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 Living Translation (NLT)on Kiriathaim and Beth-gamul and Beth-meon,

Context of Jeremiah 48:23

21“And judgment has come on the plain country: On Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath, 22On Dibon and Nebo and Beth Diblathaim, On Kirjathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon, 24On Kerioth and Bozrah, On all the cities of the land of Moab, Far or near. 25The horn of Moab is cut off, And his arm is broken,” says the Lord.

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 48:1Against Moab. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe to Nebo! For it is plundered, Kirjathaim is shamed and taken; The high stronghold is shamed and dismayed—
• Genesis 14:5In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
• Joshua 13:19Kirjathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the mountain of the valley,
• Numbers 32:38Nebo and Baal Meon (their names being changed) and Shibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which 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