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Jeremiah 48

Jeremiah 48:43

Judgment on Moab · Jeremiah 48:1–47
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Translations

Modern
Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.
Traditional
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.
Literal
Terror and pit and snare are upon you, O inhabitant of Moab!” A declaration of YHWH.
Latin
Pavor, et fovea, et laqueus super te, o habitator Moab, dicit Dominus.

Original

Hebrew
English
Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.

Notes

Jeremiah 48:43–45

The people of Moab could not escape the terror (Hebrew pakhad), traps (Hebrew pakhath), and snares (Hebrew pakh).

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

Moab: Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordan

Glossary

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