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Jeremiah 48

Jeremiah 48:31

Judgment on Moab · Jeremiah 48:1–47
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Translations

Modern
Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
Traditional
Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir–heres.
Literal
Upon thus, over Moab I wail, and for Moab, all of him, I will cry out; for the men of Kir-Heres I will moan.
Latin
Ideo super Moab ejulabo, et ad Moab universam clamabo, ad viros muri fictilis lamentantes:

Original

Hebrew
English
Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.

Notes

Jeremiah 48:31

  • The Lord punished Moab and other nations for their sins, but this made him mourn.

  • Kir-hareseth was the capital city of Moab.

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).

Events

Parallels

Isaiah 15:1–9

Places

Kir: A Moabite city, later destroyed by the Babylonians Moab: Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordan

Glossary

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

Topics

Kir-Haraseth: A City of Moab