Jeremiah 48:24

Translations

Modern

…upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.

Traditional

And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.

Literal

…and on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, and on all the cities of the land of Moab, those far off and those nearby.

Latin

…et super Carioth, et super Bosra, et super omnes civitates terræ Moab, quæ longe et quæ prope sunt.

Original

Hebrew

English

…upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.

Notes

Jeremiah 48:21–25

Eleven Moabite villages would soon learn that Moab's military strength was broken. This meant the villages had no defense against the advancing enemy.

Jeremiah 48:1–47

Moab, one of two nations descended from Abraham’s nephew Lot (Genesis 19:36–38), was the next nation judged in the Lord’s courtroom (compare Isaiah 15–16). Moab’s land was between the Arnon River and the Zered Brook, east of the Dead Sea. At that time, the Moabites felt confident because they were mostly safe from Babylonian military power. However, the Lord found the Moabites to be greedy and cruel, and their worship was violent and indulgent.

Jeremiah 48:1–49:6

The Lord ordered the destruction and future rebuilding of Moab and Ammon. These two nations came from Lot, who was Abraham's nephew (Genesis 19:36–38).

Theme notes and profiles

Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Amos 2:2
So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.
Jeremiah 48:41
Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
Joshua 21:36
From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,
Zephaniah 2:8–10
“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.
Deuteronomy 4:43
Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.

Parallels

Isaiah 15:1–9

Places

Bezer: Levitical city of refuge in Reuben Kiriathaim: A Moabite city, later allotted to Reuben Moab: Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordan

Glossary

Bezer (Place) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Bozrah Heshbon Horonaim Judas Kerioth Moab, Moabites Nations Zoar

Topics

Bozrah: A Town of Moab Kerioth: Also Called Kirioth: A City of Moab Moabites: Possessed Many and Great Cities the Tribe of Gad: Land of, Seized by the Moabites and Ammonites

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