Jeremiah 48:23

Jeremiah 48:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth–gamul, and upon Beth–meon,
• New International Version (NIV)to Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,
• New King James Version (NKJV)On Kirjathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,

Context of Jeremiah 48:23

21“Judgment will come on the cities on the high plain: on Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath, 22on Dibon, Nebo, and Beth Diblathaim, on Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul, and Beth Meon, 24on Kerioth and Bozrah. It will come on all the towns of Moab, both far and near. 25Moab’s might will be crushed. Its power will be broken. I, the Lord, affirm it!

Jeremiah 48:23 word by word

וְעַ֧ל קִרְיָתַ֛יִם וְעַל־בֵּ֥ית גָּמ֖וּל וְעַל־בֵּ֥ית מְעֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And upon Kiriathaimקִרְיָתַ֫יִםqiryâthayim · KiriathaimH7156
• and upon Beth–gamulבֵּית גָּמוּלbêyth gâmûl · Beth-gamulH1014
• and upon Beth–meonבֵּית מְעוֹןbêyth ba‛al me‛ôn bêyth me‛ôn · Beth-meonH1010

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:23

• Jeremiah 48:1The 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!
• Genesis 14:5In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were his allies came and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
• Joshua 13:19Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley,
• Numbers 32:38Nebo, Baal Meon (with a change of name), and Sibmah. They renamed the cities they built.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Beth-meon - Meon is probably the Moabite Olympus, and thus Beth-Baal-Meon, the full name of this town Joshua 13:17, would signify the place where the heavenly Baal was worshipped.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. 2323. Beth-gamul--meaning "the city of camels." Beth-meon--"the house of habitation": Beth-baalmeon (Jos 13:17). Now its ruins are called Miun.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 48:23

• Baal-Meon
• Beth-Baal-Meon
• Beth-Gamul
• Kirjathaim

In the dictionaries

• Beth-Gamul
• Beth-Meon
• Baalmeon
• Bethgamul
• Confidence
• Espy
• Fear
• Horn
• Kirjathaim
• 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