English Standard Version
Jeremiah 48:11
11"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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“From his earliest history, Moab has lived in peace, never going into exile. He is like wine that has been allowed to settle. He has not been poured from flask to flask, and he is now fragrant and smooth.
Context of Jeremiah 48:11
9"Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away; her cities shall become a desolation, with no inhabitant in them. 10"Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed. "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. 12"Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him, and empty his vessels and break his jars in pieces. 13Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
Read all of Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 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 will give ear and humble them, he who is enthroned from of old, Selah because they do not change and do not fear God.
- Psalms 73:4For they have no pangs until death; their bodies are fat and sleek.
- Psalms 123:4Our soul has had more than enough of the scorn of those who are at ease, of the contempt of the proud.
- Proverbs 1:32For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them;
- Zechariah 1:15And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little, they furthered the disaster.
- Isaiah 25:6On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
- Zephaniah 1:12At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, 'The Lord will not do good, nor will he do ill.'
- Jeremiah 51:34"Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me; he has made me an empty vessel; he has swallowed me like a monster; he has filled his stomach with my delicacies; he has rinsed me out.
- Isaiah 24:3The earth shall be utterly empty and utterly plundered; for the Lord has spoken this word.
- Nahum 2:2For the Lord is restoring the majesty of Jacob as the majesty of Israel, for plunderers have plundered them and ruined their branches.
- Jeremiah 48:29We have heard of the pride of Moab— he is very proud— of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance, and the haughtiness of his heart.
- Isaiah 16:6We have heard of the pride of Moab— how proud he is!— of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence; in his idle boasting he is not right.
- Ezekiel 16:49Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid 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
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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
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