Jeremiah 48:34

Translations

Modern

There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.

Traditional

From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.

Literal

From the outcry of Heshbon unto Elealeh, and unto Jahaz, they have given forth their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim, and Eglath-Shelishiyah; for also the waters of Nimrim have become desolations.

Latin

De clamore Hesebon usque Eleale et Jasa, dederunt vocem suam; a Segor usque ad Oronaim, vitula conternante: aquæ quoque Nemrim pessimæ erunt.

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English

There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.

Notes

Jeremiah 48:34–39

These verses describe the impact of the Lord's judgment on the Moabite people.
The Moabite towns mentioned were along small rivers flowing east into the Dead Sea.

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

Isaiah 15:4–6
Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out; their souls tremble within.
Numbers 32:3
“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
Jeremiah 48:5
For on the ascent to Luhith they weep bitterly as they go, and on the descent to Horonaim cries of distress resound over the destruction:
Jeremiah 48:2–3
There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
Genesis 13:10
And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Deuteronomy 34:3
…the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.
Numbers 32:36–37
Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and they built folds for their flocks.

Parallels

Isaiah 15:1–9

Places

Eglath-shelishiyah: Moabite city; its destruction prophesied by Isaiah and Jeremiah Elealeh: Moabite city assigned to Reuben; later prophecies of destruction Heshbon: Amorite city conquered by Moses, allotted to Reuben Horonaim: A Moabite city mentioned in prophecies of judgment Jahaz: A town in Moab, site of Israelite victories Nimrim: A place in Moab known for its waters Zoar: A city near Sodom, spared from destruction

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Eglath-Shelishiyah Elealeh Heshbon Horonaim Kerioth Moab, Moabites Nations Nimrim, Waters of Zoar

Topics

Heshbon: Prophecy Concerning Horonaim: A Town of Moab Nimrim: Waters on the Borders of the Tribe of Gad and the Country of: Moab The Ox: Heifer: (Of Three Years Old) Moab in Affliction Zoar: Territory of

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