Jeremiah 48:2

Jeremiah 48:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Moab will be praised no more; in Heshbon people will plot her downfall: ‘Come, let us put an end to that nation.’ You, the people of Madmen, will also be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the renown of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they planned disaster against her: 'Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!' You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)No more praise of Moab. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: ‘Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.’ You also shall be cut down, O Madmen! The sword shall pursue you;

Context of Jeremiah 48:2

1The Lord God of Israel who rules over all spoke about Moab. “Sure to be judged is Nebo! Indeed, it will be destroyed! Kiriathaim will suffer disgrace. It will be captured! Its fortress will suffer disgrace. It will be torn down! People will not praise Moab any more. The enemy will capture Heshbon and plot how to destroy Moab, saying, ‘Come, let’s put an end to that nation!’ City of Madmen, you will also be destroyed. A destructive army will march against you. 3Cries of anguish will arise in Horonaim, ‘Oh, the ruin and great destruction!’ 4“Moab will be crushed. Her children will cry out in distress.

Jeremiah 48:2 word by word

אֵ֣ין עוֹד֮ תְּהִלַּ֣ת מוֹאָב֒ בְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן חָשְׁב֤וּ עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ רָעָ֔ה לְכ֖וּ וְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּה מִגּ֑וֹי גַּם־מַדְמֵ֣ן תִּדֹּ֔מִּי אַחֲרַ֖יִךְ תֵּ֥לֶךְ חָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• no more praiseתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• in Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• they have devisedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• against it; comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and let us cut it offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• a nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• Also thou shalt be cut downדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: silentH1826
• O Madmenמַדְמֵןmadmên · MadmenH4086
• the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• theeאַחַר'achar · afterH310

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:2

• Jeremiah 48:17Mourn for that nation, all you nations living around it, all of you nations that know of its fame. Mourn and say, ‘Alas, its powerful influence has been broken! Its glory and power have been done away!’
• Isaiah 16:14Now the Lord makes this announcement: “Within exactly three years Moab’s splendor will disappear, along with all her many people; there will be just a few, insignificant survivors left.”
• Jeremiah 48:34Cries of anguish raised from Heshbon and Elealeh will be sounded as far as Jahaz. They will be sounded from Zoar as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah. For even the waters of Nimrim will be dried up.
• Numbers 21:25So Israel took all these cities; and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.
• Numbers 32:37The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
• Isaiah 15:5My heart cries out because of Moab’s plight, and for the fugitives stretched out as far as Zoar and Eglath Shelishiyah. For they weep as they make their way up the ascent of Luhith; they loudly lament their demise on the road to Horonaim.
• Isaiah 16:8For the fields of Heshbon are dried up, as well as the vines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations trample all over its vines, which reach Jazer and spread to the desert; their shoots spread out and cross the sea.
• Jeremiah 48:42Moab will be destroyed and no longer be a nation, because she has vaunted herself against the Lord.
• Jeremiah 31:36The Lord affirms, “The descendants of Israel will not cease forever to be a nation in my sight. That could only happen if the fixed ordering of the heavenly lights were to cease to operate before me.”
• Jeremiah 33:24“You have surely noticed what these people are saying, haven’t you? They are saying, ‘The Lord has rejected the two families of Israel and Judah that he chose.’ So they have little regard that my people will ever again be a nation.
• Jeremiah 46:28I, the Lord, tell you not to be afraid, you descendants of Jacob, my servant, for I am with you. Though I completely destroy all the nations where I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will indeed discipline you but only in due measure. I will not allow you to go entirely unpunished.”
• Esther 3:8Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a particular people that is dispersed and spread among the inhabitants throughout all the provinces of your kingdom whose laws differ from those of all other peoples. Furthermore, they do not observe the king’s laws. It is not appropriate for the king to provide a haven for them.
• Psalms 83:4They say, “Come on, let’s annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”
• Jeremiah 25:15So the Lord, the God of Israel, spoke to me in a vision. “Take this cup from my hand. It is filled with the wine of my wrath. Take it and make the nations to whom I send you drink it.
• Isaiah 15:1Here is a message about Moab: Indeed, in a night it is devastated, Ar of Moab is destroyed! Indeed, in a night it is devastated, Kir of Moab is destroyed!
• Isaiah 25:10For the Lord’s power will make this mountain secure. Moab will be trampled down where it stands, as a heap of straw is trampled down in a manure pile.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2No more praise of Moab - "The glory of Moab, that it had never been conquered," (Dahler), is now at an end. Dr. Blayney translates: - "Moab shall have no more glorying in Heshbon; They have devised evil against her (saying.)" And this most certainly is the best translation of the original. He has marked also a double paronomasia in this and the next verse, a figure in which the prophets delight; חשבו בחשבון becheshbon chashebu "in Cheshbon they have…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2No more praise of Moab - literally, “The glory of Moab is no more,” i. e., Moab has no more cause for boasting. Heshbon - This town now belonged to the Ammonites Jeremiah 49:3 but was on the border. The enemy encamped there arranges the plan of his campaign against Moab. In the original there is a play of words upon the names Heshbon and Madmen.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Heshbon was between the Jabbok and Arnon rivers, east of the Dead Sea. Madmen was likely another name for Dibon, a town near Heshbon. It would also be destroyed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. no more praise--(Is 16:14). in Heshbon--The foe having taken Heshbon, the chief city of Moab (Jr 48:45), in it devise evil against Moab ("it") saying, Come, &c. Heshbon was midway between the rivers Arnon and Jabbok; it was the residence of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and afterwards a Levitical city in Gad (Nu 21:26). There is a play on words in the Hebrew, "Heshbon, Hashbu." Heshbon means a place of devising or counsel. The city, heretofore called…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 48:2

• Heshbon

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• Heshbon
• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Moab, Moabite
• Confidence
• Espy
• Fear
• Horn
• Madmen
• 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