Jeremiah 48:11

Jeremiah 48:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
• New International Version (NIV)“Moab has been at rest from youth, like wine left on its dregs, not poured from one jar to another— she has not gone into exile. So she tastes as she did, and her aroma is unchanged.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Moab has been at ease from his youth and has settled on his dregs; he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into exile; so his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Moab has been at ease from his youth; He has settled on his dregs, And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, Nor has he gone into captivity. Therefore his taste remained in him, And his scent has not changed.

Context of Jeremiah 48:11

9Set up a gravestone for Moab, for it will certainly be laid in ruins! Its cities will be laid waste and become uninhabited.” 10A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work! A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction! “From its earliest days Moab has lived undisturbed. It has never been taken into exile. Its people are like wine allowed to settle undisturbed on its dregs, never poured out from one jar to another. They are like wine which tastes like it always did, whose aroma has remained unchanged. 12But the time is coming when I will send men against Moab who will empty it out. They will empty the towns of their people, then will lay those towns in ruins. I, the Lord, affirm it! 13The people of Moab will be disappointed by their god Chemosh. They will be as disappointed as the people of Israel were when they put their trust in the calf god at Bethel.

Jeremiah 48:11 word by word

שַׁאֲנַ֨ן מוֹאָ֜ב מִנְּעוּרָ֗יו וְשֹׁקֵ֥ט הוּא֙ אֶל־שְׁמָרָ֔יו וְלֹֽא־הוּרַ֤ק מִכְּלִי֙ אֶל־כֶּ֔לִי וּבַגּוֹלָ֖ה לֹ֣א הָלָ֑ךְ עַל־כֵּ֗ן עָמַ֤ד טַעְמוֹ֙ בּ֔וֹ וְרֵיח֖וֹ לֹ֥א נָמָֽר׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• hath been at easeשָׁאַןshâ'an · to restH7599
• from his youthנְעוּרִיםnâ‛ûr nâ‛ûr ne‛ûrâh · youthH5271
• and he hath settledשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
• on his leesשֶׁ֫מֶרshemer · dregH8105
• and hath not been emptiedרִיקrûq · to emptyH7324
• from vesselכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• neither hath he goneהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• into captivityגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
• therefore his tasteטַ֫עַםţa‛am · tasteH2940
• remainedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• in him, and his scentרֵיחַrêyach · aromaH7381
• is not changedמוּרmûr · to changeH4171

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:11

• Psalms 55:19God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them. (Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God.
• Psalms 73:4For they suffer no pain; their bodies are strong and well-fed.
• Psalms 123:4We have had our fill of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of the proud.
• Proverbs 1:32For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.
• Zechariah 1:15But I am greatly displeased with the nations that take my grace for granted. I was a little displeased with them, but they have only made things worse for themselves.
• Isaiah 25:6The Lord who commands armies will hold a banquet for all the nations on this mountain. At this banquet there will be plenty of meat and aged wine – tender meat and choicest wine.
• Zephaniah 1:12At that time I will search through Jerusalem with lamps. I will punish the people who are entrenched in their sin, those who think to themselves, ‘The Lord neither rewards nor punishes.’
• Jeremiah 51:34“King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon devoured me and drove my people out. Like a monster from the deep he swallowed me. He filled his belly with my riches. He made me an empty dish. He completely cleaned me out.”
• Isaiah 24:3The earth will be completely devastated and thoroughly ransacked. For the Lord has decreed this judgment.
• Nahum 2:2For the Lord will restore the majesty of Jacob, as well as the majesty of Israel, though their enemies have plundered them and have destroyed their fields.
• Jeremiah 48:29I have heard how proud the people of Moab are, I know how haughty they are. I have heard how arrogant, proud, and haughty they are, what a high opinion they have of themselves.
• Isaiah 16:6We have heard about Moab’s pride, their great arrogance, their boasting, pride, and excess. But their boastful claims are empty!
• Ezekiel 16:49“‘See here – this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had majesty, abundance of food, and enjoyed carefree ease, but they did not help the poor and needy.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Moab hath been at ease - The metaphor here is taken from the mode of preserving wines. They let them rest upon their lees for a considerable time, as this improves them both in strength and flavour; and when this is sufficiently done, they rack, or pour them off into other vessels. Moab had been very little molested by war since he was a nation; he had never gone out of his own land. Though some had been carried away by Shalmaneser forty years before…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Moab from the time it conquered the Emims Deuteronomy 2:9-10, and so became a nation, had retained quiet possession of its land, and enjoyed comparative prosperity. From the Moabite Stone we gather that King Mesha, after the death of Ahab threw off the yoke of Israel; nor except for a short time under Jeroboam II was Israel able to bring the Moabites back into subjection. They gradually drove the Reubenites back, and recovered most of the territory taken…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Moab enjoyed a long history of peace and a culture its people valued greatly. Moab had many vineyards. After squeezing the grape juice, they stored the wine in clay flasks until it became fragrant and smooth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. settled on ... lees--(See on Is 25:6; Zep 1:12). As wine left to settle on its own lees retains its flavor and strength (which it would lose by being poured from one vessel into another), so Moab, owing to its never having been dislodged from its settlements, retains its pride of strength unimpaired. emptied from vessel, &c.--To make it fit for use, it used to be filtered from vessel to vessel. scent--retaining the image: the bouquet or perfume of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 48:11

• Confidence
• Lees
• Wine

In the dictionaries

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

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