Jeremiah 48:47

Judgment on Moab · Jeremiah 48:1–47
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Translations

Modern
Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
Traditional
Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the Lord. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
Literal
And I will turn back the captivity of Moab in the latter days,” a declaration of YHWH. As far as here is the judgment of Moab.
Latin
Et convertam captivitatem Moab in novissimis diebus, ait Dominus. Hucusque judicia Moab.

Original

Hebrew
English
Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.

Notes

The Lord promised to show mercy to Moab. He said the people would prosper in the future.

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.

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

Topics

Moabites: Prophesies Respecting: Restoration from Captivity