34 “The sound of their cry rises
    from Heshbon(A) to Elealeh(B) and Jahaz,(C)
from Zoar(D) as far as Horonaim(E) and Eglath Shelishiyah,
    for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.(F)

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The fields of Heshbon(A) wither,(B)
    the vines of Sibmah(C) also.
The rulers of the nations
    have trampled down the choicest vines,(D)
which once reached Jazer(E)
    and spread toward the desert.
Their shoots spread out(F)
    and went as far as the sea.[a](G)
So I weep,(H) as Jazer weeps,
    for the vines of Sibmah.
Heshbon and Elealeh,(I)
    I drench you with tears!(J)
The shouts of joy(K) over your ripened fruit
    and over your harvests(L) have been stilled.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 16:8 Probably the Dead Sea

17 to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau,(A) including Dibon,(B) Bamoth Baal,(C) Beth Baal Meon,(D)

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34 The Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,(A) 35 Atroth Shophan, Jazer,(B) Jogbehah,(C) 36 Beth Nimrah(D) and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and built pens for their flocks.(E) 37 And the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon,(F) Elealeh(G) and Kiriathaim,(H) 38 as well as Nebo(I) and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah.(J) They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.

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45 “In the shadow of Heshbon
    the fugitives stand helpless,
for a fire has gone out from Heshbon,
    a blaze from the midst of Sihon;(A)
it burns the foreheads of Moab,
    the skulls(B) of the noisy boasters.

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32 I weep for you, as Jazer(A) weeps,
    you vines of Sibmah.(B)
Your branches spread as far as the sea[a];
    they reached as far as[b] Jazer.
The destroyer has fallen
    on your ripened fruit and grapes.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:32 Probably the Dead Sea
  2. Jeremiah 48:32 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts as far as the Sea of

22     to Dibon,(A) Nebo(B) and Beth Diblathaim,
23     to Kiriathaim,(C) Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,(D)

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Moab will be praised(A) no more;
    in Heshbon[a](B) people will plot her downfall:
    ‘Come, let us put an end to that nation.’(C)
You, the people of Madmen,[b] will also be silenced;
    the sword will pursue you.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:2 The Hebrew for Heshbon sounds like the Hebrew for plot.
  2. Jeremiah 48:2 The name of the Moabite town Madmen sounds like the Hebrew for be silenced.

The waters of Nimrim are dried up(A)
    and the grass is withered;(B)
the vegetation is gone(C)
    and nothing green is left.(D)

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Dibon(A) goes up to its temple,
    to its high places(B) to weep;
    Moab wails(C) over Nebo(D) and Medeba.
Every head is shaved(E)
    and every beard cut off.(F)
In the streets they wear sackcloth;(G)
    on the roofs(H) and in the public squares(I)
they all wail,(J)
    prostrate with weeping.(K)
Heshbon(L) and Elealeh(M) cry out,
    their voices are heard all the way to Jahaz.(N)
Therefore the armed men of Moab cry out,
    and their hearts are faint.

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22 “You gave them kingdoms and nations, allotting to them even the remotest frontiers. They took over the country of Sihon[a](A) king of Heshbon and the country of Og king of Bashan.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 9:22 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts Sihon, that is, the country of the

26 For three hundred years Israel occupied(A) Heshbon, Aroer,(B) the surrounding settlements and all the towns along the Arnon. Why didn’t you retake them during that time?

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19 Kiriathaim,(A) Sibmah,(B) Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley,

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The Transjordan Tribes

32 The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks,(A) saw that the lands of Jazer(B) and Gilead(C) were suitable for livestock.(D)

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28 “Fire went out from Heshbon,
    a blaze from the city of Sihon.(A)
It consumed(B) Ar(C) of Moab,
    the citizens of Arnon’s heights.(D)

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25 Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites(A) and occupied them,(B) including Heshbon(C) and all its surrounding settlements. 26 Heshbon was the city of Sihon(D) king of the Amorites,(E) who had fought against the former king of Moab(F) and had taken from him all his land as far as the Arnon.(G)

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