Concerning Moab.aA number of parallels to this chapter occur in Isa. 15–16. Thus said GOD of Hosts, the God of Israel:Alas, that Nebo should be ravaged,Kiriathaim captured and shamed,The strongholdbThe stronghold Or “Misgab.” shamed and dismayed!
Moab’s glory is no more;In Heshbon they have plannedcplanned Heb. ḥashebu, play on Heshbon. evil against her:“Come, let us make an end of her as a nation!”You too, O Madmen, shall be silenced;dsilenced Heb. tiddommi, play on Madmen, the name of a town. The sword is following you.
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אין
61
עוד
80
תהלת
835
מואב
49
בחשבון
368
חשבו
316
עליה
115
רעה
275
לכו
56
ונכריתנה
741
מגוי
59
גםמדמן
177
תדמי
454
אחריך
239
תלך
450
חרב
210
Jeremiah 48:3
Gematria: 1610
קולצעקהמחרוניםשדושברגדול
Hark! an outcry from Horonaim,Destruction and utter ruin!
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קול
136
צעקה
265
מחרונים
354
שד
304
ושבר
508
גדול
43
Jeremiah 48:4
Gematria: 1985
נשברהמואבהשמיעוזעקהצעוריהצעיריה
Moab is broken;Her young ones cry aloud;eHer young ones cry aloud Emendation yields “They cry aloud as far as Zoar”; cf. Isa. 15.5.
Surely, because of your trustIn your wealth and in your treasures,You too shall be captured.And Chemosh shall go forth to exile,Together with his priests and attendants.
The ravager shall come to every town;No town shall escape.The valley shall be devastatedAnd the tableland laid waste—because GOD has spoken.
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ויבא
19
שדד
308
אלכלעיר
361
ועיר
286
לא
31
תמלט
479
ואבד
13
העמק
215
ונשמד
400
המישר
555
אשר
501
אמר
241
יהוה
26
Jeremiah 48:9
Gematria: 3009
תנוציץלמואבכינצאתצאועריהלשמהתהיינהמאיןיושבבהן
Give wings to Moab,For she must go hence.gwings to Moab, / For she must go hence Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Her towns shall become desolate,With no one living in them.
Word-by-Word Analysis
תנוציץ
646
למואב
79
כי
30
נצא
141
תצא
491
ועריה
291
לשמה
375
תהיינה
480
מאין
101
יושב
318
בהן
57
Jeremiah 48:10
Gematria: 2427
ארורעשהמלאכתיהוהרמיהוארורמנעחרבומדם
Cursed be he who is slack in doing GOD’s work! Cursed be he who withholds his sword from blood!
Moab has been secure from his youth on—He is settled on his leesAnd has not been poured from vessel to vessel—He has never gone into exile.Therefore his fine flavor has remainedAnd his bouquet is unspoiled.
But days are coming—declares GOD—when I will send to him those who will decant him;hdecant him Or “press forward against him”; cf. Isa. 63.1. they shall empty his vessels and smash his jars.
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לכן
100
הנהימים
160
באים
53
נאםיהוה
117
ושלחתילו
790
צעים
210
וצעהו
177
וכליו
72
יריקו
326
ונבליהם
143
ינפצו
236
Jeremiah 48:13
Gematria: 3127
ובשמואבמכמושכאשרבשוביתישראלמביתאלמבטחם
And Moab shall be shamed because of Chemosh, as the House of Israel were shamed because of Bethel, on whom they relied.
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ובש
308
מואב
49
מכמוש
406
כאשרבשו
829
בית
412
ישראל
541
מבית
452
אל
31
מבטחם
99
Jeremiah 48:14
Gematria: 1622
איךתאמרוגבוריםאנחנוואנשיחיללמלחמה
How can you say: We are warriors,Valiant men for war?
Moab is ravaged,His towns have been entered,His choice young menHave gone down to the slaughter—declares the KingiKing See note at 46.18. whose name is GOD of Hosts.
Word-by-Word Analysis
שדד
308
מואב
49
ועריה
291
עלה
105
ומבחר
256
בחוריו
232
ירדו
220
לטבח
49
נאםהמלך
186
יהוה
26
צבאות
499
שמו
346
Jeremiah 48:16
Gematria: 1388
קרובאידמואבלבואורעתומהרהמאד
The doom of Moab is coming close,His downfall is approaching swiftly.
Word-by-Word Analysis
קרוב
308
אידמואב
64
לבוא
39
ורעתו
682
מהרה
250
מאד
45
Jeremiah 48:17
Gematria: 2554
נדולוכלסביביווכלידעישמואמרואיכהנשברמטהעזמקלתפארה
Condole with him, all who live near him,All you who know him by name!Say: “Alas, the strong rod is broken,The lordly staff!”
Descend from gloryAnd sit in thirst,jthirst Meaning of Heb. uncertain. O inhabitant of Fair Dibon;For the ravager of Moab has entered your town,He has destroyed your fortresses.
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רדי
214
מכבוד
72
ישבי
322
ושבי
318
בצמא
133
ישבת
712
בתדיבון
474
כישדד
338
מואב
49
עלה
105
בך
22
שחת
708
מבצריך
362
Jeremiah 48:19
Gematria: 3186
אלדרךעמדיוצפייושבתערוערשאלינסונמלטהאמרימהנהיתה
Stand by the road and look out,O inhabitant of Aroer.Ask of him who is fleeingAnd of her who is escaping:Say, “What has happened?”
Wasn’t Israel a laughingstock to you?Was he ever caught among thieves,That you should shake your headkshake your head In mockery. Whenever you speak of him?
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ואם
47
לוא
37
השחק
413
היה
20
לך
50
ישראל
541
אםבגנבים
148
נמצאה
186
נמצא
181
כימדי
84
דבריך
236
בו
8
תתנודד
864
Jeremiah 48:28
Gematria: 2900
עזבועריםושכנובסלעישבימואבוהיוכיונהתקנןבעבריפיפחת
Desert the citiesAnd dwell in the crags,O inhabitants of Moab!Be like a dove that nestsIn the sides of a pit.
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עזבו
85
ערים
320
ושכנו
382
בסלע
162
ישבי
322
מואב
49
והיו
27
כיונה
91
תקנן
600
בעברי
284
פיפחת
578
Jeremiah 48:29
Gematria: 1423
שמענוגאוןמואבגאהמאדגבהווגאונווגאותוורםלבו
We have heard of Moab’s pride—Most haughty is he—Of his arrogance and pride,His haughtiness and self-exaltation.
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שמענו
466
גאוןמואב
109
גאה
9
מאד
45
גבהו
16
וגאונו
72
וגאותו
422
ורם
246
לבו
38
Jeremiah 48:30
Gematria: 1956
אניידעתינאםיהוהעברתוולאכןבדיולאכןעשו
I know his insolence—declares GOD—the wickedness that is in him,lin him Cf. note at Isa. 16.6. the wickedness he hasmhe has Heb. “they have.” committed.
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אני
61
ידעתי
494
נאםיהוה
117
עברתו
678
ולאכן
107
בדיו
22
לאכן
101
עשו
376
Jeremiah 48:31
Gematria: 1951
עלכןעלמואבאילילולמואבכלהאזעקאלאנשיקירחרשיהגה
Therefore I will howl for Moab,I will cry out for all Moab,InI Heb. “He.” will moan for the people of Kir-heres.
With greater weeping than for JazerI weep for you, O vine of Sibmah,Whose tendrils crossed the sea,Reached to the sea,oReached to the sea Meaning of Heb. uncertain. to Jazer.A ravager has come downUpon your fig and grape harvests.
Rejoicing and gladnessAre gone from the farmland,From the country of Moab;I have put an end to wine in the presses,No one treads [the grapes] with shouting—The shout is a shout no more.pThe shout is a shout no more Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
There is an outcry from Heshbon to Elealeh,They raise their voices as far as Jahaz,From Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiah.The Waters of NimrimShall also become desolation.
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מזעקת
617
חשבון
366
עדאלעלה
210
עדיהץ
179
נתנו
506
קולם
176
מצער
400
עדחרנים
382
עגלת
503
שלשיה
645
כי
30
גםמי
93
נמרים
340
למשמות
816
יהיו
31
Jeremiah 48:35
Gematria: 1558
והשבתילמואבנאםיהוהמעלהבמהומקטירלאלהיו
And I will make an end in Moab—declares GOD—Of those who offer at a shrineAnd burn incense to their god.
Therefore,My heart moans for Moab like a flute;Like a flute my heart moansFor the people of Kir-heres—Therefore,The gains they have made shall vanishqTherefore, / The gains they have made shall vanish Meaning of Heb. uncertain.—
Word-by-Word Analysis
עלכן
170
לבי
42
למואב
79
כחללים
138
יהמה
60
ולבי
48
אלאנשי
392
קירחרש
818
כחלילים
148
יהמה
60
עלכן
170
יתרת
1010
עשה
375
אבדו
13
Jeremiah 48:37
Gematria: 3056
כיכלראשקרחהוכלזקןגרעהעלכלידיםגדדתועלמתניםשק
For every head is baldAnd every beard is shorn;On all hands there are gashes,And on the loins sackcloth.
He who flees from the terrorShall fall into the pit;And he who climbs out of the pitShall be caught in the trap.For I will bring upon MoabThe year of their doom—declares GOD.
In the shelter of HeshbonFugitives halt exhausted;For fire went forth from Heshbon,Flame from the midstsmidst Emendation yields “house.” of Sihon,Consuming the brow of Moab,The pate of the people of Shaon.tShaon Or “tumult.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
בצל
122
חשבון
366
עמדו
120
מכח
68
נסים
160
כיאש
331
יצא
101
מחשבון
406
ולהבה
48
מבין
102
סיחון
134
ותאכל
457
פאת
481
מואב
49
וקדקד
214
בני
62
שאון
357
Jeremiah 48:46
Gematria: 1976
אוילךמואבאבדעםכמושכילקחובניךבשביובנתיךבשביה
Woe to you, O Moab!The people of Chemosh are undone,For your sons are carried off into captivity,Your daughters into exile.
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אוילך
67
מואב
49
אבד
7
עםכמוש
476
כילקחו
174
בניך
82
בשבי
314
ובנתיך
488
בשביה
319
Jeremiah 48:47
Gematria: 2990
ושבתישבותמואבבאחריתהימיםנאםיהוהעדהנהמשפטמואבס
But I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the days to come—declares GOD.Thus far is the judgment on Moab.