Focused Passage

Jeremiah 48:40-44

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

40For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab.

41Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

42Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD.

43Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.

44“Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.

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Verse 40

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 28:49Classic cross-references Isaiah 8:8Classic cross-references Jeremiah 49:22Classic cross-references Ezekiel 17:3Classic cross-references Hosea 8:1Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּי־H3588Conjunctionthis is whatכֹה֙H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularBeholdהִנֵּ֥הH2009Interjectionan eagleכַנֶּ֖שֶׁרH5404Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularswoops downיִדְאֶ֑הH1675Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularand spreadsוּפָרַ֥שׂH6566Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhis wingsכְּנָפָ֖יוH3671Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularagainstאֶל־H413PrepositionMoabמוֹאָֽב׃H4124Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 41

Cross-references

Amos 2:2Classic cross-references Isaiah 13:8Classic cross-references Isaiah 21:3Classic cross-references Jeremiah 50:37Classic cross-references Jeremiah 30:6Classic cross-references

Original words

Kiriothהַקְּרִיּ֔וֹתH7152Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularhas been takenנִלְכְּדָה֙H3920Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singularand the strongholdsוְהַמְּצָד֖וֹתH4679Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine pluralseizedנִתְפָּ֑שָׂהH8610Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singularIn thatהַה֔וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singulardayבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe heartלֵ֞בH3820Noun - masculine singular constructof Moab’sמוֹאָב֙H4124Noun - proper - feminine singularwarriorsגִּבּוֹרֵ֤יH1368Adjective - masculine plural constructwill beוְֽ֠הָיָהH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularlike the heartכְּלֵ֖בH3820Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructof a womanאִשָּׁ֥הH802Noun - feminine singularin laborמְצֵרָֽה׃H6887Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular

Verse 42

Cross-references

Isaiah 25:11Classic cross-references Jeremiah 48:2Classic cross-references Jeremiah 48:26Classic cross-references Isaiah 16:14Classic cross-references Isaiah 16:6Classic cross-references

Original words

Moabמוֹאָ֖בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singularwill be destroyedוְנִשְׁמַ֥דH8045Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularas a nationמֵעָ֑םH5971Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularbecauseכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionhe vaunted himselfהִגְדִּֽיל׃H1431Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularagainstעַל־H5921Prepositionthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 43

Cross-references

Isaiah 24:17Classic cross-references Lamentations 3:47Classic cross-references Amos 5:19Classic cross-references

Original words

Terrorפַּ֥חַדH6343Noun - masculine singularand pitוָפַ֖חַתH6354Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand snareוָפָ֑חH6341Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularawait youעָלֶ֛יךָH5921Preposition | second person masculine singularO dwellerיוֹשֵׁ֥בH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructof Moabמוֹאָ֖בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 44

Cross-references

1 Kings 19:17Classic cross-references Jeremiah 11:23Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 15:32Classic cross-references Amos 5:19Classic cross-references Amos 9:1Classic cross-references

Original words

Whoever fleesהַנִּיסH5211Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .מִפְּנֵ֤יH6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural constructthe panicהַפַּ֙חַד֙H6343Article | Noun - masculine singularwill fallיִפֹּ֣לH5307Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularintoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe pitהַפַּ֔חַתH6354Article | Noun - masculine singularand whoever climbsוְהָֽעֹלֶה֙H5927Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe pitהַפַּ֔חַתH6354Article | Noun - masculine singularwill be caughtיִלָּכֵ֖דH3920Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularin the snareבַּפָּ֑חH6341Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularForכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionI will bringאָבִ֨יאH935Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularuponאֵלֶ֧יהָH413Preposition | third person feminine singular. . .אֶל־H413PrepositionMoabמוֹאָ֛בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singularthe yearשְׁנַ֥תH8141Noun - feminine singular constructof their punishmentפְּקֻדָּתָ֖םH6486Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

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