Focused Passage

Jeremiah 48:31-35

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

31Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.

32I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.

33Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy.

34There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.

35In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.

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References and Original Words

Verse 31

Cross-references

2 Kings 3:25Classic cross-references Isaiah 15:5Classic cross-references Jeremiah 48:36Classic cross-references

Original words

Thereforeעַל־H5921Preposition. . .כֵּן֙H3651AdverbI will wailאֲיֵלִ֔ילH3213Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularforעַל־H5921PrepositionMoabמוֹאָ֣בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singularI will cry outאֶזְעָ֑קH2199Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularfor allכֻּלֹּ֖הH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularof Moabוּלְמוֹאָ֥בH4124Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singularI will moanיֶהְגֶּֽה׃H1897Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularforאֶל־H413Prepositionthe menאַנְשֵׁ֥יH582Noun - masculine plural constructvvvקִֽיר־H7025of Kir-heresחֶ֖רֶשׂH7025Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

Kir-heres is a variant of Kir-hareseth; also in verse 36; see Isaiah 16:7.

Verse 32

Cross-references

Isaiah 16:8Classic cross-references Numbers 21:32Classic cross-references Jeremiah 40:10Classic cross-references Joshua 13:19Classic cross-references

Original words

I will weepאֶבְכֶּה־H1058Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularfor youלָּךְ֙Preposition | second person feminine singularO vineהַגֶּ֣פֶןH1612Article | Noun - common singularof Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הH7643Noun - proper - feminine singularmore than I weepמִבְּכִ֨יH1065Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructfor Jazerיַעְזֵ֤רH3270Noun - proper - feminine singularYour tendrilsנְטִֽישֹׁתַ֙יִךְ֙H5189Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singularhave extendedעָ֣בְרוּH5674Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto the seaיָ֔םH3220Noun - masculine singularthey reachנָגָ֑עוּH5060Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural[even] toעַ֛דH5704Preposition-יָ֥םH3220Noun - masculine singular constructJazerיַעְזֵ֖רH3270Noun - proper - feminine singularThe destroyerשֹׁדֵ֥דH7703Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhas descendedנָפָֽל׃H5307Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionyour summer fruitקֵיצֵ֥ךְH7019Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular. . .וְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand grape harvestבְּצִירֵ֖ךְH1210Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular

BSB notes

Probably the Dead Sea
Two Hebrew manuscripts and LXX; most Hebrew manuscripts to the Sea of Jazer

Verse 33

Cross-references

Amos 5:17Classic cross-references Isaiah 16:10Classic cross-references Haggai 2:16Classic cross-references Isaiah 5:10Classic cross-references Joel 1:12Classic cross-references

Original words

Joyשִׂמְחָ֥הH8057Noun - feminine singularand gladnessוָגִ֛ילH1524Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularare removedוְנֶאֶסְפָ֨הH622Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularfrom the orchardמִכַּרְמֶ֖לH3759Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularand from the fieldsוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץH776Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Moabמוֹאָ֑בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singularI have stoppedהִשְׁבַּ֔תִּיH7673Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularthe flow of wineוְיַ֙יִן֙H3196Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularfrom the pressesמִיקָבִ֣יםH3342Preposition-m | Noun - masculine pluralno oneלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particletreads themיִדְרֹ֣ךְH1869Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwith shouts of joyהֵידָ֔דH1959Noun - masculine singulartheir shoutsהֵידָ֖דH1959Noun - masculine singularare notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlefor joyהֵידָֽד׃H1959Noun - masculine singular

Verse 34

Cross-references

Isaiah 15:4Classic cross-references Jeremiah 48:3Classic cross-references Numbers 32:3Classic cross-references

Original words

There is a cryמִזַּעֲקַ֨תH2201Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructfrom Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֜וֹןH2809Noun - proper - feminine singulartoעַד־H5704PrepositionElealehאֶלְעָלֵ֗הH500Noun - proper - feminine singularthey raiseנָתְנ֣וּH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluraltheir voicesקוֹלָ֔םH6963Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraltoעַד־H5704PrepositionJahazיַ֙הַץ֙H3096Noun - proper - feminine singularfrom Zoarמִצֹּ֙עַר֙H6820Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singulartoעַד־H5704PrepositionHoronaimחֹ֣רֹנַ֔יִםH2773Noun - proper - feminine singularand Eglath-shelishiyahעֶגְלַ֖תH5697Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .שְׁלִֽשִׁיָּ֑הH7992Number - masculine singularforכִּ֚יH3588Conjunctionevenגַּם־H1571Conjunctionthe watersמֵ֣יH4325Noun - masculine plural constructof Nimrimנִמְרִ֔יםH5249Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvיִהְיֽוּ׃H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralhave dried upלִמְשַׁמּ֖וֹתH4923Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural

Verse 35

Cross-references

Isaiah 15:2Classic cross-references Isaiah 16:12Classic cross-references

Original words

In Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בH4124Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularI will bring an endוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥יH7673Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularto those who make offeringsמַעֲלֶ֣הH5927Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularon the high placesבָמָ֔הH1116Noun - feminine singularand burn incenseוּמַקְטִ֖ירH6999Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularto their godsלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃H430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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