Jeremiah 48:19

Jeremiah 48:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
• New International Version (NIV)Stand by the road and watch, you who live in Aroer. Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping, ask them, ‘What has happened?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer! Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say, 'What has happened?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)O inhabitant of Aroer, Stand by the way and watch; Ask him who flees And her who escapes; Say, ‘What has happened?’

Context of Jeremiah 48:19

17All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! 18Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds. O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done? 20Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is laid waste, 21And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,

Jeremiah 48:19 word by word

אֶל־דֶּ֛רֶךְ עִמְדִ֥י וְצַפִּ֖י יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת עֲרוֹעֵ֑ר שַׁאֲלִי־נָ֣ס וְנִמְלָ֔טָה אִמְרִ֖י מַה־נִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃Read the interlinear

• inhabitantיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• Aroerעֲרֹעֵר‛ărô‛êr ‛ărô‛êr ‛ar‛ôr · AroerH6177
• standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• watchצָפָהtsâphâh · to watchH6822
• askשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• fleethנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• escapethמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• doneהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961

Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:19

• Numbers 32:34And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
• Deuteronomy 2:36From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even to Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all to us:
• 2 Samuel 24:5And they passed over Jordan, and encamped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
• 1 Chronicles 5:8And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baalmeon:
• 1 Samuel 4:13And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the way side watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
• 2 Samuel 1:3And David said to him, From where comest thou? And he said to him, Out of the camp of Israel have I escaped.
• 2 Samuel 18:24And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19O inhabitant of Aroer - See the note on Jeremiah 48:6; (note). This place, being at a greater distance, is counselled to watch for its own safety, and inquire of every passenger, What is done? that it may know when to pack up and be gone.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Aroer - On the Arnon, due south of Dibon. If Dibon falls, the turn of Aroer will come next, and therefore its inhabitants are to be on the look out, asking for news.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. 18-19Dibon and nearby Aroer were important cities in Moab.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Aroer--on the north bank of the Arnon, a city of Ammon (De 2:36; 3:12). As it was on "the way" of the Moabites who fled into the desert, its inhabitants "ask" what is the occasion of Moab's flight, and so learn the lot that awaits themselves (compare 1Sa 4:13, 16).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Confidence
• Espy
• Fear
• Horn
• Plant
• Aroer
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)

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