 Thou that dwellest in Aroer, stand by the way, and behold ask him that fleeth and that escapeth, and say, What is done?
20 [n]Moab is confounded: for it is destroyed, howl and cry, tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is made waste,
21 And judgment is come upon the plain country, upon Holon and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath,
22 And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon the house of Diblathaim,
23 And upon Kirjathaim, and upon Beth Gamul, and upon Beth Meon,
24 And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab far or near.
25 The [o]horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord.
26 Make ye him [p]drunken: for he magnified himself against the Lord: Moab shall [q]wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
27 For didst not thou deride Israel, as though he had been found among thieves? for when thou speakest of him, thou art [r]moved.
28 O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rocks, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
29 (A)We have heard the pride of Moab (he is exceeding proud) his stoutness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
30 I know his wrath, saith the Lord, [s]but it shall not be so: and his dissimulations, for they do not right.
31 [t]Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab: mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir Heres.
32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee, as I wept for Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they are come to the sea [u]of Jazer: the destroyer is fallen upon thy summer fruits, and upon thy vintage,
33 And joy, and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab: and I have caused wine to fail from the winepress: none shall tread with shouting: their shouting shall be no shouting.
34 From the cry of Heshbon unto Elealeh and unto Jahaz have they made their noise: from Zoar unto Horonaim, the [v]heifer of three years old shall go lowing: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be wasted.
35 Moreover, I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the Lord, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
36 Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like a [w]shawm, and mine heart shall sound like a shawm for the men of Kir Heres, because the riches that he hath gotten is perished.
37 (B)For every head shall be [x]bald, and every beard plucked: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
38 And mourning shall be upon all the house tops of Moab, and in all the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the Lord.
39 They shall howl, saying, How is he destroyed? how hath Moab turned the back with shame? so shall Moab be a derision, and a fear to all them about him.
40 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, [y]he shall flee as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
41 The cities are taken, and the strongholds are won, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in travail.
42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath set up himself against the Lord:
43 [z]Fear, and pit, and snare shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.
44 He that escapeth from the fear, shall fall in the pit, and he that getteth up out of the pit, shall be taken [in] the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.
45 They that fled, stood under the shadow [aa]of Heshbon, because of the force: for [ab]the fire came out of Heshbon, and a flame from Sihon, and devoured the corner of Moab, and the top of the seditious children.
46 Woe be unto thee, O Moab: the people of [ac]Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters led into captivity.
47 Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the [ad]latter days, saith the Lord. Thus far of the judgment of Moab.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 48:1 These were cities of the Moabites, which Nebuchadnezzar took before he went to fight against Necho king of Egypt.
- Jeremiah 48:2 Thus shall the Babylonians encourage one another.
- Jeremiah 48:2 Read Isa. 25:10.
- Jeremiah 48:5 Horonaim and Luhith were two places whereby the Moabites should flee, Isa. 15:5.
- Jeremiah 48:6 Hide yourselves in barren places, where the enemy will not pursue after you, Jer. 17:6.
- Jeremiah 48:7 That is, the idols which are the works of thine hands. Some read, in thy possessions, for so the word may signify, as 1 Sam. 25:2.
- Jeremiah 48:7 Both thy great idol and his maintainers shall be led away captives, so that they shall then know that it is in vain to look for help at idols, Isa. 15:2.
- Jeremiah 48:10 He showeth that God would punish the Chaldeans, if they did not destroy the Egyptians, and that with a courage, and calleth this executing of his vengeance against his enemies, his work: though the Chaldeans sought another end, Isa. 10:11.
- Jeremiah 48:10 Or, deceitfully.
- Jeremiah 48:11 Hath not been removed as the Jews have, but have lived at ease, and as a wine that feedeth itself on his lees.
- Jeremiah 48:13 As the calf of Bethel was not able to deliver the Israelites: no more shall Chemosh deliver the Moabites.
- Jeremiah 48:15 Hebrew, gone up, or destroyed.
- Jeremiah 48:17 How are they destroyed that put their trust in their strength and riches?
- Jeremiah 48:20 Thus they that flee, shall answer.
- Jeremiah 48:25 That is, his power and strength.
- Jeremiah 48:26 He willed the Chaldeans to lay afflictions enough upon them, till they be like drunken men that fall down to their shame and are derided of all.
- Jeremiah 48:26 Or, shall be full, or clap his hands.
- Jeremiah 48:27 Thou rejoicest to hear of his misery.
- Jeremiah 48:30 He shall not execute his malice against his neighbors.
- Jeremiah 48:31 Read Isa. 16:7.
- Jeremiah 48:32 Which city was in the utmost border of Moab: and hereby he signifieth that the whole land should be destroyed, and the people carried away.
- Jeremiah 48:34 Read Isa. 15:5.
- Jeremiah 48:36 Their custom was to play on flutes or instruments, heavy and grave tunes at burials and in the time of mourning, as Matt. 9:23.
- Jeremiah 48:37 Or, shaven.
- Jeremiah 48:40 That is, Nebuchadnezzar, as Jer. 49:22.
- Jeremiah 48:43 He that escapeth one danger shall be taken of another, Isa. 24:17.
- Jeremiah 48:45 They fled thither, thinking to have succor of the Amorites.
- Jeremiah 48:45 The Amorites had destroyed the Moabites in times past, and now because of their power, the Moabites shall seek to them for help.
- Jeremiah 48:46 Which vaunted themselves of their idol, as though he could have defended them.
- Jeremiah 48:47 That is, they shall be restored by the Messiah.
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