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Jeremiah 48:45
45“In the shadow of Heshbon the fugitives stand helpless, for a fire has gone out from Heshbon, a blaze from the midst of Sihon; it burns the foreheads of Moab, the skulls of the noisy boasters.
Jeremiah 48:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"In the shadow of Heshbon fugitives stop without strength, for fire came out from Heshbon, flame from the house of Sihon; it has destroyed the forehead of Moab, the crown of the sons of tumult.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Those who fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon Because of exhaustion. But a fire shall come out of Heshbon, A flame from the midst of Sihon, And shall devour the brow of Moab, The crown of the head of the sons of tumult.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“The people flee as far as Heshbon but are unable to go on. For a fire comes from Heshbon, King Sihon’s ancient home, to devour the entire land with all its rebellious people.
Context of Jeremiah 48:45
43Terror and pit and snare await you, you people of Moab,” declares the Lord. 44“Whoever flees from the terror will fall into a pit, whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare; for I will bring on Moab the year of her punishment,” declares the Lord. “In the shadow of Heshbon the fugitives stand helpless, for a fire has gone out from Heshbon, a blaze from the midst of Sihon; it burns the foreheads of Moab, the skulls of the noisy boasters. 46Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh are destroyed; your sons are taken into exile and your daughters into captivity. 47“Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in days to come,” declares the Lord. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
Read all of Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 48:45 word by word
בְּצֵ֥ל חֶשְׁבּ֛וֹן עָמְד֖וּ מִכֹּ֣חַ נָסִ֑ים כִּֽי־אֵ֞שׁ יָצָ֣א מֵחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן וְלֶֽהָבָה֙ מִבֵּ֣ין סִיח֔וֹן וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙ פְּאַ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב וְקָדְקֹ֖ד בְּנֵ֥י שָׁאֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- They that fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
- stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- under the shadowצֵלtsêl · shadowH6738
- of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
- because of the forceכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
- but a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
- shall come forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
- and a flameלֶהָבָהlehâbâh lahebeth · flameH3852
- from the midstבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
- of Sihonסִיחוֹןsîychôn sîychôn · SihonH5511
- and shall devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- the cornerפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
- of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
- and the crown of the headקׇדְקֹדqodqôd · crownH6936
- of the tumultuousשָׁאוֹןshâ'ôn · roarH7588
- onesבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:45
- Numbers 21:28“Fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the citizens of Arnon’s heights.
- 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.
- Numbers 24:17“I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the foreheads of Moab, the skulls of all the people of Sheth.
- Zechariah 10:4From Judah will come the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler.
- Matthew 21:42Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “ ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’ ?
Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon - Heshbon being a fortified place, they who were worsted in the fight fled to it, and rallied under its walls; but, instead of safety, they found themselves disappointed, betrayed, and ruined. See Jeremiah 48:2; (note), and the note there. But a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon - Jeremiah has borrowed this part of his discourse from an ancient poet quoted by Moses, Numbers 21:28; (note); where see the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45Because of the force - Rather, without force. Translate it: “The fugitives have stood, (i. e., halted) powerless in the shadow of Heshbon.” As Heshbon was the capital of the Ammonites, the sense is that the defeated Moabites looked to Ammon for protection. But afire - Not only will Ammon refuse aid to Moab, but her ruin is to come forth from Heshbon. To show this Jeremiah has recourse to the old triumphal poetry of the Mosaic age (marginal reference)…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. 45If the Moabites fled north, they would meet their enemies at Heshbon. fire has gone forth from Heshbon: (compare Numbers 21:28).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4545. under ... shadow of Heshbon--They thought that they would be safe in Heshbon. because of the force--that is, "they that fled because of the force" of the enemy: they that fled from it. Glassius translates, "through want of strength." So the Hebrew particle is translated (Psa 109:24), "faileth of fatness," that is, "faileth through want of fatness"; also La 4:9. but a fire, &c.--copied in part from Sihon's hymn of victory (Nu 21:27, 28). The old…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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