Jeremiah 48:24

Jeremiah 48:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
• New International Version (NIV)to Kerioth and Bozrah— to all the towns of Moab, far and near.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Kerioth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
• New King James Version (NKJV)On Kerioth and Bozrah, On all the cities of the land of Moab, Far or near.

Context of Jeremiah 48:24

22against Dibon, Nebo and Beth-diblathaim, 23against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul and Beth-meon, against Kerioth, Bozrah and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. 25The horn of Moab has been cut off and his arm broken,” declares the Lord. 26“Make him drunk, for he has become arrogant toward the Lord; so Moab will wallow in his vomit, and he also will become a laughingstock.

Jeremiah 48:24 word by word

וְעַל־קְרִיּ֖וֹת וְעַל־בָּצְרָ֑ה וְעַ֗ל כָּל־עָרֵי֙ אֶ֣רֶץ מוֹאָ֔ב הָרְחֹק֖וֹת וְהַקְּרֹבֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Keriothקְרִיּוֹתqerîyôth · KeriothH7152
• Bozrahבׇּצְרָהbotsrâh · BozrahH1224
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• farרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
• and nearקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:24

• Jeremiah 48:41Kerioth has been captured And the strongholds have been seized, So the hearts of the mighty men of Moab in that day Will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
• Amos 2:2So I will send fire upon Moab And it will consume the citadels of Kerioth; And Moab will die amid tumult, With war cries and the sound of a trumpet.
• Deuteronomy 4:43Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau for the Reubenites, and Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
• Joshua 21:36From the tribe of Reuben, they gave Bezer with its pasture lands and Jahaz with its pasture lands,
• Zephaniah 2:8“I have heard the taunting of Moab And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, With which they have taunted My people And become arrogant against their territory.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Kerioth - A synonym of Ar, the old capital of Moab. It appears to have been a considerable place, and has been identified with El-Korriat, situated on the long ridge of Mount Attarus. Bozrah - Probably the Bosora mentioned in 1 Maccabees 5:26 in company with Bosor, i. e., Bezer. Since the word means sheepfolds, it was no doubt a common name for places in this upland region, fit only for pasturage.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. 21-25Eleven Moabite villages would soon learn that Moab's military strength was broken. This meant the villages had no defense against the advancing enemy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Kerioth--(Jos 15:25; Am 2:2). Bozrah--(See on Is 34:6); at one time under the dominion of Edom, though belonging originally to Moab (Ge 36:33; Is 63:1). Others think the Bozrah in Edom distinct from that of Moab. "Bezer" (Jos 21:36).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 48:24

• Bozrah
• Kerioth

In the dictionaries

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

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