Jeremiah 48:8

Jeremiah 48:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord hath spoken.
• New International Version (NIV)The destroyer will come against every town, and not a town will escape. The valley will be ruined and the plateau destroyed, because the Lord has spoken.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord has spoken.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the plunderer shall come against every city; No one shall escape. The valley also shall perish, And the plain shall be destroyed, As the Lord has spoken.

Context of Jeremiah 48:8

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. Your cruel enemy will attack every town. No town or city will escape. The enemy will destroy every place in the valley, and every place on the high ground. They will become heaps of stones. I, the Lord, tell you this! 9Dig a grave to bury Moab! Its land will become like a desert. Its cities will become heaps of stones. Nobody will live in them.’ 10The Lord will curse anyone who refuses to do his work! He will punish anyone who does not use his sword to kill his enemies!

Jeremiah 48:8 word by word

וְיָבֹ֨א שֹׁדֵ֜ד אֶל־כָּל־עִ֗יר וְעִיר֙ לֹ֣א תִמָּלֵ֔ט וְאָבַ֥ד הָעֵ֖מֶק וְנִשְׁמַ֣ד הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the spoilerשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• upon every cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• shall escapeמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
• also shall perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• and the plainמִישׁוֹרmîyshôr mîyshôr · plainH4334
• shall be destroyedשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045
• as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath spokenאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:8

• Jeremiah 48:18You people who live in Dibon must stop being proud. Come down from the places where people give you honour. Sit on the ground in the dirt. Moab's cruel enemy has arrived. They will cause your strong buildings to become heaps of stones.
• Jeremiah 6:26So I say, ‘My dear people, show that you are sorry. Wear sackcloth and sit in ashes. Weep and cry aloud, as if your only child had died. Realize that the enemy's army will soon be here and they are ready to destroy us.’
• Jeremiah 15:8There will be more widows in Judah, than there is sand on the shore of the sea. At midday I will send an enemy to destroy the young men. Their mothers will weep for them. It will happen very suddenly. Fear and terror will come!
• Jeremiah 25:9So I, the Lord, tell you that I will call the nations in the north to come. I will call my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, to come. I will bring them to attack this land and the people who live here. They will also attack all the nations that are around you. I will completely destroy this land, its people and all the nations around it. Their houses will become heaps of stones for ever. The land will become a terrible place. People will always see how foolish my people are.
• Jeremiah 51:56An army is coming to destroy Babylon. They will take hold of its brave soldiers. They will break their weapons. The Lord is a God who punishes people as they deserve. He always pays them back for their sins.
• Jeremiah 48:20They will reply, “The enemy has won against Moab and its people are ashamed. So weep and cry out! Stand beside the Arnon river and tell the news. Tell people that the enemy has destroyed Moab.”
• Ezekiel 25:9So listen! I will let enemies attack the towns on the border of Moab. I will destroy their greatest cities, Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon and Kiriathaim.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The valley - The lowlands on the east bank of the Jordan, and at the top of the Dead Sea. The plain - An upland pasture; it answers very much to downs: so in Jeremiah 48:21.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The Lord ordered the destruction of all the towns in Moab. He instructed his agents to carry out his command faithfully.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. the valley ... shall perish--that is, those dwelling in the valley.Read the comment

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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