Jeremiah 48:17
15 Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
16 Moab’s calamity is at hand, and his affliction is rushing swiftly.
Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered— the glorious staff!
18 Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.
19 Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered— the glorious staff!
- KJV
- 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!
- WEB
- All you who are around him, bemoan him; and all you who know his name, say, ‘How the strong staff is broken, the beautiful rod!’
- ASV
- All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
- DARBY
- All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
- BLB
- Bemoan for him, all who surround him, and all who know his name, say, ‘How the staff of strength is broken—the rod of beauty!’
- ÅB
- Ha medynk med det, alle dere som bor rundt omkring det, og alle dere som kjenner dets navn! Si: Hvor det er blitt knekket, det sterke spir, den herlige stav!
- OTB
- Sørg over henne, alle som bor rundt henne, alle som kjenner hennes navn; si, ‘Hvor brutt er den mektige septer, hvor brutt den herlige stav!’
- B1930
- Ha medynk med det, alle I som bor rundt omkring det, og alle I som kjenner dets navn! Si: Hvor det er blitt knekket, det sterke spir, den herlige stav!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 9:4
For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
Read in contextJeremiah 48:39
“How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”
Read in contextIsaiah 16:8
For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:4–5
you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
Read in contextRevelation 18:14–20
And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”
Read in contextZechariah 11:10–14
Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.
Read in contextIsaiah 10:5
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
Read in contextEzekiel 19:11–14
It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.
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