Jeremiah 48:7

Jeremiah 48:7

5 ^aFor in the Ascent of Luhith they ascend with continual weeping;
For in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.

6 “Flee, save your lives!
And be like¹ the ^ajuniper in the wilderness.

7 For because you have trusted in your works and your ^atreasures,
You also shall be taken.
And ^bChemosh shall go forth into captivity,
His ^cpriests and his princes together.

8 And ^athe plunderer shall come against every city;
No one shall escape.
The valley also shall perish,
And the plain shall be destroyed,
As the Lord has spoken.

9 “Give^a wings to Moab,
That she may flee and get away;
For her cities shall be desolate,
Without any to dwell in them.

10 ^aCursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully,
And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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thy works—namely, fortifications built by thy work. Moab was famous for its fortresses (Jeremiah 48:18). The antithesis is to Jeremiah 48:6, "Be . . . in the wilderness," where there are no fortified cities.

thou . . . also—like the rest of the surrounding peoples, Judah, etc.

Chemosh—the tutelary god of Moab (Numbers 21:29; Judges 11:24; I Kings 11:7; II Kings 23:13). When a people were vanquished, their gods also were taken away by the victors (Jeremiah 43:12).

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