New English Translation
Jeremiah 48:21
21“Judgment will come on the cities on the high plain: on Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,
Jeremiah 48:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
- New International Version (NIV)Judgment has come to the plateau— to Holon, Jahzah and Mephaath,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Mephaath,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And judgment has come on the plain country: On Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath,
Context of Jeremiah 48:21
19You who live in Aroer, stand by the road and watch. Question the man who is fleeing and the woman who is escaping. Ask them, ‘What has happened?’ 20They will answer, ‘Moab is disgraced, for it has fallen! Wail and cry out in mourning! Announce along the Arnon River that Moab has been destroyed.’ “Judgment will come on the cities on the high plain: on Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath, 22on Dibon, Nebo, and Beth Diblathaim, 23on Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul, and Beth Meon,
Read all of Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 48:21 word by word
וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט בָּ֖א אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר אֶל־חֹל֥וֹן וְאֶל־יַ֖הְצָה וְעַל־מֵיפָֽעַת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
- is comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- upon the plainמִישׁוֹרmîyshôr mîyshôr · plainH4334
- countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- upon Holonחֹלוֹןchôlôn chôlôn · HolonH2473
- and upon Jahazahיַ֫הַץהyahats yahtsâh yahtsâh · JahazH3096
- and upon Mephaathמֵיפַ֫עַתmôpha‛ath mêypha‛ath mêpha‛ath · MephaathH4158
Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:21
- Jeremiah 48:8The destroyer will come against every town. Not one town will escape. The towns in the valley will be destroyed. The cities on the high plain will be laid waste. I, the Lord, have spoken!
- Ezekiel 25:9So look, I am about to open up Moab’s flank, eliminating the cities, including its frontier cities, the beauty of the land – Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim.
- Zephaniah 2:9Therefore, as surely as I live,” says the Lord who commands armies, the God of Israel, “be certain that Moab will become like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah. They will be overrun by weeds, filled with salt pits, and permanently desolate. Those of my people who are left will plunder their belongings; those who are left in Judah will take possession of their land.”
- Joshua 13:18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
- Isaiah 15:4The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices are heard as far away as Jahaz. For this reason Moab’s soldiers shout in distress; their courage wavers.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Upon Holon, etc. - All these were cities of the Moabites, but several of them are mentioned in no other place.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Holon - This place apparently took its name from caverns in its neighborhood.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. 2121. plain--(Jr 48:8). Not only the mountainous regions, but also the plain, shall be wasted. Holon--(Compare Jos 15:51). Jahazah--(Nu 21:23; Is 15:4). Mephaath--(Jos 13:18; 21:37).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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