Jeremiah 48:19

Jeremiah 48:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
• New International Version (NIV)Stand by the road and watch, you who live in Aroer. Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping, ask them, ‘What has happened?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer! Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say, 'What has happened?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)O inhabitant of Aroer, Stand by the way and watch; Ask him who flees And her who escapes; Say, ‘What has happened?’

Context of Jeremiah 48:19

17Show sympathy for him, all you [nations] who are around him, And all you [distant nations] who know his name; Say, ‘How has the mighty scepter [of national power] been broken, And the splendid staff [of glory]!’ 18Come down from your glory, O Daughter living in Dibon, And sit on the parched ground [among the thirsty]! For the destroyer of Moab has advanced against you; He has destroyed your strongholds. O inhabitant of Aroer, Stand by the road and keep watch! Ask [of] him who flees and [ask of] her who escapes, Saying, ‘What has happened?’ 20Moab is shamed, for she has been broken down and shattered. Wail and cry out! Tell by [the banks of] the Arnon That Moab has been destroyed. 21“Judgment has come on [the land of] the plain—upon Holon, Jahzah, and against Mephaath,

Jeremiah 48:19 word by word

אֶל־דֶּ֛רֶךְ עִמְדִ֥י וְצַפִּ֖י יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת עֲרוֹעֵ֑ר שַׁאֲלִי־נָ֣ס וְנִמְלָ֔טָה אִמְרִ֖י מַה־נִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O inhabitantיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Aroerעֲרֹעֵר‛ărô‛êr ‛ărô‛êr ‛ar‛ôr · AroerH6177
• standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• by the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• and espyצָפָהtsâphâh · to watchH6822
• askשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• him that fleethנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• and her that escapethמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• What is doneהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:19

• Numbers 32:34The sons of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
• Deuteronomy 2:36From Aroer, which is on the edge of the Arnon Valley, and from the city which is in the valley, as far as Gilead, there was no city [whose wall was] too high and too strong for us; the Lord our God handed over everything to us.
• 2 Samuel 24:5They crossed over the Jordan and camped in Aroer, on the south side of the city which is in the middle of the river valley [of the Arnon] toward Gad, and on toward Jazer.
• 1 Chronicles 5:8Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
• 1 Samuel 4:13When he arrived, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road, keeping watch, because his heart was anxious about the ark of God. When the man arrived to report [the news] in the city, everyone in the city cried out [to God, for help].
• 2 Samuel 1:3Then David asked him, “Where do you come from?” He said, “I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”
• 2 Samuel 18:24Now David was sitting between the two gates; and the lookout went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and when he raised his eyes and looked, he saw a man running alone.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19O inhabitant of Aroer - See the note on Jeremiah 48:6; (note). This place, being at a greater distance, is counselled to watch for its own safety, and inquire of every passenger, What is done? that it may know when to pack up and be gone.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Aroer - On the Arnon, due south of Dibon. If Dibon falls, the turn of Aroer will come next, and therefore its inhabitants are to be on the look out, asking for news.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-47Verses 14-47 . The destruction of Moab is further prophesied, to awaken them by national repentance and reformation to prevent the trouble, or by a personal repentance and reformation to prepare for it. In reading this long roll of threatenings, and mediating on the terror, it will be of more use to us to keep in view the power of God's anger and the terror of his judgments, and to have our hearts possessed with a holy awe of God and of his wrath, than to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19Dibon and nearby Aroer were important cities in Moab.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Aroer--on the north bank of the Arnon, a city of Ammon (De 2:36; 3:12). As it was on "the way" of the Moabites who fled into the desert, its inhabitants "ask" what is the occasion of Moab's flight, and so learn the lot that awaits themselves (compare 1Sa 4:13, 16).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Confidence
• Espy
• Fear
• Horn
• Plant
• Aroer
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings