Jeremiah 48:19

Jeremiah 48:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
• New International Version (NIV)Stand by the road and watch, you who live in Aroer. Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping, ask them, ‘What has happened?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer! Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say, 'What has happened?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)O inhabitant of Aroer, Stand by the way and watch; Ask him who flees And her who escapes; Say, ‘What has happened?’

Context of Jeremiah 48:19

17Mourn over it, all of its neighbors and everyone who knows its fame. Say, ‘Look at the strong staff, the beautiful rod, that is broken!’ 18“People of Dibon, come down from your place of honor and sit on the dry ground. The destroyers of Moab will attack you. They will destroy your fortresses. Stand by the road in Aroer, and watch. Ask those who are fleeing and those who are escaping what is happening. 20They will answer, ‘Moab is disgraced; it is defeated. Shout loudly, and cry. Tell the news in Arnon that Moab is destroyed.’ 21“Judgment has come to all the cities on the plain: to Holon, Jahzah, Mephaath,

Jeremiah 48:19 word by word

אֶל־דֶּ֛רֶךְ עִמְדִ֥י וְצַפִּ֖י יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת עֲרוֹעֵ֑ר שַׁאֲלִי־נָ֣ס וְנִמְלָ֔טָה אִמְרִ֖י מַה־נִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O inhabitantיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Aroerעֲרֹעֵר‛ărô‛êr ‛ărô‛êr ‛ar‛ôr · AroerH6177
• standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• by the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• and espyצָפָהtsâphâh · to watchH6822
• askשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• him that fleethנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• and her that escapethמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• What is doneהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:19

• Numbers 32:34The tribe of Gad rebuilt the cities of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
• Deuteronomy 2:36From Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley and the city in that valley as far as Gilead, no city had walls that could keep us out. The Lord our God gave us all of them.
• 2 Samuel 24:5They crossed the Jordan River and camped at Aroer, south of the city in the middle of the valley. Then they went to Gad and to Jazer.
• 1 Chronicles 5:8and Bela (son of Azaz, grandson of Shema, and great-grandson of Joel). Reuben’s descendants lived in Aroer as far as Nebo and Baal Meon.
• 1 Samuel 4:13When he arrived, Eli was sitting on a chair beside the road, watching. He was worried about the ark of God. The man went into the city to tell the news. The whole city cried out.
• 2 Samuel 1:3“Where did you come from?” David asked him. “I escaped from the camp of Israel,” he answered.
• 2 Samuel 18:24David was sitting between the two gates while the watchman walked along the roof of the gate by the wall. As he looked, he saw a man running alone.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19O inhabitant of Aroer - See the note on Jeremiah 48:6; (note). This place, being at a greater distance, is counselled to watch for its own safety, and inquire of every passenger, What is done? that it may know when to pack up and be gone.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Aroer - On the Arnon, due south of Dibon. If Dibon falls, the turn of Aroer will come next, and therefore its inhabitants are to be on the look out, asking for news.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-47Verses 14-47 . The destruction of Moab is further prophesied, to awaken them by national repentance and reformation to prevent the trouble, or by a personal repentance and reformation to prepare for it. In reading this long roll of threatenings, and mediating on the terror, it will be of more use to us to keep in view the power of God's anger and the terror of his judgments, and to have our hearts possessed with a holy awe of God and of his wrath, than to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19Dibon and nearby Aroer were important cities in Moab.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Aroer--on the north bank of the Arnon, a city of Ammon (De 2:36; 3:12). As it was on "the way" of the Moabites who fled into the desert, its inhabitants "ask" what is the occasion of Moab's flight, and so learn the lot that awaits themselves (compare 1Sa 4:13, 16).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Confidence
• Espy
• Fear
• Horn
• Plant
• Aroer
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)

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