Jeremiah 48:23

Jeremiah 48:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth–gamul, and upon Beth–meon,
• New International Version (NIV)to Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,
• New King James Version (NKJV)On Kirjathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,

Context of Jeremiah 48:23

21“Judgment has come on [the land of] the plain—upon Holon, Jahzah, and against Mephaath, 22against Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, 24against Kerioth, Bozrah and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. 25The horn (strength) of Moab has been cut off and his arm [of authority] is shattered,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 48:23 word by word

וְעַ֧ל קִרְיָתַ֛יִם וְעַל־בֵּ֥ית גָּמ֖וּל וְעַל־בֵּ֥ית מְעֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And upon Kiriathaimקִרְיָתַ֫יִםqiryâthayim · KiriathaimH7156
• and upon Beth–gamulבֵּית גָּמוּלbêyth gâmûl · Beth-gamulH1014
• and upon Beth–meonבֵּית מְעוֹןbêyth ba‛al me‛ôn bêyth me‛ôn · Beth-meonH1010

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:23

• Jeremiah 48:1Concerning Moab. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Woe (judgment is coming) to [the city of] 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.
• Genesis 14:5In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the [three] kings who were with him attacked and subdued the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
• Joshua 13:19and Kiriathaim and Sibmah and Zereth-shahar on the hill of the valley,
• Numbers 32:38Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names being changed) and Sibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Beth-meon - Meon is probably the Moabite Olympus, and thus Beth-Baal-Meon, the full name of this town Joshua 13:17, would signify the place where the heavenly Baal was worshipped.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. 21-25Eleven Moabite villages would soon learn that Moab's military strength was broken. This meant the villages had no defense against the advancing enemy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. Beth-gamul--meaning "the city of camels." Beth-meon--"the house of habitation": Beth-baalmeon (Jos 13:17). Now its ruins are called Miun.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 48:23

• Baal-Meon
• Beth-Baal-Meon
• Beth-Gamul
• Kirjathaim

In the dictionaries

• Beth-Gamul
• Beth-Meon
• Baalmeon
• Bethgamul
• Confidence
• Espy
• Fear
• Horn
• Kirjathaim
• Plant

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