Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(See on Isaiah 15:7; Isaiah 16:11).
like pipes—a plaintive instrument, therefore used at funerals and in general mourning.
riches . . . gotten—literally, the abundance . . . that which is over and above the necessaries of life. GROTIUS translates, "They who have been left remaining shall perish"; they who have not been slain by the enemy shall perish by disease and famine.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 48:36:
Isaiah 15:5
Isaiah 16:11
Isaiah 63:15
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