Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded [and] taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed. Ver. 1. _Against Moab._] That bastardly brood, infamous for their inveterate hatred of God's Israel, at whom they were anciently i... [ Continue Reading ]
Jeremiah 48:2 [There shall be] no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from [being] a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee. Ver. 2. _There shall be no more praise of Moab._] This may be taken either of a... [ Continue Reading ]
_A voice of crying [shall be] from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction._ Ver. 3. _A voice of crying._] They would not cry for their sins: they shall therefore cry for their miseries with desperate and bootless tears, and yet worse one day.... [ Continue Reading ]
Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard. Ver. 4. _Moab is destroyed,_] _i.e., _ Shall be shortly. _ Her little ones have caused a cry to be heard._] While they either are forsaken of their parents, _as _ Jer 47:3 or else see them to be slain or carried away captives.... [ Continue Reading ]
For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction. Ver. 5. _Continual weeping shall go up._] Heb., Weeping with weeping shall go up - _i.e., _ they shall weep abundantly.... [ Continue Reading ]
Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. Ver. 6. _Flee, save your lives._] Whatever else ye lose. _ And be like the heath in the wilderness._] Which is little worth. See Jeremiah 17:6. Sit there sad and solitary.... [ Continue Reading ]
For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity [with] his priests and his princes together. Ver. 7. _For because thou hast trusted in thy works._] Thy creature confidence and thine idolatry have undone thee. _ Ch... [ Continue Reading ]
And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken. Ver. 8. _And the spoiler shall come,_] _i.e., _ Nebuchadnezzar. _ As the Lord hath spoken._] Who hath given him a commission, and made him... [ Continue Reading ]
Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein. Ver. 9. _Give wings unto Moab._] Let him flea his utmost - _addat timor alas:_ but the Chaldean eagle will easily overcatch him.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cursed [be] he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed [be] he that keepeth back his sword from blood. Ver. 10. _Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully._] Or, Slackly, or hastingly, to the halves: _Late pater haec sententia._ The work of destroying Moab is here mai... [ Continue Reading ]
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. Ver. 11. _Moab hath been at ease from his youth._] And his ease hath destr... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles. Ver. 12. _That I will send him wanderers._] _Peregrinantes qui peregre agant eum; _ the Chaldean vagrants, as he proudly calle... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence. Ver. 13. _As the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel._] When their golden calf was carried into captivity.... [ Continue Reading ]
How say ye, We [are] mighty and strong men for the war? Ver. 14. _How say ye, We are mighty?_] _q.d., _ Ye have great cause to crack, and to stand upon your pantofle. _a_ _as Jeremiah 48:2_ _; _ Jer 48:29-30 _ a_ A slipper or sandle.... [ Continue Reading ]
Moab is spoiled, and gone up [out of] her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name [is] the LORD of hosts. Ver. 15. _Moab is spoiled._] _Quae hucusque, eadem maiore cum luce repetit._ The same again, but with more exornations.... [ Continue Reading ]
The calamity of Moab [is] near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast. Ver. 16. _The calamity of Moab is near to come._] See on Jeremiah 48:15 .... [ Continue Reading ]
All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, [and] the beautiful rod! Ver. 17. _All ye that are about him, bemoan him._] And that ye may not want a form, say ye, How is the strong staff broken!... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from [thy] glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, [and] he shall destroy thy strong holds. Ver. 18. _And sit in thirst,_] _i.e., _ In want of all things.... [ Continue Reading ]
O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, [and] say, What is done? Ver. 19. _Stand by the way and espy, &c._] What brave rhetoric is here? _Tenendum quidem, prophetas et apostolos non affectasse artem dicendi: vide tamen quanta etoquentia peroret... [ Continue Reading ]
Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled, Ver. 20. _Moab is confounded._] See on Jeremiah 48:15 . _ Tell it in Arnon._] In the cities standing upon that river.... [ Continue Reading ]
And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath, Ver. 21. _And judgment is come upon the plain country._] Such as the most part of Moab was.... [ Continue Reading ]
And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim, Ver. 22. _And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo._] These cities beyond Jordan belonged to Israel; but Moab had seized them, and now God's judgment cometh upon them.... [ Continue Reading ]
And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon, Ver. 23. _And upon Kiriathaim._] See on Jeremiah 48:1 . _ And upon Bethmeon._] "Baiith" Isaiah calleth it. Jer 15:2... [ Continue Reading ]
And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near. Ver. 24. _And upon Bazrah._] Called also Bezer. Jos 21:36... [ Continue Reading ]
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD. Ver. 25. _The horn of Moab is cut off,_] _i.e., _ His strength, power, glory, kingdoms; his sultans and princes, saith the Chaldee.... [ Continue Reading ]
Make ye him drunken: for he magnified [himself] against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision. Ver. 26. _Make ye him drunk._] _Ebrietas modis omnibus maledicta._ But here is meant a dry drunkenness with the fierce wrath of God. Most things here spoken are t... [ Continue Reading ]
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy. Ver. 27. _For was not Israel a derision unto thee?_] _sc., _ When he was carried captive by Shalmaneser, didst not thou make thyself merry in his misery, and compose comedies... [ Continue Reading ]
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove [that] maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. Ver. 28. _And be like the dove._] That is glad to creep in at any cranny of the craggy rock, to be hid from the hawk.... [ Continue Reading ]
We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart. Ver. 29. _We have heard the pride of Moab._] See Isaiah 16:6. Proud he was then, and the same he is still; no changeling is he.... [ Continue Reading ]
I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but [it shall] not [be] so; his lies shall not so effect [it]. Ver. 30. _I know his wrath._] Passion is the eldest daughter of pride. See Isaiah 16:6 . _ His lies shall not so effect it._] Heb., His bars. Lies were his refuge, his strength, the bars he trusted to... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; [mine heart] shall mourn for the men of Kirheres. Ver. 31. _Therefore will I howl._] Isaiah 16:7; Isaiah 15:5 .... [ Continue Reading ]
O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach [even] to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage. Ver. 32. _I will weep with thee for the weeping of Jazer._] Or, More than the weeping of Jaze... [ Continue Reading ]
And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; [their] shouting [shall be] no shouting. Ver. 33. _And joy and gladness is taken._] See Isaiah 16:10 . _ Their shouting shall be n... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 34. _From Heshbon even unto Elealeh._] See Isaiah 15:4,5; Isaiah 15:9 . _ As a... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods. Ver. 35. _Moreover I will cause to cease._] Such a scarcity there shall be of people. See Jer 48:7 Numbers 21:28 .... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches [that] he hath gotten are perished. Ver. 36. _Therefore my heart._] See Isaiah 15:5; Isaiah 16:11 .... [ Continue Reading ]
For every head [shall be] bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands [shall be] cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. Ver. 37. _For every head shall be bald._] This was the doings among the Easterlings, in times of mourning.... [ Continue Reading ]
Jeremiah 48:38 [There shall be] lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure, saith the LORD. Ver. 38. _There shall be lamentation._] See Isaiah 15:3 . _ Like a vessel wherein is no pleasure._] See J... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall howl, [saying], How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him. Ver. 39. _How hath Moab turned the back with shame?_] Heb., Neck. “ _Submisit tristi colla superba iugo._ ”... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab. Ver. 40. _Behold, he shall fly as an eagle._] To an eagle Nebuchadnezzar is compared, for his strength, swiftness, and ravenousness.... [ Continue Reading ]
Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. Ver. 41. _Kerioth is taken._] Of this city, some say, was Judas Iscariot. _ As the heart of a woman in her pangs._] Which is very low: neither is suc... [ Continue Reading ]
And Moab shall be destroyed from [being] a people, because he hath magnified [himself] against the LORD. Ver. 42. _Because he hath magnified himself against the Lord,_] _i.e., _ Against his people, who are as the apple of his eye.... [ Continue Reading ]
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, [shall be] upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD. Ver. 43. _Fear and the pit._] See Isaiah 24:17 .... [ Continue Reading ]
He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, [even] upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. Ver. 44. _He that seeth._] See Isaiah 24:18 .... [ Continue Reading ]
They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. Ver. 45. _Stood under the shadow of Heshbon._] As thinking t... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives. Ver. 46. _Woe be unto thee, O Moab._] See Numbers 21:29 .... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far [is] the judgment of Moab. Ver. 47. _Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab._] _Laetiora demum annuntiat._ But because this was never that we find fulfilled in the letter, therefore it was a presage of t... [ Continue Reading ]