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Jeremiah 48:24
24to Kerioth and Bozrah— to all the towns of Moab, far and near.
Jeremiah 48:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and Kerioth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
- New King James Version (NKJV)On Kerioth and Bozrah, On all the cities of the land of Moab, Far or near.
- New Living Translation (NLT)on Kerioth and Bozrah— all the towns of Moab, far and near.
Context of Jeremiah 48:24
22to Dibon, Nebo and Beth Diblathaim, 23to Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul and Beth Meon, to Kerioth and Bozrah— to all the towns of Moab, far and near. 25Moab’s horn is cut off; her arm is broken,” declares the Lord. 26“Make her drunk, for she has defied the Lord. Let Moab wallow in her vomit; let her be an object of ridicule.
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וְעַל־קְרִיּ֖וֹת וְעַל־בָּצְרָ֑ה וְעַ֗ל כָּל־עָרֵי֙ אֶ֣רֶץ מוֹאָ֔ב הָרְחֹק֖וֹת וְהַקְּרֹבֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:24
- Jeremiah 48:41Kerioth will be captured and the strongholds taken. In that day the hearts of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
- Amos 2:2I will send fire on Moab that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth. Moab will go down in great tumult amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet.
- Deuteronomy 4:43The cities were these: Bezer in the wilderness plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.
- Joshua 21:36from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer, Jahaz,
- Zephaniah 2:8“I have heard the insults of Moab and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my people and made threats against their land.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:24
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Kerioth - A synonym of Ar, the old capital of Moab. It appears to have been a considerable place, and has been identified with El-Korriat, situated on the long ridge of Mount Attarus. Bozrah - Probably the Bosora mentioned in 1 Maccabees 5:26 in company with Bosor, i. e., Bezer. Since the word means sheepfolds, it was no doubt a common name for places in this upland region, fit only for pasturage.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. 2424. Kerioth--(Jos 15:25; Am 2:2). Bozrah--(See on Is 34:6); at one time under the dominion of Edom, though belonging originally to Moab (Ge 36:33; Is 63:1). Others think the Bozrah in Edom distinct from that of Moab. "Bezer" (Jos 21:36).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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