Jeremiah 48:17

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Summary

All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

Bemoan

How

General references

Isaiah 14:5

Bible References

Bemoan

So I will wail for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab, and shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.

So says Jehovah of Hosts, Think carefully, and call for the wailers, that they may come. And send for the wise women, that they may come;

For Heshbon's fields droop, the vine of Sibmah. The lords of the nations have crushed its choice plants, they have come to Jazer, they wander in the desert; her branches are stretched out, they have crossed the sea.

And the fruits of the lust of your soul have departed from you, and all the fat things and the bright things departed from you, and you will find them no more, not at all.

How

They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! How has Moab turned the back with shame! So Moab shall be a cause of scorn, and he shall be a terror to all those around him.

For You have broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his taskmaster, as in the day of Midian.

Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger! And the staff in their hand is My fury.

you shall take up this song against the king of Babylon and say, How the exacter, the gold gatherer has ceased!

And she had strong rods for the scepters of those who bore rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches; and it was seen in her height, with the multitude of her branches.

And I took my staff Kindness, and broke it apart, to break My covenant which I had made with all the peoples.

General references

Jehovah has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers