Revised Literal Translation
Jeremiah 48
1Against Moabלְמוֹאָ֡בle.mo.'AvH4124thus saithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Woeה֤וֹיHoH1945unto Neboנְבוֹ֙ne.VoH5015!for it is spoiledשֻׁדָּ֔דָהshu.Da.dahH7703:Kiriathaimקִרְיָתָ֑יִםkir.ya.Ta.yimH7156is confoundedH3001andtakenנִלְכְּדָ֖הnil.ke.DahH3920:Misgabהַמִּשְׂגָּ֖בha.mis.GavH4869is confoundedH3001and dismayedוָחָֽתָּה׃va.Cha.tahH2865.
2There shall beno more praiseתְּהִלַּ֣תte.hi.LatH8416of Moabמוֹאָב֒mo.'AvH4124:in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809they have devisedחָשְׁב֤וּcha.she.VuH2803evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451against it; comeH3212,and let us cut it offוְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּהve.nakh.ri.Te.nahH3772from beinga nationמִגּ֑וֹיmi.GoyH1471.Also thou shalt be cut downתִּדֹּ֔מִּיti.Do.miH1826,O Madmenמַדְמֵ֣ןmad.MenH4086;the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719shall pursueH3212theeאַחֲרַ֖יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310.
5For in the going upמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608of Luhithהַלּוּחִ֔יתha.lu.chotH3872continualבִּבְכִ֖יbiv.KhiH1065weepingבֶּ֑כִיBe.khiH1065shall go upיַֽעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927;for in the going downבְּמוֹרַ֣דbe.mo.RadH4174of Horonaimחוֹרֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773the enemiesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862have heardשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085a cryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818of destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667.
7For because thou hast trustedבִּטְחֵ֤ךְbit.ChekhH982in thy worksבְּמַעֲשַׂ֙יִךְ֙be.ma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639and in thy treasuresוּבְא֣וֹצְרוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.'otz.ro.Ta.yikhH214,thou shalt also be takenתִּלָּכֵ֑דִיti.la.Khe.diH3920:and Chemoshכְמוֹשׁ֙khe.mishH3645shall go forthוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318into captivityבַּגּוֹלָ֔הba.go.LahH1473withhis priestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548and his princesוְשָׂרָ֖יוve.sa.RavH8269togetherיַחְדָּֽיו׃ya.chadH3162.
8And the spoilerשֹׁדֵ֜דsho.DedH7703shall comeוְיָבֹ֨אve.ya.Vo'H935upon every cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,and no cityוְעִיר֙ve.'IrH5892shall escapeתִמָּלֵ֔טti.ma.LetH4422:the valleyהָעֵ֖מֶקha.'E.mekH6010also shall perishוְאָבַ֥דve.'a.VadH6,and the plainהַמִּישֹׁ֑רha.mi.ShorH4334shall be destroyedוְנִשְׁמַ֣דve.nish.MadH8045,as Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath spokenאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559.
11Moabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124hath been at easeשַׁאֲנַ֨ןsha.'a.NanH7599from his youthמִנְּעוּרָ֗יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271,and he hath settledוְשֹׁקֵ֥טve.sho.KetH8252on his leesשְׁמָרָ֔יוshe.ma.RavH8105,and hath not been emptiedהוּרַ֤קhu.RakH7324from vesselמִכְּלִי֙mi.ke.LiH3627to vesselכֶּ֔לִיKe.liH3627,neither hath he goneהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980into captivityוּבַגּוֹלָ֖הu.va.go.LahH1473:therefore his tasteטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940remainedעָמַ֤ד'a.MadH5975in him, and his scentוְרֵיח֖וֹve.rei.ChoH7381is not changedנָמָֽר׃ סna.MarH4171.
12Therefore, behold, the daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971unto him wanderersצֹעִ֖יםtzo.'ImH6808,that shall cause him to wanderוְצֵעֻ֑הוּve.tze.'U.huH6808,and shall emptyיָרִ֔יקוּya.Ri.kuH7324his vesselsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627,and breakיְנַפֵּֽצוּ׃ye.na.Pe.tzuH5310their bottlesוְנִבְלֵיהֶ֖םve.niv.lei.HemH5035.
15Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124is spoiledשֻׁדַּ֤דshu.DadH7703,and gone upעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927out ofher citiesוְעָרֶ֣יהָve.'a.Rei.haH5892,and his chosenוּמִבְחַ֥רu.miv.CharH4005young menבַּֽחוּרָ֖יוba.chu.RavH970are gone downיָרְד֣וּya.re.DuH3381to the slaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874,saithנְאֻ֨ם־ne.'Um-H5002the Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whose nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034isYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.
17All ye that are aboutסְבִיבָ֔יוse.vi.VavH5439him, bemoanנֻ֤דוּNu.duH5110him; and all ye that knowיֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'EiH3045his nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034,sayאִמְר֗וּ'im.RuH559,How is the strongעֹ֔ז'OzH5797staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294brokenנִשְׁבַּר֙nish.BarH7665, andthe beautifulתִּפְאָרָֽה׃tif.'a.RahH8597rodמַקֵּ֖לma.KelH4731!
18Thou daughterבַּת־bat-H1323that dost inhabitוּשְׁבִ֣יvu.she.veiH3427Dibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769,come downרְדִ֤יre.DiH3381from thygloryמִכָּבוֹד֙mi.ka.VodH3519,and sitיֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in thirstבַצָּמָ֔אva.tza.Ma'H6772;for the spoilerשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124shall comeעָ֣לָה'A.lahH5927upon thee, andhe shall destroyשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843thy strong holdsמִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃miv.tza.Ra.yikhH4013.
19O inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Aroerעֲרוֹעֵ֑רa.ro.'ErH6177,standעִמְדִ֥י'im.DiH5975by the wayדֶּ֛רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,and espyוְצַפִּ֖יve.tza.PiH6822;askשַׁאֲלִי־sha.'a.li-H7592him that fleethנָ֣סnasH5127,and her that escapethוְנִמְלָ֔טָהve.nim.La.tahH4422, andsayאִמְרִ֖י'im.RiH559,What is doneנִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃Nih.Ya.tahH1961?
28O ye that dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427in Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,leaveעִזְב֤וּ'iz.VuH5800the citiesעָרִים֙'a.RimH5892,and dwellוְשִׁכְנ֣וּve.shikh.NuH7931in the rockבַּסֶּ֔לַעba.Se.la'H5553,and be like the doveכְיוֹנָ֔הkhe.yo.NahH3123thatmaketh her nestתְּקַנֵּ֖ןte.ka.NenH7077in the sidesבְּעֶבְרֵ֥יbe.'ev.ReiH5676of the hole’sפָֽחַת׃Fa.chatH6354mouthפִי־fi-H6310.
29We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the prideגְאוֹן־ge.'on-H1347of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124, (he is exceedingמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966proudגֵּאֶ֣הge.'EhH1343)his loftinessגָּבְה֧וֹga.ve.HoH1363,and his arrogancyוְגַאֲוָת֖וֹve.ga.'a.va.ToH1346,and his prideוּגְאוֹנ֛וֹu.ge.'o.NoH1347,and the haughtinessוְרֻ֥םve.RumH7312of his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.
32O vineהַגֶּ֣פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612of Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643,I will weepאֶבְכֶּה־'ev.keh-H1058for thee with the weepingמִבְּכִ֨יmi.be.KhiH1065of Jazerיַעְזֵ֤רya'.ZerH3270:thy plantsנְטִֽישֹׁתַ֙יִךְ֙ne.ti.sho.Ta.yikhH5189are gone overעָ֣בְרוּ'A.ve.ruH5674the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,they reachנָגָ֑עוּna.Ga.'uH5060evento the seaיָ֥םyamH3220of Jazerיַעְזֵ֖רya'.ZerH3270:the spoilerשֹׁדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703is fallenנָפָֽל׃na.FalH5307upon thy summer fruitsקֵיצֵ֥ךְkei.TzekhH7019and upon thy vintageבְּצִירֵ֖ךְbe.tzi.RekhH1210.
33And joyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057and gladnessוָגִ֛ילva.GilH1524is takenוְנֶאֶסְפָ֨הve.ne.'es.FahH622from the plentiful fieldמִכַּרְמֶ֖לmi.kar.MelH3759,and from the landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124;and I have caused wineוְיַ֙יִן֙ve.Ya.yinH3196to failהִשְׁבַּ֔תִּיhish.Ba.tiH7673from the winepressesמִיקָבִ֣יםmi.ka.VimH3342:none shall treadיִדְרֹ֣ךְyid.RokhH1869with shoutingהֵידָ֔דhei.DadH1959; theirshoutingהֵידָ֖דhei.DadH1959shall beno shoutingהֵידָֽד׃hei.DadH1959.
34From the cryמִזַּעֲקַ֨תmi.za.'a.KatH2201of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןchesh.BonH2809evenunto Elealehאֶלְעָלֵ֗ה'el.'a.LehH500, and evenunto Jahazיַ֙הַץ֙ya.hatzH3096,have they utteredנָתְנ֣וּna.te.NuH5414their voiceקוֹלָ֔םko.LamH6963,from Zoarמִצֹּ֙עַר֙mi.Tzo.'arH6820evenunto Horonaimחֹ֣רֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773, asan heiferעֶגְלַ֖ת'eg.LatH5697of three years oldשְׁלִֽשִׁיָּ֑הshe.li.shi.YahH7992:for the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325also of Nimrimנִמְרִ֔יםnim.RimH5249shall be desolateלִמְשַׁמּ֖וֹתlim.sha.MotH4923.
35Moreover I will cause to ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥יve.hish.ba.TiH7673in Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,him that offerethמַעֲלֶ֣הma.'a.LehH5927in the high placesבָמָ֔הva.MahH1116,and him that burneth incenseוּמַקְטִ֖ירu.mak.TirH6999to his godsלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.HavH430.
36Therefore mine heartלִבִּ֤יli.BiH3820shall soundיֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.MehH1993for Moabלְמוֹאָב֙le.mo.'AvH4124like pipesכַּחֲלִלִ֣יםka.cha.li.LimH2485,and mine heartוְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820shall soundיֶהֱמֶ֑הye.he.MehH1993like pipesכַּחֲלִילִ֖יםka.cha.li.LimH2485for the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Kir–heresH7025:because the richesיִתְרַ֥תyit.RatH3502thathe hath gottenעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213are perishedאָבָֽדוּ׃'a.Va.duH6.
38There shall belamentationמִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedH4553generally upon all the housetopsגַּגּ֥וֹתga.GotH1406of Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124,and in the streetsוּבִרְחֹבֹתֶ֖יהָu.vir.cho.Tei.haH7339thereof: for I have brokenשָׁבַ֣רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124like a vesselכִּכְלִ֛יkikh.LiH3627wherein isno pleasureחֵ֥פֶץChe.fetzH2656,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
39They shall howlהֵילִ֔ילוּhei.Li.luH3213, saying,How is it broken downחַ֙תָּה֙cha.tahH2865!how hath Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124turnedהִפְנָה־hif.nah-H6437the backעֹ֥רֶף'O.refH6203with shameבּ֑וֹשׁBo.oshH954!so shall Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124be a derisionלִשְׂחֹ֥קlis.ChokH7814and a dismayingוְלִמְחִתָּ֖הve.lim.chi.TahH4288to all them aboutסְבִיבָֽיו׃ סse.vi.VavH5439him.
41Keriothהַקְּרִיּ֔וֹתha.ke.ri.YotH7152is takenנִלְכְּדָה֙nil.ke.DahH3920,and the strong holdsוְהַמְּצָד֖וֹתve.ha.me.tza.DotH4679are surprisedנִתְפָּ֑שָׂהnit.Pa.sahH8610,and the mighty men’sגִּבּוֹרֵ֤יgi.bo.ReiH1368heartsלֵ֞בlevH3820in Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124at that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall be as the heartכְּלֵ֖בke.LevH3820of a womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802in her pangsמְצֵרָֽה׃me.tze.RahH6887.
44He that fleethהַנָּ֞סha.nisH5211H5127fromמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440the fearהַפַּ֙חַד֙ha.Pa.chadH6343shall fallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307into the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354;and he that getteth upוְהָֽעֹלֶה֙ve.ha.'o.LehH5927out of the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354shall be takenיִלָּכֵ֖דyi.la.KhedH3920in the snareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341:for I will bringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935upon it, evenupon Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124,the yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of their visitationפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpe.ku.da.TamH6486,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
45They that fledנָסִ֑יםna.SimH5127stoodעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975under the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹןchesh.BonH2809because of the forceמִכֹּ֣חַmi.Ko.achH3581:but a fireאֵ֞שׁ'eshH784shall come forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318out of Heshbonמֵחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןme.chesh.BonH2809,and a flameוְלֶֽהָבָה֙ve.le.ha.VahH3852from the midstמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996of Sihonסִיח֔וֹןsi.ChonH5511,and shall devourוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398the cornerפְּאַ֣תpe.'AtH6285of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and the crown of the headוְקָדְקֹ֖דve.ka.de.KodH6936of the tumultuousשָׁאֽוֹן׃sha.'onH7588onesבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.
46Woeאוֹי־'o-H188be unto thee, O Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124!the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Chemoshכְּמ֑וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645perishethאָבַ֖ד'a.VadH6:for thy sonsבָנֶ֙יךָ֙va.Nei.khaH1121are takenלֻקְּח֤וּlu.ke.ChuH3947captivesבַּשֶּׁ֔בִיba.She.viH7628,and thy daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֖יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323captivesבַּשִּׁבְיָֽה׃ba.shiv.YahH7633.
47Yet will I bring againוְשַׁבְתִּ֧יve.shav.TiH7725the captivityשְׁבוּת־she.vut-H7622of Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Thus farהֵ֖נָּהHe.nahH2008isthe judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃ סmo.'AvH4124.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 48
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
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- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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