Focused Passage

Jeremiah 48:45-47

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

45 “Those who flee will stand helpless in Heshbon’s shadow, because fire has gone forth from Heshbon and a flame from within Sihon. It devours the foreheads of Moab and the skulls of the sons of tumult.

46 Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.

47 Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.

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References and Original Words

Verse 45

Original words

Those who flee נָסִ֑ים H5127 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural will stand עָמְד֖וּ H5975 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural helpless מִכֹּ֣חַ H3581 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular in Heshbon’s חֶשְׁבּ֛וֹן H2809 Noun - proper - feminine singular shadow בְּצֵ֥ל H6738 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct because כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction fire אֵ֞שׁ H784 Noun - common singular has gone forth יָצָ֣א H3318 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular from Heshbon מֵחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן H2809 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular and a flame וְלֶֽהָבָה֙ H3852 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular from within מִבֵּ֣ין H996 Preposition-m Sihon סִיח֔וֹן H5511 Noun - proper - masculine singular It devours וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular the foreheads פְּאַ֣ת H6285 Noun - feminine singular construct of Moab מוֹאָ֔ב H4124 Noun - proper - feminine singular and the skulls וְקָדְקֹ֖ד H6936 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the sons בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of tumult שָׁאֽוֹן׃ H7588 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 46

Original words

Woe אוֹי־ H188 Interjection to you לְךָ֣ Preposition | second person masculine singular O Moab מוֹאָ֔ב H4124 Noun - proper - feminine singular The people עַם־ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct of Chemosh כְּמ֑וֹשׁ H3645 Noun - proper - masculine singular have perished אָבַ֖ד H6 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction your sons בָנֶ֙יךָ֙ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular have been taken לֻקְּח֤וּ H3947 Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common plural into exile בַּשֶּׁ֔בִי H7628 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and your daughters וּבְנֹתֶ֖יךָ H1323 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular have gone into captivity בַּשִּׁבְיָֽה׃ H7633 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 47

Original words

Yet in the latter בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית H319 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct days הַיָּמִ֖ים H3117 Article | Noun - masculine plural I will restore וְשַׁבְתִּ֧י H7725 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Moab מוֹאָ֛ב H4124 Noun - proper - feminine singular from captivity שְׁבוּת־ H7622 Noun - feminine singular construct declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular Here הֵ֖נָּה H2008 Adverb ends עַד־ H5704 Preposition the judgment מִשְׁפַּ֥ט H4941 Noun - masculine singular construct on Moab מוֹאָֽב׃ס H4124 Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Or restore the fortunes of Moab

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