Jeremiah 48:24

Jeremiah 48:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
• New International Version (NIV)to Kerioth and Bozrah— to all the towns of Moab, far and near.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Kerioth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
• New King James Version (NKJV)On Kerioth and Bozrah, On all the cities of the land of Moab, Far or near.

Context of Jeremiah 48:24

22upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, 23upon Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near. 25The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD. 26“Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.

Jeremiah 48:24 word by word

וְעַל־קְרִיּ֖וֹת וְעַל־בָּצְרָ֑ה וְעַ֗ל כָּל־עָרֵי֙ אֶ֣רֶץ מוֹאָ֔ב הָרְחֹק֖וֹת וְהַקְּרֹבֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• uponעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Keriothקְרִיּוֹתqerîyôth · KeriothH7152
• Bozrahבׇּצְרָהbotsrâh · BozrahH1224
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the townsעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Moabאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• those farרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
• and nearקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:24

• Jeremiah 48:41Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
• Amos 2:2So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.
• Deuteronomy 4:43Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.
• Joshua 21:36From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,
• Zephaniah 2:8“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Kerioth - A synonym of Ar, the old capital of Moab. It appears to have been a considerable place, and has been identified with El-Korriat, situated on the long ridge of Mount Attarus. Bozrah - Probably the Bosora mentioned in 1 Maccabees 5:26 in company with Bosor, i. e., Bezer. Since the word means sheepfolds, it was no doubt a common name for places in this upland region, fit only for pasturage.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. 2424. Kerioth--(Jos 15:25; Am 2:2). Bozrah--(See on Is 34:6); at one time under the dominion of Edom, though belonging originally to Moab (Ge 36:33; Is 63:1). Others think the Bozrah in Edom distinct from that of Moab. "Bezer" (Jos 21:36).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 48:24

• Bozrah
• Kerioth

In the dictionaries

• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• Bozrah
• Confidence
• Espy
• Fear
• Horn
• Kerioth
• 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