Jeremiah 48:2

Jeremiah 48:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Moab will be praised no more; in Heshbon people will plot her downfall: ‘Come, let us put an end to that nation.’ You, the people of Madmen, will also be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the renown of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they planned disaster against her: 'Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!' You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)No more praise of Moab. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: ‘Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.’ You also shall be cut down, O Madmen! The sword shall pursue you;

Context of Jeremiah 48:2

1The Lord Almighty, Israel's God, spoke this message about Moab: ‘Nebo city is in terrible trouble! It will soon become a heap of stones. The people of Kiriathaim city will be ashamed. Its enemies will take it for themselves. They will knock down its strong buildings, and its people will be ashamed. People will no longer praise Moab. In Heshbon, Moab's enemies will decide how to destroy the nation. They will say, “We must completely destroy Moab!” The town of Madmen will become silent, as a great army chases out the people. 3The people of Horonaim will shout for help, because a strong army is destroying them. 4Moab will come to an end! Its children will cry loudly.

Jeremiah 48:2 word by word

אֵ֣ין עוֹד֮ תְּהִלַּ֣ת מוֹאָב֒ בְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן חָשְׁב֤וּ עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ רָעָ֔ה לְכ֖וּ וְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּה מִגּ֑וֹי גַּם־מַדְמֵ֣ן תִּדֹּ֔מִּי אַחֲרַ֖יִךְ תֵּ֥לֶךְ חָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• no more praiseתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• in Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• they have devisedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• against it; comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and let us cut it offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• a nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• Also thou shalt be cut downדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: silentH1826
• O Madmenמַדְמֵןmadmên · MadmenH4086
• the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• theeאַחַר'achar · afterH310

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:2

• Jeremiah 48:17You nations that live around Moab, you know how famous it has been. But now you must weep for it. Say, “Moab's royal power is finished! They no longer have great power to rule!”
• Isaiah 16:14But now the Lord says, ‘In three years' time, all Moab's glory will have gone. Count every day of those years, as if you are working to receive money. After that, there will only be a few of Moab's people who are still alive. Now they are many and they are strong. But by then they will be few and weak.’
• Jeremiah 48:34In Heshbon and Elealeh people cry out because of their pain. The noise reaches as far as Jahaz. It reaches from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-Shelishiyah. Even the Nimrim river has become dry.’
• Numbers 21:25They got power over all the cities of the Amorites. Those cities included Heshbon and the towns round it.
• Numbers 32:37The men in the tribe of Reuben built up again Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim.
• Isaiah 15:5I am very upset because of what is happening to Moab's people. They are running away, as far as Zoar and Eglath-Shelishiyah. They weep while they climb up the hill to Luhith. On the road to Horonaim they shout aloud, ‘An enemy has destroyed us!’
• Isaiah 16:8Yes, nothing grows in Heshbon's fields. There are no grapes on Sibmah's vines. The rulers of other nations have destroyed the vineyards. The branches of those vines reached as far as Jazer, and the desert. They even grew to go across the sea.
• Jeremiah 48:42Moab has been proud and it has turned against the Lord. So they will no longer be a nation.’
• Jeremiah 31:36‘I will always take care of Israel's people as my special nation. I will always cause the laws that rule everything to continue. I could never forget those laws, and I could never forget my people.’
• Jeremiah 33:24‘Some people are saying, “The Lord chose the two nations of Israel and Judah to be his special people. But now he has turned away from them.” You have heard people say those things. They do not think that my people will ever be a nation again.
• Jeremiah 46:28So do not be afraid, descendants of my servant Jacob. I am with you to help you. I may completely destroy all the nations where I send you to live. But I will never completely destroy you. I will certainly punish you, to teach you what is right. But I will do that in a fair way.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Esther 3:8Then Haman said to King Xerxes, ‘There is a group of people who live in many regions of your kingdom. They have different customs to all the other people. They refuse to obey the laws of your kingdom. It is not good for you to let them live among all the other people in your kingdom.
• Psalms 83:4They say, ‘Come now! We will destroy them. They will no longer be a nation. Nobody will remember the name of Israel any more.’
• Jeremiah 25:15The Lord, Israel's God, said to me, ‘Take this cup from me. It is full of wine that shows my great anger. Take it to the nations where I send you. Make them drink this wine of punishment.
• Isaiah 15:1This is a message about Moab: In one night an enemy has destroyed Ar. In one night they have destroyed Kir. Those towns in Moab are now a heap of stones!
• Isaiah 25:10The Lord's power will bless this mountain. He will knock down Moab's people and he will walk all over them. He will walk on them, as if they are straw in a heap of dung.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2No more praise of Moab - "The glory of Moab, that it had never been conquered," (Dahler), is now at an end. Dr. Blayney translates: - "Moab shall have no more glorying in Heshbon; They have devised evil against her (saying.)" And this most certainly is the best translation of the original. He has marked also a double paronomasia in this and the next verse, a figure in which the prophets delight; חשבו בחשבון becheshbon chashebu "in Cheshbon they have…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2No more praise of Moab - literally, “The glory of Moab is no more,” i. e., Moab has no more cause for boasting. Heshbon - This town now belonged to the Ammonites Jeremiah 49:3 but was on the border. The enemy encamped there arranges the plan of his campaign against Moab. In the original there is a play of words upon the names Heshbon and Madmen.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Heshbon was between the Jabbok and Arnon rivers, east of the Dead Sea. Madmen was likely another name for Dibon, a town near Heshbon. It would also be destroyed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. no more praise--(Is 16:14). in Heshbon--The foe having taken Heshbon, the chief city of Moab (Jr 48:45), in it devise evil against Moab ("it") saying, Come, &c. Heshbon was midway between the rivers Arnon and Jabbok; it was the residence of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and afterwards a Levitical city in Gad (Nu 21:26). There is a play on words in the Hebrew, "Heshbon, Hashbu." Heshbon means a place of devising or counsel. The city, heretofore called…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 48:2

• Heshbon

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• Heshbon
• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• Confidence
• Espy
• Fear
• Horn
• Madmen
• 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