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 Living Translation (NLT)“Instead, their awful cries of terror can be heard from Heshbon clear across to Elealeh and Jahaz; from Zoar all the way to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up now.

Context of Jeremiah 48:34

32O vine of Sibmah! I will weep for you with the weeping of Jazer. Your plants have gone over the sea, They reach to the sea of Jazer. The plunderer has fallen on your summer fruit and your vintage. 33Joy and gladness are taken From the plentiful field And from the land of Moab; I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses; No one will tread with joyous shouting— Not joyous shouting! “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. 35“Moreover,” says the Lord, “I will cause to cease in Moab The one who offers sacrifices in the high places And burns incense to his gods. 36Therefore My heart shall wail like flutes for Moab, And like flutes My heart shall wail For the men of Kir Heres. Therefore the riches they have acquired have perished.

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 48:2No more praise of Moab. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: ‘Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.’ You also shall be cut down, O Madmen! The sword shall pursue you;
• Isaiah 15:4Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out, Their voice shall be heard as far as Jahaz; Therefore the armed soldiers of Moab will cry out; His life will be burdensome to him.
• Numbers 32:37And the children of Reuben built Heshbon and Elealeh and Kirjathaim,
• Jeremiah 48:21“And judgment has come on the plain country: On Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath,
• Jeremiah 48:3A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim: ‘Plundering and great destruction!’
• Deuteronomy 34:3the South, and the plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.
• Isaiah 15:5“My heart will cry out for Moab; His fugitives shall flee to Zoar, Like a three-year-old heifer. For by the Ascent of Luhith They will go up with weeping; For in the way of Horonaim They will raise up a cry of destruction,
• Numbers 32:3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Shebam, Nebo, and Beon,
• Jeremiah 48:36Therefore My heart shall wail like flutes for Moab, And like flutes My heart shall wail For the men of Kir Heres. Therefore the riches they have acquired have perished.
• Isaiah 15:6For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate, For the green grass has withered away; The grass fails, there is nothing green.

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