Jeremiah 48:32

30 I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.

31 Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres.

O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.

33 And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.

34 From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.

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
I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.
KJV
O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
WEB
With more than the weeping of Jazer I will weep for you, vine of Sibmah. Your branches passed over the sea. They reached even to the sea of Jazer. The destroyer has fallen on your summer fruits and on your vintage.
ASV
With more than the weeping of Jazer will I weep for thee, O vine of Sibmah: thy branches passed over the sea, they reached even to the sea of Jazer: upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage the destroyer is fallen.
DARBY
O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with more than the weeping of Jaazer: thy shoots passed over the sea, they reached to the sea of Jaazer. The spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
BLB
With the weeping of Jazer do I weep for you, O vine of Sibmah! Your tendrils have gone out over the sea, as far as Jazer they reach; upon your summer fruit and upon your vintage the destroyer has fallen.
ÅB
Som Jaser gråter, gråter jeg over deg, du Sibmas vintre! Dine kvister gikk ut over havet, de nådde like til Jasers hav; over din frukthøst og din vinhøst faller en ødelegger.
OTB
Jeg gråter for deg, som Jaser gråter, du vinstokker av Sibma. Dine grener spredte seg over havet; de nådde så langt som Jaser. Ødeleggeren har falt over din modne frukt og druer.
B1930
Som Jaser gråter, gråter jeg over dig, du Sibmas vintre! Dine kvister gikk ut over havet, de nådde like til Jasers hav; over din frukthøst og din vinhøst faller en ødelegger.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 16:8–9

    For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.

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  • Numbers 21:32

    And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

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  • Joshua 13:19

    And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley,

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  • Numbers 32:1

    Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

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  • Numbers 32:38

    And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.

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  • Jeremiah 48:8

    And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.

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  • Numbers 32:35

    And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

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  • Jeremiah 48:18

    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.

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