Jeremiah 48:5

Jeremiah 48:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
• New International Version (NIV)They go up the hill to Luhith, weeping bitterly as they go; on the road down to Horonaim anguished cries over the destruction are heard.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distressed cry of destruction.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For in the Ascent of Luhith they ascend with continual weeping; For in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.

Context of Jeremiah 48:5

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. They will go up the hill to Luhith. They will weep as they go. As they go down the road towards Horonaim, they will cry about their town that the enemy is destroying. 6People say, “Run away to save your lives! Go and live in the desert.” 7People of Moab, you trusted your riches and your skills to save you. Because of that, your enemies will catch you. They will even take your god Chemosh away as prisoner, together with his priests and officers.

Jeremiah 48:5 word by word

כִּ֚י מַעֲלֵ֣ה הַלּוּחִ֔ית בִּבְכִ֖י יַֽעֲלֶה־בֶּ֑כִי כִּ֚י בְּמוֹרַ֣ד חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם צָרֵ֥י צַֽעֲקַת־שֶׁ֖בֶר שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For in the going upמַעֲלֶהma‛ăleh · ascentH4608
• of Luhithלוּחִיתlûchîyth lûchôth · LuhithH3872
• continualבְּכִיbekîy · weepingH1065
• shall go upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• for in the going downמוֹרָדmôrâd · descentH4174
• of Horonaimחֹרֹנַיִםchôrônayim · HoronaimH2773
• the enemiesצַרtsar tsâr · distressH6862
• have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• a cryצְעָקָהtsa‛ăqâh · cryH6818
• of destructionשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:5

• 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!’

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Luhith was situated upon an eminence, and Jeremiah describes one set of weeping fugitives as pressing close upon another. In the going down of Horonaim … - Rather, in the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distresses of the cry of breaking, i. e., the cry of distress occasioned by the ruin inflicted by the enemy. It was situated in a hollow, probably near the Dead Sea.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Luhith was another small village near Horonaim. The sadness from oppression would touch even the smallest places.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. going up of Luhith ... going down of Horonaim--Horonaim lay in a plain, Luhith on a height. To the latter, therefore, the Moabites would flee with "continual weeping," as a place of safety from the Chaldeans. Literally, "Weeping shall go up upon weeping."Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 48:5

• Horonaim
• Luhith

In the dictionaries

• Confidence
• Espy
• Fear
• Horn
• Horonaim
• Luhith
• Plant
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• Luhith, Ascent of

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