Jeremiah 48 :: Webster's Bible (WEB)

Prophecy against Moab

Jer 48:1Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe to Nebo! for it is laid waste: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.

Jer 48:2

Jer 48:2There 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.

Jer 48:3

Jer 48:3A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, devastation and great destruction.

Jer 48:4

Jer 48:4Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.

Jer 48:5

Jer 48:5For in the ascent of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the descent of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.

Jer 48:6

Jer 48:6Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.

Jer 48:7

Jer 48:7For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.

Jer 48:8

Jer 48:8And 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.

Jer 48:9

Jer 48:9Give wings to Moab, that it may flee and get away: for its cities shall be desolate, without any to dwell in them.

Jer 48:10

Jer 48:10Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

Jer 48:11

Jer 48:11Moab 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.

Jer 48:12

Jer 48:12Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send to him wanderers that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.

Jer 48:13

Jer 48:13And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence.

Jer 48:14

Jer 48:14How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?

Jer 48:15

Jer 48:15Moab is laid waste, 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.

Jer 48:16

Jer 48:16The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.

Jer 48:17

Jer 48:17All 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!

Jer 48:18

Jer 48:18Thou 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.

Jer 48:19

Jer 48:19O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?

Jer 48:20

Jer 48:20Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.

Jer 48:21

Jer 48:21And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,

Jer 48:22

Jer 48:22And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,

Jer 48:23

Jer 48:23And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,

Jer 48:24

Jer 48:24And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.

Jer 48:25

Jer 48:25The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.

Jer 48:26

Jer 48:26Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.

Jer 48:27

Jer 48:27For was not Israel a derision to thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou hast spoken of him, thou hast leaped for joy.

Jer 48:28

Jer 48:28O 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.

Jer 48:29

Jer 48:29We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.

Jer 48:30

Jer 48:30I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.

Jer 48:31

Jer 48:31Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; my heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.

Jer 48:32

Jer 48:32O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants have gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler hath fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.

Jer 48:33

Jer 48:33And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the wine-presses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.

Jer 48:34

Jer 48:34From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, and even to Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, as a heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.

Jer 48:35

Jer 48:35Moreover 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.

Jer 48:36

Jer 48:36Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and my heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten have perished.

Jer 48:37

Jer 48:37For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.

Jer 48:38

Jer 48:38There shall be lamentation generally upon all the house-tops of Moab, and in its streets: for I have broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure, saith the LORD.

Jer 48:39

Jer 48:39They 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.

Jer 48:40

Jer 48:40For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.

Jer 48:41

Jer 48:41Kerioth 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.

Jer 48:42

Jer 48:42And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.

Jer 48:43

Jer 48:43Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.

Jer 48:44

Jer 48:44He that fleeth from the fear, shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth 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.

Jer 48:45

Jer 48:45They that fled stood under the shade of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come 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.

Jer 48:46

Jer 48:46Woe be to thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.

Jer 48:47

Jer 48:47Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.

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Prophecy against Moab

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