Jeremiah 48:31 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 48:31

29 “We have heard the ^apride of Moab
(He is exceedingly proud),
Of his loftiness and arrogance and ^bpride,
And of the haughtiness of his heart.”

30 “I know his¹ wrath,” says the Lord,
“But it is not right;
^aHis lies have made nothing right.

31 Therefore ^aI will wail for Moab,
And I will cry out for all Moab;
¹I will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.

32 ^aO vine of Sibmah! I will weep for you with the weeping of ^bJazer.
Your plants have gone over the sea,
They reach to the sea of Jazer.
The plunderer has fallen on your summer fruit and your vintage.

33 ^aJoy and gladness are taken
From the plentiful field
And from the land of Moab;
I have caused wine to¹ fail from the winepresses;
No one will tread with joyous shouting—
Not joyous shouting!

34 “From^a the cry of Heshbon to ^bElealeh and to Jahaz
They have uttered their voice,
^cFrom Zoar to Horonaim,
Like¹ a three-year-old heifer;
For the waters of Nimrim also shall be desolate.

35 “Moreover,” says the Lord,
“I will cause to cease in Moab
^aThe one who offers sacrifices in the¹ high places
And burns incense to his gods.

36 Therefore ^aMy heart shall wail like flutes for Moab,
And like flutes My heart shall wail
For the men of Kir Heres.
Therefore ^bthe riches they have acquired have perished.

37 “For ^aevery head shall be bald, and every beard clipped;
On all the hands shall be cuts, and ^bon the loins sackcloth—

38 A general lamentation
On all the ^ahousetops of Moab,
And in its streets;
For I have ^bbroken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure,” says the Lord.

39 “They shall wail:
‘How she is broken down!
How Moab has turned her back with shame!’
So Moab shall be a derision
And a dismay to all those about her.”

40 For thus says the Lord:
“Behold, ^aone shall fly like an eagle,
And ^bspread his wings over Moab.

41 Kerioth is taken,
And the strongholds are surprised;
^aThe mighty men’s hearts in Moab on that day shall be
Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs.

42 And Moab shall be destroyed ^aas a people,
Because he exalted himself against the Lord.

43 ^aFear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you,
O inhabitant of Moab,” says the Lord.

44 “He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit,
And he who gets out of the pit shall be caught in the ^asnare.
For upon Moab, upon it ^bI will bring
The year of their punishment,” says the Lord.

45 “Those who fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon
Because of exhaustion.
But ^aa fire shall come out of Heshbon,
A flame from the midst of ^bSihon,
And ^cshall devour the brow of Moab,
The crown of the head of the sons of tumult.

46 ^aWoe to you, O Moab!
The people of Chemosh perish;
For your sons have been taken captive,
And your daughters captive.

47 “Yet I will bring back the captives of Moab
^aIn the latter days,” says the Lord. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.

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Definitions of words in Jeremiah 48:31:

Ai {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ai {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Ai {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Heres {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Heres {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Heres {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Kir {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Kir {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Kir {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Will {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Mourn {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Jeremiah 48:31:

Palestine, 3 {I.S.B.E.}

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