Jeremiah 48:19
17 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!
18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.
O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
20 Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
21 And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
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
- Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’
- KJV
- O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
- WEB
- Inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way and watch. Ask him who flees, and her who escapes; say, ‘What has been done?’
- ASV
- O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What hath been done?
- DARBY
- Stand by the way, and watch, inhabitress of Aroer; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What is done?
- BLB
- By the road stand and watch, O dweller of Aroer; ask of him fleeing and her escaping; Say, ‘What has happened?’
- ÅB
- Still deg ved veien og se ut, du som bor i Aroer! Spør de flyktende og undkomne, si: Hva har hendt?
- OTB
- Stå ved veien og se, dere som bor i Aroer. Spør mannen som flykter og kvinnen som rømmer, ‘Hva har skjedd?’
- B1930
- Still dig ved veien og se ut, du som bor i Aroer! Spør de flyktende og undkomne, si: Hvad har hendt?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 2:36
From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
Read in context1 Samuel 4:16
And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
Read in context1 Samuel 4:13–14
And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
Read in contextNumbers 32:34
And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
Read in context1 Chronicles 5:8
And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:
Read in context2 Samuel 1:3–4
And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
Read in context2 Samuel 24:5
And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
Read in context2 Samuel 18:24–32
And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
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