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Jeremiah 48
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### A Message About Moab(A)

48 Concerning Moab:(B)

This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:

“Woe to Nebo,(C) for it will be ruined.
Kiriathaim(D) will be disgraced and captured;
the stronghold[a] will be disgraced and shattered.
2 Moab will be praised(E) no more;
in Heshbon[b](F) people will plot her downfall:
‘Come, let us put an end to that nation.’(G)
You, the people of Madmen,[c] will also be silenced;
the sword will pursue you.
3 Cries of anguish arise from Horonaim,(H)
cries of great havoc and destruction.
4 Moab will be broken;
her little ones will cry out.[d]
5 They go up the hill to Luhith,(I)
weeping bitterly as they go;
on the road down to Horonaim(J)
anguished cries over the destruction are heard.
6 Flee!(K) Run for your lives;
become like a bush[e] in the desert.(L)
7 Since you trust in your deeds and riches,(M)
you too will be taken captive,
and Chemosh(N) will go into exile,(O)
together with his priests and officials.(P)
8 The destroyer(Q) will come against every town,
and not a town will escape.
The valley will be ruined
and the plateau(R) destroyed,
because the Lord has spoken.
9 Put salt(S) on Moab,
for she will be laid waste[f];(T)
her towns will become desolate,
with no one to live in them.

10 “A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work!
A curse on anyone who keeps their sword(U) from bloodshed!(V)

11 “Moab has been at rest(W) from youth,
like wine left on its dregs,(X)
not poured from one jar to another—
she has not gone into exile.
So she tastes as she did,
and her aroma is unchanged.
12 But days are coming,”
declares the Lord,
“when I will send men who pour from pitchers,
and they will pour her out;
they will empty her pitchers
and smash her jars.
13 Then Moab will be ashamed(Y) of Chemosh,(Z)
as Israel was ashamed
when they trusted in Bethel.(AA)

14 “How can you say, ‘We are warriors,(AB)
men valiant in battle’?
15 Moab will be destroyed and her towns invaded;
her finest young men(AC) will go down in the slaughter,(AD)”
declares the King,(AE) whose name is the Lord Almighty.(AF)
16 “The fall of Moab is at hand;(AG)
her calamity will come quickly.
17 Mourn for her, all who live around her,
all who know her fame;(AH)
say, ‘How broken is the mighty scepter,(AI)
how broken the glorious staff!’

18 “Come down from your glory
and sit on the parched ground,(AJ)
you inhabitants of Daughter Dibon,(AK)
for the one who destroys Moab
will come up against you
and ruin your fortified cities.(AL)
19 Stand by the road and watch,
you who live in Aroer.(AM)
Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping,
ask them, ‘What has happened?’
20 Moab is disgraced, for she is shattered.
Wail(AN) and cry out!
Announce by the Arnon(AO)
that Moab is destroyed.
21 Judgment has come to the plateau(AP)—
to Holon,(AQ) Jahzah(AR) and Mephaath,(AS)
22 to Dibon,(AT) Nebo(AU) and Beth Diblathaim,
23 to Kiriathaim,(AV) Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,(AW)
24 to Kerioth(AX) and Bozrah(AY)—
to all the towns(AZ) of Moab, far and near.
25 Moab’s horn[g](BA) is cut off;
her arm(BB) is broken,”
declares the Lord.

26 “Make her drunk,(BC)
for she has defied(BD) the Lord.
Let Moab wallow in her vomit;(BE)
let her be an object of ridicule.(BF)
27 Was not Israel the object of your ridicule?(BG)
Was she caught among thieves,(BH)
that you shake your head(BI) in scorn(BJ)
whenever you speak of her?
28 Abandon your towns and dwell among the rocks,
you who live in Moab.
Be like a dove(BK) that makes its nest
at the mouth of a cave.(BL)

29 “We have heard of Moab’s pride(BM)—
how great is her arrogance!—
of her insolence, her pride, her conceit
and the haughtiness(BN) of her heart.
30 I know her insolence but it is futile,”
declares the Lord,
“and her boasts(BO) accomplish nothing.
31 Therefore I wail(BP) over Moab,
for all Moab I cry out,
I moan for the people of Kir Hareseth.(BQ)
32 I weep for you, as Jazer(BR) weeps,
you vines of Sibmah.(BS)
Your branches spread as far as the sea[h];
they reached as far as[i] Jazer.
The destroyer has fallen
on your ripened fruit and grapes.
33 Joy and gladness are gone
from the orchards and fields of Moab.
I have stopped the flow of wine(BT) from the presses;
no one treads them with shouts of joy.(BU)
Although there are shouts,
they are not shouts of joy.

34 “The sound of their cry rises
from Heshbon(BV) to Elealeh(BW) and Jahaz,(BX)
from Zoar(BY) as far as Horonaim(BZ) and Eglath Shelishiyah,
for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.(CA)
35 In Moab I will put an end
to those who make offerings on the high places(CB)
and burn incense(CC) to their gods,”
declares the Lord.
36 “So my heart laments(CD) for Moab like the music of a pipe;
it laments like a pipe for the people of Kir Hareseth.(CE)
The wealth they acquired(CF) is gone.
37 Every head is shaved(CG)
and every beard(CH) cut off;
every hand is slashed
and every waist is covered with sackcloth.(CI)
38 On all the roofs in Moab
and in the public squares(CJ)
there is nothing but mourning,
for I have broken Moab
like a jar(CK) that no one wants,”
declares the Lord.
39 “How shattered(CL) she is! How they wail!
How Moab turns her back in shame!
Moab has become an object of ridicule,(CM)
an object of horror to all those around her.”

40 This is what the Lord says:

“Look! An eagle is swooping(CN) down,
spreading its wings(CO) over Moab.
41 Kerioth[j](CP) will be captured
and the strongholds taken.
In that day the hearts of Moab’s warriors(CQ)
will be like the heart of a woman in labor.(CR)
42 Moab will be destroyed(CS) as a nation(CT)
because she defied(CU) the Lord.
43 Terror(CV) and pit and snare(CW) await you,
you people of Moab,”
declares the Lord.
44 “Whoever flees(CX) from the terror
will fall into a pit,
whoever climbs out of the pit
will be caught in a snare;
for I will bring on Moab
the year(CY) of her punishment,”
declares the Lord.

45 “In the shadow of Heshbon
the fugitives stand helpless,
for a fire has gone out from Heshbon,
a blaze from the midst of Sihon;(CZ)
it burns the foreheads of Moab,
the skulls(DA) of the noisy boasters.
46 Woe to you, Moab!(DB)
The people of Chemosh are destroyed;
your sons are taken into exile
and your daughters into captivity.

47 “Yet I will restore(DC) the fortunes of Moab
in days to come,”
declares the Lord.

Here ends the judgment on Moab.

#### Footnotes

1. Jeremiah 48:1 Or captured; / Misgab
2. Jeremiah 48:2 The Hebrew for Heshbon sounds like the Hebrew for plot.
3. Jeremiah 48:2 The name of the Moabite town Madmen sounds like the Hebrew for be silenced.
4. Jeremiah 48:4 Hebrew; Septuagint / proclaim it to Zoar
5. Jeremiah 48:6 Or like Aroer
6. Jeremiah 48:9 Or Give wings to Moab, / for she will fly away
7. Jeremiah 48:25 Horn here symbolizes strength.
8. Jeremiah 48:32 Probably the Dead Sea
9. Jeremiah 48:32 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts as far as the Sea of
10. Jeremiah 48:41 Or The cities

#### Cross references

1. Jeremiah 48:1 : 48:29-36pp — Isa 16:6-12
2. Jeremiah 48:1 : S Ge 19:37; S Dt 23:6
3. Jeremiah 48:1 : S Nu 32:38
4. Jeremiah 48:1 : S Nu 32:37; S Jos 13:19
5. Jeremiah 48:2 : Isa 16:14
6. Jeremiah 48:2 : S Nu 21:25; S Jos 13:26
7. Jeremiah 48:2 : ver 42
8. Jeremiah 48:3 : S Isa 15:5
9. Jeremiah 48:5 : Isa 15:5
10. Jeremiah 48:5 : ver 3
11. Jeremiah 48:6 : S Ge 19:17
12. Jeremiah 48:6 : Jer 17:6
13. Jeremiah 48:7 : S Ps 49:6; S Pr 11:28
14. Jeremiah 48:7 : S Nu 21:29
15. Jeremiah 48:7 : Isa 46:1-2; Jer 49:3
16. Jeremiah 48:7 : Am 2:3
17. Jeremiah 48:8 : S Ex 12:23; S Jer 4:7
18. Jeremiah 48:8 : S Jos 13:9
19. Jeremiah 48:9 : Jdg 9:45
20. Jeremiah 48:9 : Jer 51:29
21. Jeremiah 48:10 : S Jer 47:6
22. Jeremiah 48:10 : S 1Sa 15:11; 1Ki 20:42; 2Ki 13:15-19
23. Jeremiah 48:11 : Zec 1:15
24. Jeremiah 48:11 : Zep 1:12
25. Jeremiah 48:13 : Hos 10:6
26. Jeremiah 48:13 : ver 7
27. Jeremiah 48:13 : S Jos 7:2
28. Jeremiah 48:14 : Ps 33:16
29. Jeremiah 48:15 : S Isa 9:17
30. Jeremiah 48:15 : Jer 51:40
31. Jeremiah 48:15 : S Jer 46:18
32. Jeremiah 48:15 : Jer 51:57
33. Jeremiah 48:16 : Isa 13:22
34. Jeremiah 48:17 : 2Ki 3:4-5
35. Jeremiah 48:17 : S Ps 110:2
36. Jeremiah 48:18 : Isa 47:1
37. Jeremiah 48:18 : S Nu 21:30; S Jos 13:9
38. Jeremiah 48:18 : ver 8
39. Jeremiah 48:19 : S Nu 32:34
40. Jeremiah 48:20 : S Isa 16:7
41. Jeremiah 48:20 : S Nu 21:13
42. Jeremiah 48:21 : S Jos 13:9, 21
43. Jeremiah 48:21 : S Jos 15:51
44. Jeremiah 48:21 : S Nu 21:23; S Isa 15:4
45. Jeremiah 48:21 : S Jos 13:18
46. Jeremiah 48:22 : S Nu 21:30; S Jos 13:9, 17
47. Jeremiah 48:22 : S Nu 32:38
48. Jeremiah 48:23 : S Nu 32:37; S Jos 13:19
49. Jeremiah 48:23 : S Jos 13:17
50. Jeremiah 48:24 : Am 2:2
51. Jeremiah 48:24 : Jer 49:13
52. Jeremiah 48:24 : S Isa 15:1
53. Jeremiah 48:25 : Ps 75:10
54. Jeremiah 48:25 : Ps 10:15; 37:17; Eze 30:21
55. Jeremiah 48:26 : Jer 25:16, 27; 51:39
56. Jeremiah 48:26 : ver 42; 1Sa 17:26
57. Jeremiah 48:26 : S Isa 28:8
58. Jeremiah 48:26 : ver 39
59. Jeremiah 48:27 : S Jer 2:26
60. Jeremiah 48:27 : 2Ki 17:3-6
61. Jeremiah 48:27 : S Job 16:4; Ps 44:14; Jer 18:16
62. Jeremiah 48:27 : S Dt 28:37; Mic 7:8-10; Zep 2:8, 10
63. Jeremiah 48:28 : S Ge 8:8; S SS 1:15
64. Jeremiah 48:28 : S Jdg 6:2
65. Jeremiah 48:29 : S Lev 26:19; S Job 40:12
66. Jeremiah 48:29 : S Ps 10:5; S Pr 16:18
67. Jeremiah 48:30 : S Ps 10:3
68. Jeremiah 48:31 : ver 36; Isa 15:5-8
69. Jeremiah 48:31 : S 2Ki 3:25
70. Jeremiah 48:32 : S Jos 13:25
71. Jeremiah 48:32 : S Nu 32:3
72. Jeremiah 48:33 : S Isa 24:7
73. Jeremiah 48:33 : Joel 1:12; Am 5:17
74. Jeremiah 48:34 : S Nu 21:25; S Jos 13:26
75. Jeremiah 48:34 : S Nu 32:3
76. Jeremiah 48:34 : S Nu 21:23; S Isa 15:4
77. Jeremiah 48:34 : S Ge 13:10
78. Jeremiah 48:34 : S Isa 15:5
79. Jeremiah 48:34 : S Isa 15:6
80. Jeremiah 48:35 : S Isa 15:2
81. Jeremiah 48:35 : Jer 11:13
82. Jeremiah 48:36 : S ver 31
83. Jeremiah 48:36 : S 2Ki 3:25
84. Jeremiah 48:36 : S Isa 15:7
85. Jeremiah 48:37 : Isa 15:2; S Jer 41:5; Eze 27:31; 29:18
86. Jeremiah 48:37 : S Lev 19:27; S 2Sa 10:4
87. Jeremiah 48:37 : S Ge 37:34; S Isa 3:24; Jer 16:6; Am 8:10
88. Jeremiah 48:38 : S Isa 15:3
89. Jeremiah 48:38 : S Jer 22:28
90. Jeremiah 48:39 : Jer 50:23
91. Jeremiah 48:39 : ver 26
92. Jeremiah 48:40 : S Dt 28:49; Hab 1:8
93. Jeremiah 48:40 : S Isa 8:8
94. Jeremiah 48:41 : S Isa 15:1
95. Jeremiah 48:41 : Am 2:16
96. Jeremiah 48:41 : S Isa 21:3
97. Jeremiah 48:42 : S Isa 16:14
98. Jeremiah 48:42 : ver 2
99. Jeremiah 48:42 : S ver 26
100. Jeremiah 48:43 : Jer 49:5
101. Jeremiah 48:43 : S Isa 24:17
102. Jeremiah 48:44 : 1Ki 19:17; S Job 20:24; Isa 24:18; S Jer 46:5
103. Jeremiah 48:44 : Jer 11:23; 23:12
104. Jeremiah 48:45 : S Nu 21:21, 26-28; S Jos 12:2
105. Jeremiah 48:45 : Nu 24:17
106. Jeremiah 48:46 : S Nu 21:29
107. Jeremiah 48:47 : Ps 14:7; Isa 11:11; Jer 12:15; 49:6, 39; Eze 16:53; Da 11:41

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