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Jeremiah 48:35

MoabMoab

33 Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy.

34 There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.

In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.

36 Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.

37 For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.

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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
In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.
KJV
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
WEB
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab,” says the LORD, “him who offers in the high place, and him who burns incense to his gods.
ASV
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith Jehovah, him that offereth in the high place, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
DARBY
And I will cause to cease in Moab, saith Jehovah, him that offereth in the high place, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
BLB
And I will make cease in Moab,” a declaration of YHWH, “The one bringing up in the high places, and burning incense to his gods.
ÅB
Og jeg utrydder av Moab, sier Herren, hver den som stiger opp på en haug og brenner røkelse for sine guder.
OTB
I Moab vil jeg gjøre slutt på dem som ofrer på de høye steder og brenner røkelse til sine guder,» erklærer Herren.
B1930
Og jeg utrydder av Moab, sier Herren, hver den som stiger op på en haug og brenner røkelse for sine guder.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 15:2

    Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.

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  • Isaiah 16:12

    When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.

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  • Jeremiah 48:7

    Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.

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  • Numbers 28:14

    Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine with each bull, a third of a hin with the ram, and a quarter hin with each lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon throughout the year.

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  • Numbers 22:40–41

    Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.

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  • Numbers 28:28–30

    together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,

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  • Jeremiah 11:13

    Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’

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