New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 48
Prophecy against Moab
1ConcerningMoabלְמוֹאָ֡בle.mo.'AvH4124.Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Woeה֤וֹיHoH1945toNeboנְבוֹ֙ne.VoH5015,for it has been destroyedשֻׁדָּ֔דָהshu.Da.dahH7703;Kiriathaimקִרְיָתָ֑יִםkir.ya.Ta.yimH7156has beenH954putהֹבִ֥ישָׁהho.Vi.shahH954to shameהֹבִ֥ישָׁהho.Vi.shahH954,it has been capturedנִלְכְּדָ֖הnil.ke.DahH3920;The loftyH4869strongholdH4869has beenH954putH954to shameH954andshatteredוָחָֽתָּה׃va.Cha.tahH2865.
2ThereH369is praiseתְּהִלַּ֣תte.hi.LatH8416for Moabמוֹאָב֒mo.'AvH4124noH369longerעוֹד֮'OdH5750; InHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809they have devisedחָשְׁב֤וּcha.she.VuH2803calamityH7463againstעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921her: ‘Comeלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980and let us cutוְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּהve.nakh.ri.Te.nahH3772her offH3772from beinga nationמִגּ֑וֹיmi.GoyH1471!’You tooגַּם־gam-H1571,Madmenמַדְמֵ֣ןmad.MenH4086,will be silencedתִּדֹּ֔מִּיti.Do.miH1826;The swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719will followתֵּ֥לֶךְTe.lekhH310H1980afterH310you.
5For by the ascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608ofLuhithהַלּוּחִ֔יתha.lu.chotH3872They will ascendיַֽעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927with continualבִּבְכִ֖יbiv.KhiH1065weepingבֶּ֑כִיBe.khiH1065;For at the descentבְּמוֹרַ֣דbe.mo.RadH4174of Horonaimחוֹרֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773They have heardשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085theanguishedצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862cryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818of destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667.
7For becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282of yourtrustבִּטְחֵ֤ךְbit.ChekhH982in your own achievementsבְּמַעֲשַׂ֙יִךְ֙be.ma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639and treasuresוּבְא֣וֹצְרוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.'otz.ro.Ta.yikhH214,Evenגַּם־gam-H1571you yourselfH855will be capturedתִּלָּכֵ֑דִיti.la.Khe.diH3920; AndChemoshכְמוֹשׁ֙khe.mishH3645will goוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318offH3318into exileבַּגּוֹלָ֔הba.go.LahH1473TogetherH3164with his priestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548and his princesוְשָׂרָ֖יוve.sa.RavH8269.
8A destroyerשֹׁדֵ֜דsho.DedH7703will comeוְיָבֹ֨אve.ya.Vo'H935to everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,So that noלֹ֣אlo'H3808cityוְעִיר֙ve.'IrH5892will escapeתִמָּלֵ֔טti.ma.LetH4422;The valleyהָעֵ֖מֶקha.'E.mekH6010also will be ruinedוְאָבַ֥דve.'a.VadH6And theplateauהַמִּישֹׁ֑רha.mi.ShorH4334will be destroyedוְנִשְׁמַ֣דve.nish.MadH8045,As the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559.
11“Moabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124has beenH7599at easeשַׁאֲנַ֨ןsha.'a.NanH7599sinceH4480his youthמִנְּעוּרָ֗יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271;He has also beenH8252undisturbedוְשֹׁקֵ֥טve.sho.KetH8252, like wine onits dregsשְׁמָרָ֔יוshe.ma.RavH8105, And he has not beenemptiedH7385from vesselמִכְּלִי֙mi.ke.LiH3627to vesselכֶּ֔לִיKe.liH3627,NorH3808has he goneהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980into exileוּבַגּוֹלָ֖הu.va.go.LahH1473.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921H3651he retainsעָמַ֤ד'a.MadH5975his flavorטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940,And his aromaוְרֵיח֖וֹve.rei.ChoH7381has not changedנָמָֽר׃ סna.MarH4171.
12Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651beholdהִנֵּ֖ה־hi.Neh-H2009,the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “when I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971to him those who tipצֹעִ֖יםtzo.'ImH6808vessels,and they will tipוְצֵעֻ֑הוּve.tze.'U.huH6808him overH6808,and they will emptyH7385his vesselsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627and shatterיְנַפֵּֽצוּ׃ye.na.Pe.tzuH5310his jarsוְנִבְלֵיהֶ֖םve.niv.lei.HemH5035.
15Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124has been destroyedשֻׁדַּ֤דshu.DadH7703andmen have goneעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927up tohis citiesוְעָרֶ֣יהָve.'a.Rei.haH5892;His choicestוּמִבְחַ֥רu.miv.CharH4005youngבַּֽחוּרָ֖יוba.chu.RavH970menH970have also goneיָרְד֣וּya.re.DuH3381downH3381to the slaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874,”Declaresנְאֻ֨ם־ne.'Um-H5002theKingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whose nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034is the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.
17Mournנֻ֤דוּNu.duH5110for him, allכָּל־kol-H3605you who livearoundסְבִיבָ֔יוse.vi.VavH5439him,Even allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605of you who knowיֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'EiH3045his nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034;Sayאִמְר֗וּ'im.RuH559, ‘HowH351has the mightyעֹ֔ז'OzH5797scepterמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294been brokenנִשְׁבַּר֙nish.BarH7665,A staffמַקֵּ֖לma.KelH4731of splendorתִּפְאָרָֽה׃tif.'a.RahH8597!’
18Comeרְדִ֤יre.DiH3381downH3381from your gloryמִכָּבוֹד֙mi.ka.VodH3519And sitוּשְׁבִ֣יvu.she.veiH3427on the parchedH6772groundH6772, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323dwellingיֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427inDibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769,For the destroyerשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124has comeעָ֣לָה'A.lahH5927up against you,He has ruinedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843your strongholdsמִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃miv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013.
19Standעִמְדִ֥י'im.DiH5975by the roadדֶּ֛רֶךְDe.rekhH1870and keepH6822watchוְצַפִּ֖יve.tza.PiH6822,O inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427ofAroerעֲרוֹעֵ֑רa.ro.'ErH6177;Askשַׁאֲלִי־sha.'a.li-H7592him who fleesנָ֣סnasH5127and her who escapesוְנִמְלָ֔טָהve.nim.La.tahH4422Andsayאִמְרִ֖י'im.RiH559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100has happenedנִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃Nih.Ya.tahH1961?’
20Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124has beenH954putהֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH954to shameH954,for it has beenH2865shatteredחַ֖תָּהCha.tahH2865.Wailהֵילִ֣ילוּhei.li.liH3213and cryוּֽזְעָ֑קוּu.ze.'a.kiH2199out;Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046by theArnonבְאַרְנ֔וֹןve.'ar.NonH769That Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124has been destroyedשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703.
26“Makeהַשְׁכִּירֻ֕הוּhash.ki.Ru.huH7937him drunkH7937, for he hasbecomeH1431arrogantH1431towardעַל־'al-H5921the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;so Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124willwallowוְסָפַ֤קve.sa.FakH5606in his vomitH7006,and he alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will becomeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961a laughingstockלִשְׂחֹ֖קlis.ChokH7814.
27Now was not Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478alaughingstockהַשְּׂחֹ֗קha.se.ChokH7814to you? OrH518was hecaughtנִמְצָ֑אnim.tza.'ah'H4672among thievesבְּגַנָּבִ֖יםbe.ga.na.VimH1590?For eachH1767timeH1767you speakדְבָרֶ֥יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697about him youshakeתִּתְנוֹדָֽד׃tit.no.DadH5110your head in scorn.
28Leaveעִזְב֤וּ'iz.VuH5800the citiesעָרִים֙'a.RimH5892and dwellוְשִׁכְנ֣וּve.shikh.NuH7931among thecragsבַּסֶּ֔לַעba.Se.la'H5553,O inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124, And be like adoveכְיוֹנָ֔הkhe.yo.NahH3123that nestsתְּקַנֵּ֖ןte.ka.NenH7077Beyondבְּעֶבְרֵ֥יbe.'ev.ReiH5676the mouthפִי־fi-H6310of the chasmפָֽחַת׃Fa.chatH6354.
29We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085of the prideגְאוֹן־ge.'on-H1347of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124--he isveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966proudגֵּאֶ֣הge.'EhH1343--Of his haughtinessH7312, hisprideוּגְאוֹנ֛וֹu.ge.'o.NoH1347,his arroganceוְגַאֲוָת֖וֹve.ga.'a.va.ToH1346andhis self-exaltationלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820H7312.
32MoreH4480thanH4480theweepingמִבְּכִ֨יmi.be.KhiH1065forJazerיַעְזֵ֤רya'.ZerH3270I will weepאֶבְכֶּה־'ev.keh-H1058for you, O vineהַגֶּ֣פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612of Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643!Your tendrilsנְטִֽישֹׁתַ֙יִךְ֙ne.ti.sho.Ta.yikhH5189stretchedH5674acrossH5674the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,They reachedנָגָ֑עוּna.Ga.'uH5060to the seaיָ֥םyamH3220of Jazerיַעְזֵ֖רya'.ZerH3270;Upon your summerקֵיצֵ֥ךְkei.TzekhH7019fruitsH7019and your grapeבְּצִירֵ֖ךְbe.tzi.RekhH1210harvestH1210The destroyerשֹׁדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703has fallenנָפָֽל׃na.FalH5307.
33Sogladnessשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057and joyוָגִ֛ילva.GilH1524are takenH622awayH622From the fruitfulH3759fieldH3759,even from the landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124.And I have made the wineוְיַ֙יִן֙ve.Ya.yinH3196toceaseהִשְׁבַּ֔תִּיhish.Ba.tiH7673from the wineH3342pressesH3342;NoH3808one will treadיִדְרֹ֣ךְyid.RokhH1869themwith shoutingהֵידָ֔דhei.DadH1959,The shoutingהֵידָ֖דhei.DadH1959will not be shoutsהֵידָֽד׃hei.DadH1959of joy.
34From the outcryמִזַּעֲקַ֨תmi.za.'a.KatH2201at Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןchesh.BonH2809even toElealehאֶלְעָלֵ֗ה'el.'a.LehH500,even to Jahazיַ֙הַץ֙ya.hatzH3096they haveraisedנָתְנ֣וּna.te.NuH5414their voiceקוֹלָ֔םko.LamH6963, fromZoarמִצֹּ֙עַר֙mi.Tzo.'arH6820even to Horonaimחֹ֣רֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773and toEglath-shelishiyahשְׁלִֽשִׁיָּ֑הshe.li.shi.YahH5700H7992;for evenגַּם־gam-H1571the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Nimrimנִמְרִ֔יםnim.RimH5249will becomeיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961desolateלִמְשַׁמּ֖וֹתlim.sha.MotH4923.
35I will makeH7673an endוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥יve.hish.ba.TiH7673of Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “the one who offersמַעֲלֶ֣הma.'a.LehH5927sacrifice on thehighבָמָ֔הva.MahH1116placeH1116and the one whoburnsH6999incenseH6999to his godsלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.HavH430.
36“Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921H3651Myheartלִבִּ֤יli.BiH3820wailsיֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.MehH1993for Moabלְמוֹאָב֙le.mo.'AvH4124like flutesכַּחֲלִלִ֣יםka.cha.li.LimH2485;My heartוְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820alsowailsיֶהֱמֶ֑הye.he.MehH1993like flutesכַּחֲלִילִ֖יםka.cha.li.LimH2485for the menH376of Kir-heresH7025.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921H3651they havelostאָבָֽדוּ׃'a.Va.duH6the abundanceיִתְרַ֥תyit.RatH3502it producedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.
38On allH3605thehousetopsגַּגּ֥וֹתga.GotH1406of Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124and in its streetsוּבִרְחֹבֹתֶ֖יהָu.vir.cho.Tei.haH7339thereH3605is lamentationמִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedH4553everywhereH3605;for I have brokenשָׁבַ֣רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124like an undesirableאֵֽין־ חֵ֥פֶץ'ein- Che.fetzH369H2656vesselכִּכְלִ֛יkikh.LiH3627,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
39“Howאֵ֥יךְ'eikhH349shatteredחַ֙תָּה֙cha.tahH2865it is! Howthey have wailedהֵילִ֔ילוּhei.Li.luH3213!Howאֵ֛יךְ'eikhH349Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124has turnedהִפְנָה־hif.nah-H6437his backעֹ֥רֶף'O.refH6203--he is ashamedבּ֑וֹשׁBo.oshH954!So Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124will becomeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961a laughingstockלִשְׂחֹ֥קlis.ChokH7814and anobjectוְלִמְחִתָּ֖הve.lim.chi.TahH4288of terrorH4288to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605aroundסְבִיבָֽיו׃ סse.vi.VavH5439him.”
41Keriothהַקְּרִיּ֔וֹתha.ke.ri.YotH7152has been capturedנִלְכְּדָה֙nil.ke.DahH3920And the strongholdsוְהַמְּצָד֖וֹתve.ha.me.tza.DotH4679have been seizedנִתְפָּ֑שָׂהnit.Pa.sahH8610, So theheartsלֵ֞בlevH3820of the mightyH1368menH1368of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Will be like the heartכְּלֵ֖בke.LevH3820of awomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802in laborמְצֵרָֽה׃me.tze.RahH6887.
44“The one whofleesהַנָּ֞סha.nisH5127from the terrorהַפַּ֙חַד֙ha.Pa.chadH6343Will fallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307into the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354,And the one who climbsוְהָֽעֹלֶה֙ve.ha.'o.LehH5927up out of the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354Will be caughtיִלָּכֵ֖דyi.la.KhedH3920in the snareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341;For I shall bringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935upon her, evenupon Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124,The yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of theirpunishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
45“In the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹןchesh.BonH2809The fugitivesנָסִ֑יםna.SimH5127standעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975withoutH4480strengthמִכֹּ֣חַmi.Ko.achH3581;For a fireאֵ֞שׁ'eshH784has goneיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318forthH3318from Heshbonמֵחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןme.chesh.BonH2809And aflameוְלֶֽהָבָה֙ve.le.ha.VahH3852from the midstמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996ofSihonסִיח֔וֹןsi.ChonH5511,And it has devouredוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398theforeheadפְּאַ֣תpe.'AtH6285of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124And the scalpsוְקָדְקֹ֖דve.ka.de.KodH6936of theriotousH7588revelersבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121H7588.
46Woeאוֹי־'o-H188to you, Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124!The peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofChemoshכְּמ֑וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645have perishedאָבַ֖ד'a.VadH6;For your sonsבָנֶ֙יךָ֙va.Nei.khaH1121have been takenלֻקְּח֤וּlu.ke.ChuH3947away captiveבַּשֶּׁ֔בִיba.She.viH7628And your daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֖יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323into captivityבַּשִּׁבְיָֽה׃ba.shiv.YahH7633.
47Yet I willrestoreוְשַׁבְתִּ֧יve.shav.TiH7725thefortunesשְׁבוּת־she.vut-H7622of Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124In thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Thusהֵ֖נָּהHe.nahH2008farעַד־'ad-H5704the judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941on Moabמוֹאָֽב׃ סmo.'AvH4124.
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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