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her towns will become desolate, with no one to live in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Oh, that Moab had wings so she could fly away, for her towns will be left empty, with no one living in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away; her cities shall become a desolation, with no inhabitant in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Put salt on Moab, for she will be laid waste; her cities will become desolate, with no one to dwell in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Give wings to Moab, That she may flee and get away; For her cities shall be desolate, Without any to dwell in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Give wings to Moab, For she will flee away; And her cities will become a desolation, Without inhabitants in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Give wings to Moab, For she will flee away; And her cities will become a desolation, Without inhabitants in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Give wings to Moab, For she will flee away; And her cities will become a desolation, Without inhabitants in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Give wings to Moab, For she will flee away; And her cities will become a desolation, Without inhabitants in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Give a gravestone to Moab, For she will fall into ruins; Her cities (pastures, farms) will be desolate, Without anyone to live in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make Moab a salt marsh, for she will run away; her towns will become a desolation, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make Moab a salt marsh, for she will run away; her towns will become a desolation, without inhabitant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Give wings unto Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Spread salt on the ground to kill the crops. Leave its towns in ruins, with no one living there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Give wings unto Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Put salt on Moab. It will be destroyed. Its cities will become deserted ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Set up a tombstone for Moab; it will soon be destroyed. Its towns will be left in ruins, and no one will live there again." ( <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Put salt on Moab for she will surely fall. Her towns will become desolate places, without any inhabitants in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Put salt on Moab, for she will be laid waste; her cities will become desolate, with no one to dwell in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Set up a gravestone for Moab, for it will certainly be laid in ruins! Its cities will be laid waste and become uninhabited." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Give wings to Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell in them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Give wings to Moab, that it may flee and get away: for its cities shall be desolate, without any to dwell in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Give wings to Moab, that she may fly and get herself away: and her cities will become a desolation, without anyone to dwell in them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Give wings to Moab, that she may go forth and flee away, "" And her cities are for a desolation, "" Without an inhabitant in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Give wings to Moab, for she utterly goeth out, And her cities are for a desolation, Without an inhabitant in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall give a wing to Moab, that fleeing she shall go forth: for her cities shall be for a desolation, from none dwelling in them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Give a flower to Moab, for in its flower it shall go out: and the cities thereof shall be desolate, and uninhabited. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Give a blossom to Moab. For it will depart when it is blossoming. And its cities will become desolate and uninhabited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Set up a tombstone for Moab; it will soon become a complete wasteland, Its cities turned into ruins where no one dwells. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Set aside salt for Moab, for she will surely fall; her towns shall become a desolation, with no inhabitant in them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Give a garland to Moab, for she shall surely be destroyed, and all her cities shall become a desolation without any to dwell in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Give a crown to Moab because the sword destroys and all her cities shall be for a wilderness which is without inhabitant<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Give wings unto Moab, For she must fly and get away; And her cities shall become a desolation, Without any to dwell therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Set marks upon Moab, for she shall be touched with a plague-spot, and all her cities shall become desolate; whence <i>shall there be</i> an inhabitant for her?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=14287" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">The Judgment on Moab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>The destroyer will move against every city, and not one town will escape. The valley will also be ruined, and the high plain will be destroyed, as the LORD has said. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tə·nū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Put</a> <a href="/hebrew/6731.htm" title="6731: ṣîṣ (N-ms) -- Or tsits; from tsuwts; properly, glistening, i.e. A burnished plate; also a flower; a wing.">salt</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: lə·mō·w·’āḇ (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">on Moab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5323.htm" title="5323: nā·ṣō (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To go away. A primitive root; to go away.">she will be laid waste;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: tê·ṣê (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: wə·‘ā·re·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">her cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ṯih·ye·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: lə·šam·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">desolate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: mê·’ên (Prep-m:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">with no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">to dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hên (Prep-b:: Pro-3fp) -- ">in them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1-14</a></span><br />Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion. / Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon: / “Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-11</a></span><br />“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-27.htm">Numbers 21:27-30</a></span><br />That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored. / For a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights. / Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">2 Kings 3:4-27</a></span><br />Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. / But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. / So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Ezekiel 25:8-11</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6-8</a></span><br />the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, / of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. / Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10-12</a></span><br />For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile. / He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands. / The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-10</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. / And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">Obadiah 1:1-4</a></span><br />This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”— / “Behold, I will make you small among the nations; you will be deeply despised. / The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Isaiah 21:11-12</a></span><br />This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-3</a></span><br />“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Give wings to Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.</p><p class="hdg">wings</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Jeremiah 48:28</a></b></br> O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove <i>that</i> maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-1.htm">Psalm 11:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, <i>A Psalm</i> of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee <i>as</i> a bird to your mountain?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6</a></b></br> And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! <i>for then</i> would I fly away, and be at rest.</p><p class="hdg">the cities</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Jeremiah 46:19</a></b></br> O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Zephaniah 2:9</a></b></br> Therefore <i>as</i> I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, <i>even</i> the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-8.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-18.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-5.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-2.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-28.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-8.htm">Fly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-2.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Salt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-2.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-21.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-28.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-33.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-40.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-40.htm">Fly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-4.htm">Salt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-18.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-38.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-40.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">The judgment of Moab</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">for their pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">for their security</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-14.htm">for their carnal confidence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">and for their contempt of God and his people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">The restoration of Moab</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase indicates a divine judgment against Moab, a nation often in conflict with Israel. The act of salting land is mentioned in <a href="/judges/9-45.htm">Judges 9:45</a>, where Abimelech destroys Shechem and salts it to ensure its desolation. This imagery underscores the severity of the judgment God is pronouncing through Jeremiah.<p><b>for she will be laid waste</b><br>The prophecy foretells the complete devastation of Moab. Historically, Moab was a powerful kingdom located east of the Dead Sea, often at odds with Israel (2 Kings 3). The phrase "laid waste" suggests not only military defeat but also economic and social ruin. This aligns with the broader context of <a href="/jeremiah/48.htm">Jeremiah 48</a>, where Moab's pride and idolatry are condemned, leading to its downfall.<p><b>her cities will become desolate</b><br>The desolation of Moab's cities indicates a total collapse of its urban centers, which were crucial for trade and governance. Archaeological evidence shows that Moab had several fortified cities, such as Dibon and Heshbon. The desolation signifies the end of Moab's influence and prosperity, fulfilling the prophetic word against nations that opposed God's people.<p><b>with no one to dwell in them</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the complete abandonment of Moab's cities, highlighting the thoroughness of God's judgment. The absence of inhabitants signifies not just physical destruction but also the removal of Moab's cultural and societal structures. This echoes other biblical prophecies of desolation, such as those against Babylon (<a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-20</a>) and Edom (<a href="/isaiah/34-10.htm">Isaiah 34:10</a>), where divine judgment results in uninhabitable lands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>An ancient kingdom located east of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. Moab is the subject of God's judgment in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who delivered messages of judgment and hope to the nations, including Moab, during the late 7th and early 6th centuries BC.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/desolation.htm">Desolation</a></b><br>The event of Moab's destruction and depopulation as a result of divine judgment, symbolized by the command to "put salt" on the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Moab's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. Just as Moab was judged for its arrogance, individuals and nations today must remain humble before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>The imagery of "putting salt" on Moab underscores the certainty and completeness of God's judgment. Believers are reminded of the seriousness of sin and the inevitability of divine justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>While judgment is pronounced, the broader biblical account always leaves room for repentance. This passage encourages self-examination and turning back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>God's control over nations and history is evident in His dealings with Moab. Trust in God's sovereignty provides comfort and assurance in uncertain times.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_moab_survive_jeremiah_48_8-9.htm">How can the prophecy in Jeremiah 48:8-9 of Moab's total destruction be reconciled with archaeological evidence suggesting Moabite cities outlasted this period?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_later_mentions_fit_moab's_prophecy.htm">If Jeremiah 48:42 says Moab will cease to be a people, how do later mentions of Moab or its descendants fit with this prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jer._48_11_conflict_with_moab's_history.htm">Does Jeremiah 48:11 conflict with historical accounts that suggest Moab did not always remain complacent or at peace?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_moab's_fate_sealed_in_jer._48_1-39.htm">Why does Jeremiah 48:1-39 repeatedly portray divine retaliation against Moab with no apparent path for redemption?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Give wings unto Moab . . .</span>--"No other prayer," the prophet seems to say, in grave, stern irony, "is left but this. Resistance is hopeless. There is nothing left but to wish for the wings of a bird that safety may be found in flight." (Comp. Ps. Iv. 6.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 9-16.</span> - So sudden is the blow that Moab stands in need of wings to make good his escape. Were the human instrument to delay, the curse meant for Moab would come upon himself. Is a reason demanded? It is that Moab has long been in a state of morally perilous security, and requires to be thoroughly shaken and aroused, in order that he may discover the inability of Chemosh to help his worshippers. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Give wings,</span> etc. Comp. ver. 28; also <a href="/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2</a>, where the fugitive Moabites are likened to "wandering birds." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Put</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּנוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(tə·nū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">salt</span><br /><span class="heb">צִ֣יץ</span> <span class="translit">(ṣîṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6731.htm">Strong's 6731: </a> </span><span class="str2">Glistening, a burnished plate, a flower, a wing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on Moab,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמוֹאָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she will be laid waste;</span><br /><span class="heb">נָצֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṣō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5323.htm">Strong's 5323: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her cities</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·re·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will become</span><br /><span class="heb">תִֽהְיֶ֔ינָה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯih·ye·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">desolate,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשַׁמָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šam·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruin, consternation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with no one</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹשֵׁ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wō·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in them.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּהֵֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Pronoun - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2004.htm">Strong's 2004: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Jeremiah 48:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Jeremiah 48:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Jeremiah 48:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Jeremiah 48:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Jeremiah 48:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Jeremiah 48:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Jeremiah 48:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Jeremiah 48:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Jeremiah 48:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Jeremiah 48:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 48:9 Give wings to Moab that she may (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/48-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>