Revised Version 1895
Jeremiah 48
1OfMoabלְמוֹאָ֡בle.mo.'AvH4124.Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Woeה֤וֹיHoH1945untoNeboנְבוֹ֙ne.VoH5015! for it is laidwasteשֻׁדָּ֔דָהshu.Da.dahH7703;Kiriathaimקִרְיָתָ֑יִםkir.ya.Ta.yimH7156is put to shame, it istakenנִלְכְּדָ֖הnil.ke.DahH3920: Misgab is put to shame and brokendownכִּ֣יkiH3588.
2Thepraiseתְּהִלַּ֣תte.hi.LatH8416ofMoabמוֹאָב֒mo.'AvH4124isnoאֵ֣ין'einH369moreעוֹד֮'OdH5750; inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809they havedevisedחָשְׁב֤וּcha.she.VuH2803evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451againstH5921herH5921, Come, and letusH5921cutוְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּהve.nakh.ri.Te.nahH3772herH5921offH3772frombeingH3772anationמִגּ֑וֹיmi.GoyH1471. Thou also, OMadmenמַדְמֵ֣ןmad.MenH4086, shalt be brought to silence; theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719shallpursueאַחֲרַ֖יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee.
5For by theascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608ofLuhithהַלּוּחִ֔יתha.lu.chotH3872withcontinualבִּבְכִ֖יbiv.KhiH1065weepingבֶּ֑כִיBe.khiH1065shall theygoH5927upH5927; for in thegoingH5927downH3588ofHoronaimחוֹרֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773they haveheardשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃sha.Me.'uH8085thedistressצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862of thecryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818ofdestructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667.
7For,becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588thou hasttrustedבִּטְחֵ֤ךְbit.ChekhH982in thyworksבְּמַעֲשַׂ֙יִךְ֙be.ma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639and in thytreasuresוּבְא֣וֹצְרוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.'otz.ro.Ta.yikhH214, thou also shalt betakenתִּלָּכֵ֑דִיti.la.Khe.diH3920: andChemoshכְמוֹשׁ֙khe.mishH3645shallgoוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318forthH3318intoH3318captivity, hispriestsכֹּהֲנָ֥יוko.ha.NavH3548and hisprincesוְשָׂרָ֖יוve.sa.RavH8269togetherיַחְדָּֽיו׃ya.chadH3162.
8And the spoiler shallcomeוְיָבֹ֨אve.ya.Vo'H935uponH935everyכָּל־kol-H3605cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892, andnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808cityוְעִיר֙ve.'IrH5892shallescapeתִמָּלֵ֔טti.ma.LetH4422; thevalleyהָעֵ֖מֶקha.'E.mekH6010also shallperishוְאָבַ֥דve.'a.VadH6, and theplainהַמִּישֹׁ֑רha.mi.ShorH4334shall bedestroyedוְנִשְׁמַ֣דve.nish.MadH8045; as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathspokenאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559.
11Moabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124hath been ateaseשַׁאֲנַ֨ןsha.'a.NanH7599from hisyouthמִנְּעוּרָ֗יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271, and he hath settled on his lees, and hathnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808been emptied fromvesselמִכְּלִי֙mi.ke.LiH3627tovesselכֶּ֔לִיKe.liH3627,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hath hegoneהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980intoH413captivity: therefore histasteטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940remaineth in him, and his scent isnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808changedנָמָֽר׃ סna.MarH4171.
12Therefore,beholdהִנֵּ֖ה־hi.Neh-H2009, thedaysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935, saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that I willsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971unto him them that pouroffH7971, and they shall pour himoffH7971; and they shall empty hisvesselsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627, and break their bottles in pieces.
15Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124is laidwasteשֻׁדַּ֤דshu.DadH7703, and they aregoneעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927upH5927intoH3381herH3381citiesוְעָרֶ֣יהָve.'a.Rei.haH5892; and his chosenyoungבַּֽחוּרָ֖יוba.chu.RavH970menH970aregoneH5927downיָרְד֣וּya.re.DuH3381to theslaughterלַטָּ֑בַחla.Ta.vachH2874, saith theKingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whoseH8034nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034is theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.
17Allכָּל־kol-H3605ye that areroundH5439aboutH5439him, bemoan him, andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605ye thatknowיֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'EiH3045hisnameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034;sayאִמְר֗וּ'im.RuH559,Howאֵיכָ֤ה'ei.KhahH349is thestrongעֹ֔ז'OzH5797staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294brokenנִשְׁבַּר֙nish.BarH7665, thebeautifulתִּפְאָרָֽה׃tif.'a.RahH8597rodH4294!
18O thoudaughterבַּת־bat-H1323that dwellest inDibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769,comeעָ֣לָה'A.lahH5927downרְדִ֤יre.DiH3381from thygloryמִכָּבוֹד֙mi.ka.VodH3519, andsitH3427inthirstבַצָּמָ֔אva.tza.Ma'H6772; for the spoiler ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124iscomeH5927upH5927againstH5927thee, he hathdestroyedשִׁחֵ֖תshi.ChetH7843thy strong holds.
24anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Keriothקְרִיּ֖וֹתke.ri.YotH7152, anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Bozrahבָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahH1224, anduponוְעַ֗לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thecitiesעָרֵי֙'a.ReiH5892of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,farהָרְחֹק֖וֹתha.re.cho.KotH7350ornearוְהַקְּרֹבֽוֹת׃ve.ha.ke.ro.VotH7138.
28O yeinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,leaveעִזְב֤וּ'iz.VuH5800thecitiesעָרִים֙'a.RimH5892, anddwellH3427in therockבַּסֶּ֔לַעba.Se.la'H5553; and be like thedoveכְיוֹנָ֔הkhe.yo.NahH3123that makethherוִֽהְי֣וּvih.YuH1961nestוְשִׁכְנ֣וּve.shikh.NuH7931in thesidesבְּעֶבְרֵ֥יbe.'ev.ReiH5676of the holesmouthפִי־fi-H6310.
32WithmoreH5921thanH5921theweepingמִבְּכִ֨יmi.be.KhiH1065ofJazerיַעְזֵ֤רya'.ZerH3270will Iweepאֶבְכֶּה־'ev.keh-H1058for thee, Ovineהַגֶּ֣פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612ofSibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643: thybranchesנְטִֽישֹׁתַ֙יִךְ֙ne.ti.sho.Ta.yikhH5189passedעָ֣בְרוּ'A.ve.ruH5674over theseaיָ֔םYamH3220, theyreachedנָגָ֑עוּna.Ga.'uH5060evenעַ֛ד'adH5704to theseaיָ֥םyamH3220ofJazerיַעְזֵ֖רya'.ZerH3270:uponH5921thysummerקֵיצֵ֥ךְkei.TzekhH7019fruits anduponH5921thyvintageבְּצִירֵ֖ךְbe.tzi.RekhH1210the spoiler isfallenנָפָֽל׃na.FalH5307.
33AndgladnessH8057andjoyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057istakenH622awayH622, from thefruitfulH3759fieldH3759and from thelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124; and I have causedwineוְיַ֙יִן֙ve.Ya.yinH3196toceaseהִשְׁבַּ֔תִּיhish.Ba.tiH7673from thewinepressesמִיקָבִ֣יםmi.ka.VimH3342:noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808shalltreadיִדְרֹ֣ךְyid.RokhH1869withshoutingהֵידָ֔דhei.DadH1959; theshoutingהֵידָ֖דhei.DadH1959shall benoלֹ֥אlo'H3808shoutingהֵידָֽד׃hei.DadH1959.
34From thecryמִזַּעֲקַ֨תmi.za.'a.KatH2201ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןchesh.BonH2809evenH1571untoElealehאֶלְעָלֵ֗ה'el.'a.LehH500,evenH1571untoJahazיַ֙הַץ֙ya.hatzH3096have theyutteredנָתְנ֣וּna.te.NuH5414theirvoiceקוֹלָ֔םko.LamH6963, fromZoarמִצֹּ֙עַר֙mi.Tzo.'arH6820evenH1571untoHoronaimחֹ֣רֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773, to Eglath-shelishiyah: for thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofNimrimנִמְרִ֔יםnim.RimH5249also shallbecomeיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961desolateלִמְשַׁמּ֖וֹתlim.sha.MotH4923.
38Onallכָּל־kol-H3605thehousetopsגַּגּ֥וֹתga.GotH1406ofMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124and in thestreetsוּבִרְחֹבֹתֶ֖יהָu.vir.cho.Tei.haH7339thereof there islamentationמִסְפֵּ֑דmis.PedH4553everyכֻּלֹּ֣הku.LohH3605whereעַ֣ל'alH5921: for I havebrokenשָׁבַ֣רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124like avesselכִּכְלִ֛יkikh.LiH3627wherein isnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369pleasureחֵ֥פֶץChe.fetzH2656, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
39Howאֵ֥יךְ'eikhH349is it broken down!howאֵ֛יךְ'eikhH349doH3605theyhowlהֵילִ֔ילוּhei.Li.luH3213!howH349hathMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124turnedהִפְנָה־hif.nah-H6437thebackH6437withshameבּ֑וֹשׁBo.oshH954!soH1961shallMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124becomeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961a derision and a dismaying toallH3605that areroundסְבִיבָֽיו׃ סse.vi.VavH5439aboutH1961him.
44He that fleeth from thefearהַפַּ֙חַד֙ha.Pa.chadH6343shallfallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307intoH413thepitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354; and he that gettethupוְהָֽעֹלֶה֙ve.ha.'o.LehH5927outמִן־min-H4480of thepitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354shall betakenיִלָּכֵ֖דyi.la.KhedH3920in thesnareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341: for I willbringאָבִ֨יא'a.Vi'H935uponH935herH413,evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588uponH935Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124, theyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of their visitation, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
45They thatfledנָסִ֑יםna.SimH5127standעָמְד֖וּ'a.me.DuH5975withoutstrengthמִכֹּ֣חַmi.Ko.achH3581under theshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹןchesh.BonH2809: for afireאֵ֞שׁ'eshH784isgoneיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318forthH3318outH3318ofHeshbonמֵחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןme.chesh.BonH2809, and aflameוְלֶֽהָבָה֙ve.le.ha.VahH3852from themidstמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996ofSihonסִיח֔וֹןsi.ChonH5511, and hathdevouredוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398thecornerפְּאַ֣תpe.'AtH6285ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, and thecrownH6936of theheadH6936of the tumultuousonesבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.
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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