Focused Passage

Jeremiah 48:18-25

Moab Brought Low: Pride, False Security, and the LORD’s Lament over Judgment

The chapter moves from announced ruin over Moab’s cities, to calls for flight and warning against trusting works and treasures, to the humiliation of Chemosh, to the image of Moab poured out like settled wine, to repeated laments over Moab’s devastation, to the exposure of Moab’s pride against the LORD, to the final declaration that Moab’s fortunes will be restored in days to come.

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18 Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.

19 Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’

20 Moab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.

21 Judgment has come upon the high plain—upon Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,

22 upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,

23 upon Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,

24 upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.

25 The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD.

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 18

Original words

Come down רְדִ֤י H3381 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular from your glory מִכָּבוֹד֙ H3519 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular sit יֹשְׁבֶי H3427 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular on parched ground בַצָּמָ֔א H6772 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular O daughter בַּת־ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct dwelling יֹשֶׁ֖בֶת H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular in Dibon דִּיב֑וֹן H1769 Noun - proper - feminine singular for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the destroyer שֹׁדֵ֤ד H7703 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct of Moab מוֹאָב֙ H4124 Noun - proper - feminine singular has come עָ֣לָה H5927 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular against you בָ֔ךְ Preposition | second person feminine singular he has destroyed שִׁחֵ֖ת H7843 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular your fortresses מִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃ H4013 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Verse 19

Original words

Stand עִמְדִ֥י H5975 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular by אֶל־ H413 Preposition the road דֶּ֛רֶךְ H1870 Noun - common singular and watch וְצַפִּ֖י H6822 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular O dweller יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct of Aroer עֲרוֹעֵ֑ר H6177 Noun - proper - feminine singular Ask שַׁאֲלִי־ H7592 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular the man fleeing נָ֣ס H5127 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular or the woman escaping וְנִמְלָ֔טָה H4422 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular . . . אִמְרִ֖י H559 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular What מַה־ H4100 Interrogative has happened נִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃ H1961 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Verse 20

Original words

Moab מוֹאָ֛ב H4124 Noun - proper - feminine singular is put to shame הֹבִ֥ישׁ H954 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction it has been shattered חַ֖תָּה H2865 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Wail הֵילִילִי H3213 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural and cry out וּזְעָקִי H2199 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Declare הַגִּ֣ידוּ H5046 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural by the Arnon בְאַרְנ֔וֹן H769 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular that כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction Moab מוֹאָֽב׃ H4124 Noun - proper - feminine singular is destroyed שֻׁדַּ֖ד H7703 Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

Judgment וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט H4941 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular has come בָּ֖א H935 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular upon אֶל־ H413 Preposition vvv אֶ֣רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct the high plain הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר H4334 Article | Noun - masculine singular upon אֶל־ H413 Preposition Holon חֹל֥וֹן H2473 Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . וְאֶל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition Jahzah יַ֖הְצָה H3096 Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular and וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition Mephaath מוֹפָעַת׃ H4158 Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Jahzah is a variant of Jahaz; see verse 34.
Verse 22

Original words

upon וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition Dibon דִּיב֣וֹן H1769 Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition Nebo נְב֔וֹ H5015 Noun - proper - feminine singular and וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition vvv בֵּ֖ית H1015 Preposition Beth-diblathaim דִּבְלָתָֽיִם׃ H1015 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 23

Original words

upon וְעַ֧ל H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition Kiriathaim קִרְיָתַ֛יִם H7156 Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition vvv בֵּ֥ית H1014 Preposition Beth-gamul גָּמ֖וּל H1014 Noun - proper - feminine singular and וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition vvv בֵּ֥ית H1010 Preposition Beth-meon מְעֽוֹן׃ H1010 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 24

Original words

upon וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition Kerioth קְרִיּ֖וֹת H7152 Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition Bozrah בָּצְרָ֑ה H1224 Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . וְעַ֗ל H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the towns עָרֵי֙ H5892 Noun - feminine plural construct vvv אֶ֣רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of Moab מוֹאָ֔ב H4124 Noun - proper - feminine singular those far הָרְחֹק֖וֹת H7350 Article | Adjective - feminine plural and near וְהַקְּרֹבֽוֹת׃ H7138 Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine plural
Verse 25

Original words

The horn קֶ֣רֶן H7161 Noun - feminine singular construct of Moab מוֹאָ֔ב H4124 Noun - proper - feminine singular has been cut off נִגְדְּעָה֙ H1438 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular and his arm וּזְרֹע֖וֹ H2220 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular is broken נִשְׁבָּ֑רָה H7665 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular declares נְאֻ֖ם H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

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