Jeremiah 48:34

Jeremiah 48:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.
• New International Version (NIV)“The sound of their cry rises from Heshbon to Elealeh and Jahaz, from Zoar as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah, for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh and to Jahaz They have uttered their voice, From Zoar to Horonaim, Like a three-year-old heifer; For the waters of Nimrim also shall be desolate.

Context of Jeremiah 48:34

32I will weep for the grapevines of Sibmah just like the town of Jazer weeps over them. Their branches once spread as far as the Dead Sea. They reached as far as the town of Jazer. The destroyer will ravage her fig, date, and grape crops. 33Joy and gladness will disappear from the fruitful land of Moab. I will stop the flow of wine from the winepresses. No one will stomp on the grapes there and shout for joy. The shouts there will be shouts of soldiers, not the shouts of those making wine. Cries 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. 35I will put an end in Moab to those who make offerings at her places of worship. I will put an end to those who sacrifice to other gods. I, the Lord, affirm it! 36So my heart moans for Moab like a flute playing a funeral song. Yes, like a flute playing a funeral song, my heart moans for the people of Kir Heres. For the wealth they have gained will perish.

Jeremiah 48:34 word by word

מִזַּעֲקַ֨ת חֶשְׁבּ֜וֹן עַד־אֶלְעָלֵ֗ה עַד־יַ֙הַץ֙ נָתְנ֣וּ קוֹלָ֔ם מִצֹּ֙עַר֙ עַד־חֹ֣רֹנַ֔יִם עֶגְלַ֖ת שְׁלִֽשִׁיָּ֑ה כִּ֚י גַּם־מֵ֣י נִמְרִ֔ים לִמְשַׁמּ֖וֹת יִהְיֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• From the cryזְעָקָהza‛aq ze‛âqâh · outcryH2201
• of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• unto Elealehאֶלְעָלֵא'el‛âlê' 'el‛âlêh · ElealehH500
• unto Jahazיַ֫הַץהyahats yahtsâh yahtsâh · JahazH3096
• have they utteredנָתַןnâthan · to give: cry outH5414
• their voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• from Zoarצֹ֫עַרtsô‛ar · ZoarH6820
• unto Horonaimחֹרֹנַיִםchôrônayim · HoronaimH2773
• an heiferעֶגְלַת‛eglâh · Eglath-shelishiyahH5697
• of three years oldשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
• for the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• also of Nimrimנִמְרִיםnimrîym · NimrimH5249
• shall be desolateמְשַׁמָּהmeshammâh · devastationH4923

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:34

• Jeremiah 48:2People 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.
• 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.
• Numbers 32:37The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
• Jeremiah 48:21“Judgment will come on the cities on the high plain: on Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,
• Jeremiah 48:3Cries of anguish will arise in Horonaim, ‘Oh, the ruin and great destruction!’
• Deuteronomy 34:3the Negev, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of the date palm trees, as far as Zoar.
• 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.
• Numbers 32:3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
• Jeremiah 48:36So my heart moans for Moab like a flute playing a funeral song. Yes, like a flute playing a funeral song, my heart moans for the people of Kir Heres. For the wealth they have gained will perish.
• Isaiah 15:6For the waters of Nimrim are gone; the grass is dried up, the vegetation has disappeared, and there are no plants.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34As a heifer of three years old - Which runs lowing from place to place in search of her calf, which is lost or taken from her.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34The meaning is that, taking up the lamentation of Heshbon, the Moabites break forth into a wail, heard as far as Elealeh, scarcely two miles distant Numbers 32:37, but thence spreading over the land to towns on the southern and southwestern borders of the land. An heifer of three years old - Applied in Isaiah 15:5 to Zoar, but here to Horonaim. Some take “an heifer” as a proper name, and render it: “Eglah for the third part” (compare Isaiah 19:24). Zoar…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. 34-39These verses describe the impact of the Lord's judgment on the Moabite people. The Moabite towns mentioned were along small rivers flowing east into the Dead Sea.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. From the cry of Heshbon, &c.--Those who fly from Heshbon on its capture shall continue the cry even as far as Elealeh ... . There will be continued cries in all quarters, from one end to the other, everywhere slaughter and wasting. as an heifer of three years old--Moab heretofore not having known foreign yoke, and in its full strength, is compared to an heifer of three years old, never yet yoked, nor as yet worn out with many birth-givings (compare…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 48:34

• Heshbon
• Horonaim
• Nimrim
• Zoar

In the dictionaries

• Heshbon
• Zoar
• Confidence
• Espy
• Fear
• Heifer
• Horn
• Horonaim
• Jahaz
• Nimrim, Waters of

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