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

     (a) These were cities of the Moabites, which Nebuchadnezzar
         took before he went to fight against Nebo King of
         Egypt.

Jer 48:2
48:2 [There shall be] no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they
     have devised evil against it; {b} come, and let us cut it
     off from [being] a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, {c}
     O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.

     (b) Thus shall the Babylonians encourage one another.
     (c) Read @Isa 25:10.

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

     (d) Horonaim and Luhith were two places by which the
         Moabites would flee, @Isa 15:5.

Jer 48:6
48:6 Flee, save your lives, and be like the {e} bush in the
     wilderness.

     (e) Hide yourselves in barren places, where the enemy will
         not pursue after you, @Jer 17:6.

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

     (f) That is, the idols which are the works your hands. Some
         read, in your possessions, for so the word may signify
         as in @1Sa 25:2.
     (g) Both your great idol and his maintainers will be led
         away captives so that they will then know that it is in
         vain to look for help at idols, @Isa 15:2.

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

      (h) He shows that God would punish the Chaldeans if they
          did not destroy the Egyptians, and that with a
          courage, and calls this executing of his vengeance
          against his enemies, his work though the Chaldeans
          sought another end, @Isa 10:11.

Jer 48:11
48:11 Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled
      on his lees, and hath not been {i} emptied from vessel to
      vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his
      taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

      (i) Has not been removed as the Jews have, but have lived
          at ease, and as a wine that feeds itself on his lees.

Jer 48:13
48:13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of
      Israel was ashamed of {k} Bethel their confidence.

      (k) As the calf of Bethel was not able to deliver the
          Israelites no more will Chemosh deliver the Moabites.

Jer 48:17
48:17 All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that
      know his name, say, {l} How is the strong staff broken,
      [and] the beautiful rod!

      (l) How are they destroyed that put their trust in their
          strength and riches?

Jer 48:20
48:20 {m} Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: wail and
      cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is laid waste,

      (m) Thus they who flee will answer.

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

      (n) That is, his power and strength.

Jer 48:26
48:26 Make ye him {o} drunk: for he magnified [himself] against
      the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also
      shall be in derision.

      (o) He willed the Chaldeans to lay afflictions enough on
          them till they are like drunken men that fall down to
          their shame and are derided by all.

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

      (p) You rejoiced to hear of his misery, @Isa 16:6.

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

      (q) He will not execute his malice against his neighbours.

Jer 48:31
48:31 {r} Therefore will I wail for Moab, and I will cry out for
      all Moab; [my heart] shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.

      (r) Read @Isa 16:7.

Jer 48:32
48:32 O 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 {s} of Jazer: the spoiler hath fallen
      upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.

      (s) Which city was in the utmost border of Moab: and by
          this he signifies that the whole land would be
          destroyed and the people carried away.

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

      (t) \\Read Geneva "Isa 15:5"\\

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

      (u) Their custom was to play on flutes or instruments,
          heavy and grave tunes at burials and in the time of
          mourning, as in @Mt 9:23.

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

      (x) That is, Nebuchadnezzar, as in @Jer 49:22.

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

      (y) He that escapes one danger will be taken by another,
          @Isa 24:17.

Jer 48:45
48:45 They that fled stood under the shadow {z} of Heshbon
      because of the force: but {a} 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.

      (z) They fled there thinking to have comfort from the
          Amorites.
      (a) The Amorites had destroyed the Moabites in times past,
          and now because of their power the Moabites will seek
          them for help.

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

      (b) Who vaunted themselves of their idol as though he
          could have defended them.

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

      (c) That is, they will be restored by the Messiah.



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