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Jeremiah 48

Jeremiah 48:36

Judgment on Moab · Jeremiah 48:1–47
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Translations

Modern
Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
Traditional
Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir–heres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.
Literal
Upon thus My heart wails for Moab like flutes, and My heart wails for the men of Kir-Heres like flutes. Upon thus the wealth they have acquired has perished.
Latin
Propterea cor meum ad Moab quasi tibiæ resonabit, et cor meum ad viros muri fictilis dabit sonitum tibiarum: quia plus fecit quam potuit, idcirco perierunt.

Original

Hebrew
English
Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.

Notes

Jeremiah 48:35–37

The Moabites showed their sorrow and grief through traditional actions. They shaved their heads and beards, cut their hands, and wore burlap clothing (Jeremiah 41:5; Job 1:20).

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).

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 Kerioth Moab, Moabites Musical Instruments Nations

Topics

Kir-Haraseth: A City of Moab Music: Instruments of Pipe Riches: General Scriptures Concerning Riches: Perishable The Dead: Mourning For, often with Plaintive Music