Jeremiah 48:4

Jeremiah 48:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
• New International Version (NIV)Moab will be broken; her little ones will cry out.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moab is destroyed; her little ones have made a cry.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Moab is destroyed; Her little ones have caused a cry to be heard;

Context of Jeremiah 48:4

2People will no longer praise Moab. The people in Heshbon will plan Moab’s destruction. “Let’s destroy that nation!” You will be silenced, city of Madmen. Death will come after you. 3People will cry out from Horonaim, “Looting and great destruction!” Moab will be broken. Its little ones will cry out. 5People go up the pass of Luhith, crying bitterly as they go. On the road down to Horonaim they have heard the distressful cry of destruction. 6“Run away! Run for your lives! Run like a wild donkey in the desert.”

Jeremiah 48:4 word by word

נִשְׁבְּרָ֖ה מוֹאָ֑ב הִשְׁמִ֥יעוּ זְּעָקָ֖ה צְעִירֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• is destroyedשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• her little onesצָעִירtsâ‛îyr tsâ‛ôr · littleH6810
• have caused a cryזְעָקָהza‛aq ze‛âqâh · outcryH2201
• to be heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:4

• Numbers 21:27This is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon! Rebuild it! Restore Sihon’s city!
• Esther 8:11that the king had given permission for the Jews in every city to assemble, to defend themselves, to wipe out, to kill, and to destroy every armed force of the people and province that is hostile to them, even women and children, and to seize their goods.
• Psalms 137:9Blessed is the one who grabs your little children and smashes them against a rock.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Moab - Probably the city elsewhere called Ar-Moab. See the Septuagint of this verse.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4We know little about the village of Horonaim (see Isaiah 15:5). It was likely near the southeastern shore of the Dead Sea.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. little ones ... cry--heightening the distress of the scene. The foe does not spare even infants.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• Confidence
• Espy
• Fear
• Horn
• Plant
• 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