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Jeremiah 48:11
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9 “Givea 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. 
11 “Moab has been at ease from his youth;
He ahas settled on his dregs,
And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
Nor has he gone into captivity.
Therefore his taste remained in him,
And his scent has not changed. 
12 “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I shall send him1 wine-workers
Who will tip him over
And empty his vessels
And break the bottles. 
13 Moab shall be ashamed of aChemosh,
As the house of Israel bwas ashamed of cBethel, their confidence. 
14 “How can you say, a‘We are mighty
And strong men for the war’? 
15 Moab is plundered and gone up from her cities;
Her chosen young men have agone down to the slaughter,” says bthe King,
Whose name is the Lord of hosts. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Jeremiah 48:11

Moab hath been at ease - The metaphor here is taken from the mode of preserving wines. They let them rest upon their lees for a considerable time, as this improves them both in strength and flavour; and when this is sufficiently done, they rack, or pour them off into other vessels. Moab had been very little molested by war since he was a nation; he had never gone out of his own land. Though some had been carried away by Shalmaneser forty years before this, he has had neither wars nor captivity.

Therefore his taste remained in him - Still carrying on the allusion to the curing of wines; by resting long upon the lees, the taste and smell are both improved. See the note on Isaiah 25:6.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Jeremiah 48:11:

Isaiah 25:6

 

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