God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 48:47
47But I will restore Moab in the last days,” declares the Lord. The judgment against Moab ends here.
Jeremiah 48:47 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the Lord. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
- New International Version (NIV)“Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in days to come,” declares the Lord. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the latter days, declares the Lord." Thus far is the judgment on Moab.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Yet I will bring back the captives of Moab In the latter days,” says the Lord. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
Context of Jeremiah 48:47
45“Those who flee will stand exhausted in the shadow of Heshbon. A fire will come out of Heshbon and a flame from Sihon. It will burn the foreheads of the people of Moab and the skulls of those noisy people. 46How horrible it will be for you, Moab. You people of Chemosh will die. Your sons will be taken away into exile, and your daughters will be taken away into captivity. But I will restore Moab in the last days,” declares the Lord. The judgment against Moab ends here.
Read all of Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 48:47 word by word
וְשַׁבְתִּ֧י שְׁבוּת־מוֹאָ֛ב בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית הַיָּמִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה עַד־הֵ֖נָּה מִשְׁפַּ֥ט מוֹאָֽב׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Yet will I bring againשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
- the captivityשְׁבִיתshebûth shebîyth · captivityH7622
- of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
- in the latterאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
- daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Thus farהֵ֫נָּהhênnâh · here/thusH2008
- the judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:47
- Jeremiah 46:26I’ll hand them over to those who want to kill them, to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his officers. Afterward, they will live in peace as they did long ago,” declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 49:6But afterward, I will return the captives of Ammon, declares the Lord.
- Isaiah 18:7At that time gifts will be brought to the Lord of Armies from a tall and smooth-skinned people, a people ⌞who are⌟ feared far and near, a strong and aggressive nation, whose land is divided by rivers. They will be brought to Mount Zion, the place where the name of the Lord of Armies is.
- Isaiah 19:18When that day comes, five cities in Egypt will have people that speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord of Armies. One of the cities will be called Heliopolis.
- Isaiah 23:18Her profits and her earnings will be turned over to the Lord for his holy purpose. It won’t be stored or hoarded. Her merchandise will belong to those who live in the presence of the Lord so that they will have plenty of food and expensive clothing.
- Ezekiel 16:53“ ‘I will restore the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and Samaria and her daughters. I will also restore your fortune along with theirs.
- Jeremiah 23:20The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has done everything he intends to do. In the last days you will understand this clearly.
- Jeremiah 30:24The Lord’s burning anger will not turn back until he has done everything he intends to do. In the last days you will understand this clearly.
- Numbers 24:14Even though I’m going back to my people, I’ll give you some advice. I’ll tell you what these people will do to your people in the days to come.”
- Deuteronomy 4:30When you’re in distress and all these things happen to you, then you will finally come back to the Lord your God and obey him.
- Deuteronomy 31:29I know that after I die you will become thoroughly corrupt and turn from the way I have commanded you to live. In the days to come disasters will happen to you because you will make the Lord furious by doing what he considers evil.”
- Job 19:25But I know that my defender lives, and afterwards, he will rise on the earth.
- Ezekiel 38:8After a long time you will be called to service. In the years to come, you will attack a land that has been rebuilt after a war. Its people have been gathered from many nations and brought to the mountains of Israel, mountains that have been ruined for a long time. These people were brought there from the nations, and all of them live there safely.
- Daniel 2:28But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets. He will tell King Nebuchadnezzar what is going to happen in the days to come. This is your dream, the vision you had while you were asleep:
- Daniel 10:14I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the last days, because the vision is about times still to come.”
- Hosea 3:5After that, the Israelites will turn and look to the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord for his blessings in the last days.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:47
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47Will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days - I have already expressed doubts (see Jeremiah 48:42;) whether the Moabites were ever restored to their national distinction. The expressions in this chapter, relative to their total destruction as a people, are so strong and so frequent, that they leave little room for a limited interpretation. That many of them returned on the edict of Cyrus by virtue of which the Jews were restored, I doubt…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47Bring again the captivity - (Or, “restore the prosperity.”) A similar promise is given to Egypt, Ammon, and Elam Jeremiah 46:26; Jeremiah 49:6. Thus far Moab - An editorial note by the same hand as the last words of Jeremiah 51:64.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. 47The Lord promised to show mercy to Moab. He said the people would prosper in the future.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4747. Restoration promised to Moab, for the sake of righteous Lot, their progenitor (Ge 19:37; Ex 20:6; Psa 89:30-33). Compare as to Egypt, Jr 46:26; Ammon, Jr 49:6; Elam, Jr 49:39. Gospel blessings, temporal and spiritual, to the Gentiles in the last days, are intended.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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