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

21And judgment is come upon the plain country, upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath, 22and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim, and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon, 24and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near. 25The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith Jehovah.

Jeremiah 48:23 word by word

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

• Kiriathaimקִרְיָתַ֫יִםqiryâthayim · KiriathaimH7156

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:23

• Jeremiah 48:1Of Moab. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and broken down.
• Genesis 14:5And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
• Joshua 13:19and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar in the mount of the valley,
• Numbers 32:38and Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Sibmah: and they gave other names unto the cities which they builded.

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

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