God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 48:5
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.
Jeremiah 48:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
- New International Version (NIV)They go up the hill to Luhith, weeping bitterly as they go; on the road down to Horonaim anguished cries over the destruction are heard.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distressed cry of destruction.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For in the Ascent of Luhith they ascend with continual weeping; For in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
Context of Jeremiah 48:5
3People will cry out from Horonaim, “Looting and great destruction!” 4Moab will be broken. Its little ones will cry out. People 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.” 7Since you trust the things you do and your treasures, you will be captured. Chemosh will go into captivity with all its priests and officials.
Read all of Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 48:5 word by word
כִּ֚י מַעֲלֵ֣ה הַלּוּחִ֔ית בִּבְכִ֖י יַֽעֲלֶה־בֶּ֑כִי כִּ֚י בְּמוֹרַ֣ד חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם צָרֵ֥י צַֽעֲקַת־שֶׁ֖בֶר שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For in the going upמַעֲלֶהma‛ăleh · ascentH4608
- of Luhithלוּחִיתlûchîyth lûchôth · LuhithH3872
- continualבְּכִיbekîy · weepingH1065
- shall go upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- for in the going downמוֹרָדmôrâd · descentH4174
- of Horonaimחֹרֹנַיִםchôrônayim · HoronaimH2773
- the enemiesצַרtsar tsâr · distressH6862
- have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- a cryצְעָקָהtsa‛ăqâh · cryH6818
- of destructionשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667
Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:5
Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Luhith was situated upon an eminence, and Jeremiah describes one set of weeping fugitives as pressing close upon another. In the going down of Horonaim - Rather, in the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distresses of the cry of breaking, i. e., the cry of distress occasioned by the ruin inflicted by the enemy. It was situated in a hollow, probably near the Dead Sea.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Luhith was another small village near Horonaim. The sadness from oppression would touch even the smallest places.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. going up of Luhith ... going down of Horonaim--Horonaim lay in a plain, Luhith on a height. To the latter, therefore, the Moabites would flee with "continual weeping," as a place of safety from the Chaldeans. Literally, "Weeping shall go up upon weeping."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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