Jeremiah 48:11

Jeremiah 48:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
• New International Version (NIV)“Moab has been at rest from youth, like wine left on its dregs, not poured from one jar to another— she has not gone into exile. So she tastes as she did, and her aroma is unchanged.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Moab has been at ease from his youth and has settled on his dregs; he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into exile; so his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Moab has been at ease from his youth; He has settled on his dregs, And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, Nor has he gone into captivity. Therefore his taste remained in him, And his scent has not changed.

Context of Jeremiah 48:11

9Make Moab a salt marsh, for she will run away; her towns will become a desolation, without inhabitant. 10The one who does the Lord’s business deceitfully is cursed, and the one who withholds his sword from bloodshed is cursed. Moab has been left quiet since his youth, settled like wine on its dregs. He hasn’t been poured from one container to another or gone into exile. So his taste has remained the same, and his aroma hasn’t changed. 12Therefore look, the days are coming — this is the Lord’s declaration — when I will send pourers to him, who will pour him out. They will empty his containers and smash his jars. 13Moab will be put to shame because of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was put to shame because of Bethel that they trusted in.

Jeremiah 48:11 word by word

שַׁאֲנַ֨ן מוֹאָ֜ב מִנְּעוּרָ֗יו וְשֹׁקֵ֥ט הוּא֙ אֶל־שְׁמָרָ֔יו וְלֹֽא־הוּרַ֤ק מִכְּלִי֙ אֶל־כֶּ֔לִי וּבַגּוֹלָ֖ה לֹ֣א הָלָ֑ךְ עַל־כֵּ֗ן עָמַ֤ד טַעְמוֹ֙ בּ֔וֹ וְרֵיח֖וֹ לֹ֥א נָמָֽר׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• hath been at easeשָׁאַןshâ'an · to restH7599
• from his youthנְעוּרִיםnâ‛ûr nâ‛ûr ne‛ûrâh · youthH5271
• and he hath settledשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
• on his leesשֶׁ֫מֶרshemer · dregH8105
• and hath not been emptiedרִיקrûq · to emptyH7324
• from vesselכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• neither hath he goneהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• into captivityגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
• therefore his tasteטַ֫עַםţa‛am · tasteH2940
• remainedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• in him, and his scentרֵיחַrêyach · aromaH7381
• is not changedמוּרmûr · to changeH4171

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:11

• Psalms 55:19God, the one enthroned from long ago, will hear and will humiliate themSelah because they do not change and do not fear God.
• Psalms 73:4They have an easy time until they die, and their bodies are well fed.
• Psalms 123:4We’ve had more than enough scorn from the arrogant and contempt from the proud.
• Proverbs 1:32For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
• Zechariah 1:15I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease, for I was a little angry, but they made the destruction worse.
• Isaiah 25:6On this mountain, the Lord of Armies will prepare for all the peoples a feast of choice meat, a feast with aged wine, prime cuts of choice meat, fine vintage wine.
• Zephaniah 1:12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who settle down comfortably, who say to themselves: The Lord will do nothing — good or bad.
• Jeremiah 51:34“King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has set me aside like an empty dish; he has swallowed me like a sea monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies; he has vomited me out.
• Isaiah 24:3The earth will be stripped completely bare and will be totally plundered, for the Lord has spoken this message.
• Nahum 2:2For the Lord will restore the majesty of Jacob, yes, the majesty of Israel, though ravagers have ravaged them and ruined their vine branches.
• Jeremiah 48:29We have heard of Moab’s pride, great pride, indeed — his insolence, arrogance, pride, and haughty heart.
• Isaiah 16:6We have heard of Moab’s pride — how very proud he is — his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance, and his empty boasting.
• Ezekiel 16:49Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had pride, plenty of food, and comfortable security, but didn’t support the poor and needy.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Moab hath been at ease - The metaphor here is taken from the mode of preserving wines. They let them rest upon their lees for a considerable time, as this improves them both in strength and flavour; and when this is sufficiently done, they rack, or pour them off into other vessels. Moab had been very little molested by war since he was a nation; he had never gone out of his own land. Though some had been carried away by Shalmaneser forty years before…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Moab from the time it conquered the Emims Deuteronomy 2:9-10, and so became a nation, had retained quiet possession of its land, and enjoyed comparative prosperity. From the Moabite Stone we gather that King Mesha, after the death of Ahab threw off the yoke of Israel; nor except for a short time under Jeroboam II was Israel able to bring the Moabites back into subjection. They gradually drove the Reubenites back, and recovered most of the territory taken…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Moab enjoyed a long history of peace and a culture its people valued greatly. Moab had many vineyards. After squeezing the grape juice, they stored the wine in clay flasks until it became fragrant and smooth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. settled on ... lees--(See on Is 25:6; Zep 1:12). As wine left to settle on its own lees retains its flavor and strength (which it would lose by being poured from one vessel into another), so Moab, owing to its never having been dislodged from its settlements, retains its pride of strength unimpaired. emptied from vessel, &c.--To make it fit for use, it used to be filtered from vessel to vessel. scent--retaining the image: the bouquet or perfume of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 48:11

• Confidence
• Lees
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• Confidence
• Espy
• Fear
• Horn
• Lees
• Plant
• Ease

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