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translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />to Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />on Kiriathaim and Beth-gamul and Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />upon Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />On Kirjathaim and Beth Gamul and Beth Meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul and Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Kiriathaim, Beth-Gamul, Beth-Meon, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul, Beth Meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Kiriathaim, Bethgamul, Bethmeon, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />upon Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />on Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul, and Beth Meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and on Kiriathaim, and on Beth Gamul, and on Beth Meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />on Kiriathaim, on Beth Gamul, on Beth Meon, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And on Beth-Gamul, and on Beth-Meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And on Beth-Gamul, and on Beth-Meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And upon the city of forests, and upon the house of the weaned, and upon the house of habitation,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And upon Cariathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmaon, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and upon Kiriathaim, and upon the house of Gamul, and upon the house of Meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />on Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And upon Koriathaim and upon Bet-gamul and upon Beth-moen<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And upon Qurathim, and upon Bayth Gamol, and upon Bayth Muun<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and upon Cariathaim, and upon the house of Gaemol, and upon the house of Maon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/48-23.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=14428" 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">22</span>upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/7156.htm" title="7156: qir·yā·ṯa·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Moab, also a place in Naphtali. Dual of qiryah; double city; Kirjathaim, the name of two placed in Palestine.">Kiriathaim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1014.htm" title="1014: bêṯ (Prep) -- From bayith and the passive participle of gmuwl; house of weaned; Beth-Gamul, a place East of the Jordan."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1014.htm" title="1014: gā·mūl (N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and the passive participle of gmuwl; house of weaned; Beth-Gamul, a place East of the Jordan.">Beth-gamul,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1010.htm" title="1010: bêṯ (Prep) -- House of Baal of (the) habitation, a place E. of the Jordan. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1010.htm" title="1010: mə·‘ō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- House of Baal of (the) habitation, a place E. of the Jordan. ">Beth-meon,</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.…<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/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6-14</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty. / Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken. / For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea. ...<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="/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/21-28.htm">Numbers 21:28-30</a></span><br />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. / But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a></span><br />And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">2 Kings 25:21</a></span><br />There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.<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 34:5-8</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="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21-22</a></span><br />So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28-32</a></span><br />Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning— / while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment. / Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-1.htm">Ezekiel 35:1-15</a></span><br />Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, / and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And on Kiriathaim, and on Bethgamul, and on Bethmeon,</p><p class="hdg">Kiriathaim</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1</a></b></br> Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded <i>and</i> taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5</a></b></br> And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that <i>were</i> with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,</p><p class="hdg">Shaveh Kiriathaim</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/13-19.htm">Joshua 13:19</a></b></br> And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,</p><p class="hdg">Kirjathaim </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38</a></b></br> And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.</p><p class="hdg">Baal-meon </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-22.htm">Beth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-17.htm">Gamul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Kiriathaim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Kiriatha'im</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">Kirjathaim</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-8.htm">Meon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Beth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-17.htm">Gamul</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Kiriathaim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Kiriatha'im</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Kirjathaim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Meon</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/48.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/48.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>upon Kiriathaim</b><br>Kiriathaim is a town located in the territory of Moab, east of the Jordan River. It is mentioned in several biblical passages, including <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5</a> and <a href="/numbers/32-37.htm">Numbers 32:37</a>. Historically, Kiriathaim was a significant settlement in the region of Moab, which was often in conflict with Israel. The name "Kiriathaim" means "two cities," suggesting it may have been a twin city or a city with two main parts. The mention of Kiriathaim in <a href="/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23</a> is part of a prophecy against Moab, indicating the impending judgment and destruction that would come upon the Moabite cities. This reflects the broader theme of divine retribution against nations that opposed Israel and God's purposes.<p><b>Beth-gamul</b><br>Beth-gamul is another Moabite city mentioned in the context of Jeremiah's prophecy against Moab. The name "Beth-gamul" means "house of recompense" or "house of the camel," which may indicate its role as a trading or caravan city. The specific mention of Beth-gamul highlights the comprehensive nature of the judgment pronounced by Jeremiah, as it includes both major and minor cities within Moab. This reflects the thoroughness of God's judgment and serves as a warning to all who oppose His will. The destruction of Beth-gamul, along with other Moabite cities, underscores the theme of divine justice and the fulfillment of prophetic words.<p><b>and Beth-meon</b><br>Beth-meon, also known as Baal-meon, is another city in Moab, referenced in <a href="/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Ezekiel 25:9</a>. The name "Beth-meon" means "house of habitation," and it was a significant location in the Moabite region. The city is associated with the worship of Baal, as indicated by its alternate name, Baal-meon. This connection to idolatry is significant in understanding the judgment pronounced by Jeremiah. The inclusion of Beth-meon in the prophecy against Moab highlights the consequences of idolatry and rebellion against God. The destruction of Beth-meon serves as a reminder of the futility of trusting in false gods and the ultimate sovereignty of the God of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/kiriathaim.htm">Kiriathaim</a></b><br>An ancient city in Moab, often associated with the tribe of Reuben. It is mentioned in the context of judgment against Moab, indicating its significance in the region.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/beth-gamul.htm">Beth-gamul</a></b><br>A town in Moab, whose name means "house of recompense." It is part of the list of cities facing judgment, highlighting the comprehensive nature of God's pronouncement against Moab.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/beth-meon.htm">Beth-meon</a></b><br>Another Moabite city, also known as Baal-meon. It is included in the prophetic declaration of judgment, emphasizing the widespread impact of God's justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The inclusion of specific cities in Moab in <a href="/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23</a> demonstrates God's intimate knowledge and control over nations. He is not a distant deity but one who is actively involved in the affairs of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride_and_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Pride and Idolatry</a></b><br>Moab's judgment serves as a warning against pride and idolatry. As believers, we must guard our hearts against these sins, recognizing that they lead to destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a></b><br>The fulfillment of prophecies concerning Moab assures us of the reliability of God's Word. We can trust that what God has spoken will come to pass.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>While the prophecy is one of judgment, it also serves as a call to repentance. We are reminded of the opportunity to turn back to God and seek His mercy.<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/why_emphasize_mourning_in_isaiah_15_2-3.htm">Why does the text emphasize mourning rituals in Isaiah 15:2-3 if the city's destruction was as instantaneous as indicated?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_trust_jeremiah_45_2-3_as_authentic.htm">Given Jeremiah 45:2-3, why should we accept these words as authentically from Jeremiah when we have no contemporary records verifying his conversations with Baruch?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">Kiriathaim.</span>--See <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm" title="Against Moab thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe to Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.">Jeremiah 48:1</a>.<span class= "bld"><p>Beth-gamul.</span>--The place is not named in the earlier lists of <a href="/context/numbers/32-34.htm" title="And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,">Numbers 32:34-38</a> and <a href="/context/joshua/13-16.htm" title="And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;">Joshua 13:16-20</a>. The name (=house of the camel) has a parallel in Gamala, and appears in the modern <span class= "ital">Um-el-Jemal, </span>south of Buzrah, in the Ha-ran. This, however, lies out of the range of the <span class= "ital">Mishor, </span>or "plain country," to which the cities here enumerated belonged.<p><span class= "bld">Beth-meon.</span>--The name appears in its full form as Beth-baal-meon in <a href="/joshua/13-17.htm" title="Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,">Joshua 13:17</a>, as Baal-meon in <a href="/numbers/32-38.htm" title="And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names to the cities which they built.">Numbers 32:38</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/5-8.htm" title="And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelled in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baalmeon:">1Chronicles 5:8</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm" title="Thus said the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like to all the heathen;">Ezekiel 25:8</a>. The name <span class= "ital">Meon </span>(= citadel of heaven) survives in the modern <span class= "ital">Mi'un. </span>Its combination with Baal makes it probable that it was famous as a sanctuary where the Moabite Baal was worshipped. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Kiriathaim</span> (see on ver. 1). <span class="cmt_word">Beth-gamul.</span> Nowhere else mentioned. <span class="cmt_word">Beth-meon.</span> Called Baal-meon, <a href="/numbers/32-38.htm">Numbers 32:38</a>; Beth-baal-meon, <a href="/joshua/13-17.htm">Joshua 13:17</a>. The extensive ruins of Ma'in are a short distance south of Heshbon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/48-23.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">upon</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַ֧ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Kiriathaim,</span><br /><span class="heb">קִרְיָתַ֛יִם</span> <span class="translit">(qir·yā·ṯa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7156.htm">Strong's 7156: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kiriathaim -- a city in Moab, also a place in Naphtali</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Beth-gamul,</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּמ֖וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gā·mūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1014.htm">Strong's 1014: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beth-gamul -- 'place of recompense', a place in Moab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Beth-meon,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְעֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·‘ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1010.htm">Strong's 1010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beth-baal-meon -- 'house of Baal of (the) habitation', a place East of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/48-23.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 48:23 And on Kiriathaim and on Beth Gamul (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/48-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/48-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:24" /></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>