Jeremiah 48:2

Moab Heshbon Madmen Moab

¹ Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.

There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.

³ A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’

⁴ Moab will be shattered; her little ones will cry out.

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.

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BSB: There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
KJV: There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
WEB: The praise of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: ‘Come! Let’s cut her off from being a nation.’ You also, Madmen, will be brought to silence. The sword will pursue you.
ASV: The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. Thou also, O Madmen, shalt be brought to silence: the sword shall pursue thee.
DARBY: Moab's praise is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from [being] a nation. Thou also, O Madmen, shalt be cut down; the sword shall pursue thee.
BLB: There is no longer praise for Moab! In Heshbon they have devised against her evil: ‘Come, and let us cut her off from nationhood!’ Also, O Madmen, you will be silenced, after you will go the sword.

ÅB: Med Moabs ry er det forbi; i Hesbon legger de opp onde råd mot det: Kom, la oss utrydde det, så det ikke mere er et folk! Også du Madmen skal bli målløs, etter deg skal sverdet fare.
OTB: Moab skal ikke lenger bli rost; i Hesjbon planlegger de hennes fall: ‘Kom, la oss kutte henne av fra å være en nasjon.’ Også dere, folk av Madmen, skal bli tause; sverdet skal forfølge dere.
B1930: Med Moabs ry er det forbi; i Hesbon legger de op onde råd mot det: Kom, la oss utrydde det, så det ikke mere er et folk! Også du Madmen skal bli målløs, efter dig skal sverdet fare.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 16:14
And now the LORD says, “In three years, as a hired worker counts the years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, with all her many people. And those who are left will be few and feeble.”
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Jeremiah 31:36
“Only if this fixed order departed from My presence, declares the LORD, would Israel’s descendants ever cease to be a nation before Me.”
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Numbers 32:37
The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
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Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.
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Psalms 83:4–8
saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
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Jeremiah 48:17
Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered— the glorious staff!
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Isaiah 15:1
This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!
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Jeremiah 33:24
“Have you not noticed what these people are saying: ‘The LORD has rejected the two families He had chosen’? So they despise My people and no longer regard them as a nation.
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