Thematic Bible
Jeremiah 48:1 (show verse)
About Moab, this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says:
Woe to Nebo, because it is about to be destroyed;
Kiriathaim will be put to shame; it will be taken captive.
The fortress will be put to shame and dismayed!
Kiriathaim will be put to shame;
The fortress will be put to shame and dismayed!
Jeremiah 48:2 (show verse)
they plan harm against her in Heshbon:
Come, let’s cut her off from nationhood.
Also, Madmen,
the sword will pursue you.
Jeremiah 48:3 (show verse)
“devastation and great disaster!”
Jeremiah 48:4 (show verse)
her little ones will cry out.
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Jeremiah 48:5 (show verse)
they will be weeping continually,
and on the descent to Horonaim
will be heard cries of distress over the destruction:
Jeremiah 48:6 (show verse)
Be like a juniper bush
Jeremiah 48:7 (show verse)
you will be captured also.
Chemosh
with his priests and officials.
Chemosh » An idol of » The moabites and ammonites
false Confidence » Self-confidence, an element of insecurity » Miscellaneous references to
false Confidence » In outward resources
Moabites » Prophesies respecting » To be captives in babylon
Moabites » Described as » Rich and confident
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in wealth
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Chemosh » Chemosh, a God of the moabites
false Confidence » Self-confidence, an element of insecurity » Miscellaneous references to
false Confidence » In outward resources
Moabites » Prophesies respecting » To be captives in babylon
Moabites » Described as » Rich and confident
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in wealth
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Chemosh » Chemosh, a God of the moabites
Jeremiah 48:8 (show verse)
not one town will escape.
The valley will perish,
and the plain will be annihilated,
as the Lord has said.
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Jeremiah 48:9 (show verse)
for she will run away;
her towns will become a desolation,
without inhabitant.
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Jeremiah 48:10 (show verse)
the Lord’s business deceitfully
and the one who withholds
his sword from bloodshed is cursed.
Jeremiah 48:11 (show verse)
settled like wine on its dregs.
He hasn’t been poured from one container to another
or gone into exile.
So his taste has remained the same,
and his aroma hasn’t changed.
Jeremiah 48:12 (show verse)
this is the Lord’s declaration—
when I will send those to him, who will pour him out.
They will empty his containers
and smash his jars.
Jeremiah 48:13 (show verse)
just as the house of Israel was put to shame
because of Bethel
Jeremiah 48:14 (show verse)
mighty men ready for battle”?
Jeremiah 48:15 (show verse)
has come up,
and the best of its young men
have gone down to slaughter.
This is the King’s declaration;
Yahweh of Hosts is His name.
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Jeremiah 48:16 (show verse)
his disaster is rushing swiftly.
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Jeremiah 48:17 (show verse)
everyone who knows his name.
Say: How the mighty scepter
the glorious staff!
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Jeremiah 48:18 (show verse)
resident of the daughter of Dibon,
for the destroyer of Moab has come against you;
he has destroyed your fortresses.
Jeremiah 48:19 (show verse)
resident of Aroer!
Ask him who is fleeing or her who is escaping:
What happened?
Jeremiah 48:20 (show verse)
Wail and cry out!
Declare by the Arnon
that Moab is destroyed.
Jeremiah 48:21 (show verse)
“Judgment has come to the land of the plateau—to Holon, Jahzah, Mephaath,
Jeremiah 48:22 (show verse)
Dibon, Nebo, Beth-diblathaim,
Jeremiah 48:23 (show verse)
Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, Beth-meon,
Jeremiah 48:24 (show verse)
Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of the land of Moab, those far and near.
Jeremiah 48:25 (show verse)
Moab’s horn is chopped off; his arm is shattered.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 48:26 (show verse)
“Make him drunk, because he has exalted himself against the Lord. Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.
Jeremiah 48:27 (show verse)
Wasn’t Israel a laughingstock to you? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.”
Jeremiah 48:28 (show verse)
residents of Moab!
Be like a dove
that nests inside the mouth of a cave.
Jeremiah 48:29 (show verse)
great pride, indeed—
his insolence, arrogance, pride,
and haughty heart.
Jeremiah 48:30 (show verse)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
It is empty.
His boast is empty.
Jeremiah 48:31 (show verse)
I will cry out for Moab, all of it;
he will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
Jeremiah 48:32 (show verse)
with more than the weeping for Jazer.
Your tendrils have extended to the sea;
they have reached to the sea and to Jazer.
The destroyer has fallen on your summer fruit and grape harvest.
Jeremiah 48:33 (show verse)
and from the land of Moab.
I have stopped the flow of wine from the winepresses;
no one will tread with shouts of joy.
The shouting is not a shout of joy.
Jeremiah 48:34 (show verse)
“There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices as far as Jahaz—from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah—because even the waters of Nimrim have become desolate.
Jeremiah 48:35 (show verse)
In Moab, I will stop”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“the one who offers sacrifices on the high place and burns incense to his gods.
Jeremiah 48:36 (show verse)
Therefore, My heart moans like flutes for Moab, and My heart moans like flutes for the people of Kir-heres. And therefore, the wealth he has gained has perished.
Jeremiah 48:37 (show verse)
Indeed, every head is bald and every beard clipped; on every hand is a gash and sackcloth around the waist.
Jeremiah 48:38 (show verse)
On all the rooftops of Moab and in her public squares, everyone is mourning because I have shattered Moab like a jar no one wants.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
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Jeremiah 48:39 (show verse)
“How broken it is! They wail! How Moab has turned his back! He is ashamed. Moab will become a laughingstock and a shock to all those around him.”
Jeremiah 48:40 (show verse)
For this is what the Lord says:
He will swoop down like an eagle
and spread his wings against Moab.
and spread his wings against Moab.
Jeremiah 48:41 (show verse)
and the strongholds seized.
In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors
will be like the heart of a woman with contractions.
Jeremiah 48:42 (show verse)
because he has exalted himself against the Lord.
Jeremiah 48:43 (show verse)
await you, resident of Moab.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 48:44 (show verse)
and he who climbs from the pit
will be captured in the trap,
for I will bring against Moab
the year of their punishment.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 48:45 (show verse)
because fire has come out from Heshbon
and a flame from within Sihon.
It will devour Moab’s forehead
and the skull of the noisemakers.
Jeremiah 48:46 (show verse)
The people of Chemosh have perished
because your sons have been taken captive
and your daughters have gone into captivity.
Jeremiah 48:47 (show verse)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
The judgment on Moab ends here.