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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18Come 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.

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

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

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

22upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,

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

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

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Original words

Come downרְדִ֤יH3381Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularfrom your gloryמִכָּבוֹד֙H3519Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularsitיֹשְׁבֶיH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularon parched groundבַצָּמָ֔אH6772Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularO daughterבַּת־H1323Noun - feminine singular constructdwellingיֹשֶׁ֖בֶתH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularin Dibonדִּיב֑וֹןH1769Noun - proper - feminine singularforכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe destroyerשֹׁדֵ֤דH7703Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructof Moabמוֹאָב֙H4124Noun - proper - feminine singularhas comeעָ֣לָהH5927Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularagainst youבָ֔ךְPreposition | second person feminine singularhe has destroyedשִׁחֵ֖תH7843Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularyour fortressesמִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃H4013Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Verse 19

Original words

Standעִמְדִ֥יH5975Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularbyאֶל־H413Prepositionthe roadדֶּ֛רֶךְH1870Noun - common singularand watchוְצַפִּ֖יH6822Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singularO dwellerיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular constructof Aroerעֲרוֹעֵ֑רH6177Noun - proper - feminine singularAskשַׁאֲלִי־H7592Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularthe man fleeingנָ֣סH5127Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularor the woman escapingוְנִמְלָ֔טָהH4422Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular. . .אִמְרִ֖יH559Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularWhatמַה־H4100Interrogativehas happenedנִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃H1961Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Verse 20

Original words

Moabמוֹאָ֛בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singularis put to shameהֹבִ֥ישׁH954Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularforכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionit has been shatteredחַ֖תָּהH2865Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularWailהֵילִילִיH3213Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluraland cry outוּזְעָקִיH2199Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralDeclareהַגִּ֣ידוּH5046Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralby the Arnonבְאַרְנ֔וֹןH769Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularthatכִּ֥יH3588ConjunctionMoabמוֹאָֽב׃H4124Noun - proper - feminine singularis destroyedשֻׁדַּ֖דH7703Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

Judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טH4941Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularhas comeבָּ֖אH935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularuponאֶל־H413Prepositionvvvאֶ֣רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructthe high plainהַמִּישֹׁ֑רH4334Article | Noun - masculine singularuponאֶל־H413PrepositionHolonחֹל֥וֹןH2473Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .וְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | PrepositionJahzahיַ֖הְצָהH3096Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularandוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | PrepositionMephaathמוֹפָעַת׃H4158Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

uponוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | PrepositionDibonדִּיב֣וֹןH1769Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .וְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | PrepositionNeboנְב֔וֹH5015Noun - proper - feminine singularandוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionvvvבֵּ֖יתH1015PrepositionBeth-diblathaimדִּבְלָתָֽיִם׃H1015Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 23

Original words

uponוְעַ֧לH5921Conjunctive waw | PrepositionKiriathaimקִרְיָתַ֛יִםH7156Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .וְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionvvvבֵּ֥יתH1014PrepositionBeth-gamulגָּמ֖וּלH1014Noun - proper - feminine singularandוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionvvvבֵּ֥יתH1010PrepositionBeth-meonמְעֽוֹן׃H1010Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 24

Original words

uponוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | PrepositionKeriothקְרִיּ֖וֹתH7152Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .וְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | PrepositionBozrahבָּצְרָ֑הH1224Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .וְעַ֗לH5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe townsעָרֵי֙H5892Noun - feminine plural constructvvvאֶ֣רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructof Moabמוֹאָ֔בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singularthose farהָרְחֹק֖וֹתH7350Article | Adjective - feminine pluraland nearוְהַקְּרֹבֽוֹת׃H7138Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine plural
Verse 25

Original words

The hornקֶ֣רֶןH7161Noun - feminine singular constructof Moabמוֹאָ֔בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singularhas been cut offנִגְדְּעָה֙H1438Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singularand his armוּזְרֹע֖וֹH2220Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularis brokenנִשְׁבָּ֑רָהH7665Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singulardeclaresנְאֻ֖םH5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

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