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The valley will be ruined and the plateau destroyed, because the LORD has spoken. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48.htm">New Living Translation</a> “All the towns will be destroyed, and no one will escape— either on the plateaus or in the valleys, for the LORD has spoken. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a> The destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD has spoken. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a> And the plunderer shall come against every city; No one shall escape. The valley also shall perish, And the plain shall be destroyed, As the LORD has spoken. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “A destroyer will come to every city, So that no city will escape; The valley also will be ruined And the plateau will be destroyed, As the LORD has said. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220A destroyer will come to every city, So that no city will escape; The valley also will be ruined And the plateau will be destroyed, As the LORD has said. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And a destroyer will come to every city, So that no city will escape; The valley also will be ruined, And the plateau will be destroyed, As the LORD has said. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> A destroyer will come to every city, So that no city will escape; The valley also will perish, And the plateau will be destroyed, As Yahweh has said. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “And the destroyer will come upon every city; No city will escape. The [Jordan] valley also will be ruined And the plain will be devastated, As the LORD has said. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The destroyer will move against every town; not one town will escape. The valley will perish, and the plain will be annihilated, as the LORD has said. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The destroyer will move against every town; not one town will escape. The valley will perish, and the plain will be annihilated, as the LORD has said. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed; as Jehovah hath spoken. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Not one of your towns will escape destruction. I have told your enemies, "Wipe out the valley and the flatlands of Moab. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The destroyer will come to every city, and no city will escape. The valley will be destroyed, and the plain will be laid waste as the LORD has threatened. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a> Not a town will escape the destruction; both valley and plain will be ruined. I, the LORD, have spoken. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a> A destroyer will come to every town and no town will escape. The valley will be ruined and the plateau destroyed." This is what the LORD has said! <a href="/msb/jeremiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a> The destroyer will come against every town. Not one town will escape. The towns in the valley will be destroyed. The cities on the high plain will be laid waste. I, the LORD, have spoken! <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The destroyer shall come on every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed; as the LORD has spoken. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/jeremiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a> The destroyer will come on every city, and no city will escape; the valley also will perish, and the plain will be destroyed, as Yahweh has spoken. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And a spoiler comes to every city, "" And no city escapes, "" And the valley has perished, "" And the plain has been destroyed, as YHWH said. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And come in doth a spoiler unto every city, And no city doth escape, And perished hath the valley, And destroyed been the plain, as Jehovah said. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he laying waste shall come up on every city, and no city shall escape: and the valley was destroyed, and straightness was laid waste, as said Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: and the valleys shall perish, and the plains shall be destroyed, for the Lord hath spoken: <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the despoiler will overwhelm every city, and not a single city will be saved. And the valleys will perish, and the fields will be destroyed. For the Lord has spoken. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a> The destroyer comes upon every city, not a city escapes; Ruined is the valley, wasted the plateau—oracle of the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The destroyer shall come upon every town, and no town shall escape; the valley shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD has spoken.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the spoiler shall come upon all your cities, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD has spoken. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the plunderer shall come on all your cities, and they shall not be delivered, and the low lying country shall be destroyed, and the valley shall be desolated, just as LORD JEHOVAH said<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And destruction shall come upon every city, it shall by no means escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain country shall be completely destroyed, as the Lord has said. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=14274" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">The Judgment on Moab</a> …7Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials. 8<a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: šō·ḏêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">The destroyer</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">will move</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: wə·‘îr (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">one town</a> <a href="/hebrew/4422.htm" title="4422: ṯim·mā·lêṭ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">will escape.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6010.htm" title="6010: hā·‘ê·meq (Art:: N-ms) -- A vale. From amaq; a vale.">The valley</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: wə·’ā·ḇaḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">will also be ruined,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4334.htm" title="4334: ham·mî·šōr (Art:: N-ms) -- A level place, uprightness. ">and the high plain</a> <a href="/hebrew/8045.htm" title="8045: wə·niš·maḏ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be exterminated or destroyed. A primitive root; to desolate.">will be destroyed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">has said.</a> 9Put salt on Moab, for she will be laid waste; her cities will become desolate, with no one to dwell in them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a> 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. ... <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6-11</a> 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. ... <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Zephaniah 2:9</a> 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.” <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Ezekiel 25:8-11</a> 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. ... <a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">Numbers 21:28-30</a> 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.” <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10-12</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-10</a> 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. ... <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a> 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. ... <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a> 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?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/25-21.htm">Jeremiah 25:21</a> Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites; <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1-6</a> Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities? / Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD. / Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials. ... <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Jeremiah 49:28-33</a> Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east! / They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’ / Run! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a strategy against you. ... <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21-22</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the spoiler shall come on every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD has spoken.the spoiler<a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Jeremiah 48:18</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26</a> O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.<a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Jeremiah 15:8</a> Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.and no<a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Jeremiah 48:20-25</a> Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled, … <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Ezekiel 25:9</a> Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Attacker</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-2.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-5.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-23.htm">Plateau</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-9.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Spoiler</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Attacker</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-25.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-28.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-36.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-21.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-21.htm">Plateau</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Spoiler</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 48</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">The judgment of Moab</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">for their pride</a> 11. <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">for their security</a> 14. <a href="/jeremiah/48-14.htm">for their carnal confidence</a> 26. <a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">and for their contempt of God and his people</a> 47. <a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">The restoration of Moab</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>The destroyer will move against every city This phrase indicates a comprehensive judgment against Moab, a nation east of Israel. Historically, Moab was often in conflict with Israel, and this prophecy reflects God's judgment on their persistent idolatry and pride. The "destroyer" could refer to the Babylonian forces under Nebuchadnezzar, who were known for their military campaigns in the region. This aligns with God's use of foreign nations to execute judgment, as seen in other prophetic books like Isaiah and Ezekiel.and not one town will escape. The totality of the destruction is emphasized here, indicating that no part of Moab will be spared. This reflects the thoroughness of divine judgment, similar to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. It underscores the idea that God's judgment is inescapable when a nation or people persist in sin. This also serves as a warning to other nations and individuals about the consequences of turning away from God.The valley will also be ruined, Moab was known for its fertile valleys, which were crucial for agriculture and sustenance. The ruin of the valley signifies economic collapse and the loss of resources. This can be seen as a direct consequence of Moab's reliance on their own strength and resources rather than on God. The destruction of the valley symbolizes the futility of trusting in material wealth and security.and the high plain will be destroyed, The high plains of Moab were strategic locations, often used for defense and as places of worship for their gods. The destruction of these areas indicates the dismantling of both their military power and religious practices. This reflects the biblical theme that no earthly power or false god can stand against the true God. It also foreshadows the ultimate victory of God's kingdom over all earthly kingdoms.as the LORD has said. This phrase emphasizes the certainty and authority of the prophecy. It is a reminder that God's word is final and will be fulfilled. The phrase "as the LORD has said" is a common biblical assurance that God's promises and warnings are trustworthy. It connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's sovereignty and faithfulness, as seen in the fulfillment of prophecies throughout scripture, including those concerning the coming of Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the nations, including Moab. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a> An ancient nation located east of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. Known for its pride and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_destroyer.htm">The Destroyer</a> Represents the invading forces used by God as instruments of judgment against Moab. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_valley_and_the_plateau.htm">The Valley and the Plateau</a> Geographical features of Moab, symbolizing the totality of the destruction that will come upon the land. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The sovereign God who pronounces judgment and ensures its fulfillment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God is in control of nations and uses them to fulfill His purposes. His judgments are just and inevitable. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a> Moab's downfall is a direct result of its pride and self-reliance. Pride leads to destruction, and humility is essential before God. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> What God has spoken will come to pass. His promises and warnings are sure, and we must take them seriously. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> While judgment is pronounced, there is always an implicit call to repentance. Turning back to God can change outcomes. <a href="/topical/t/the_comprehensive_nature_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Comprehensive Nature of God's Judgment</a> No part of Moab was to be spared, illustrating that God's judgment is thorough and complete. We must ensure our lives are fully aligned with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 48</a> <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> <a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_48's_tribal_borders_fit_today.htm">How can the described tribal boundaries in Ezekiel 48 align with modern geographical realities, given the drastic changes over millennia?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_8's_view_on_idols_compare.htm">How does the severe condemnation of these idolatries in Ezekiel 8 align or conflict with other biblical accounts of tolerating foreign gods?</a> <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>(8) The valley also shall perish . . .--The cities of "the plain" are enumerated in <a href="/context/jeremiah/48-21.htm" title="And judgment is come on the plain country; on Holon, and on Jahazah, and on Mephaath,">Jeremiah 48:21-24</a>. They belonged to the Arabah, the sunken valley of the Jordan, the "plains of Moab" of <a href="/numbers/22-1.htm" title="And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.">Numbers 22:1</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/3-10.htm" title="All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, to Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.">Deuteronomy 3:10</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/4-43.htm" title="Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.">Deuteronomy 4:43</a>. The "valley" here is not connected with anything that helps us to identify it, but it may have been that of the Arnon, or the words may be used generically for "every valley" and "every plain."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - The valley... the plain. The latter (Hebrew, mishor) is the upland region which extends from the Jordan eastward of Jericho into the Arabian desert; in <a href="/numbers/21-20.htm">Numbers 21:20</a> it is called the "field" (i.e. "open country") of Moab. The former means that part of the Jordan valley which borders on this upland "plain" towards the west. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The destroyer שֹׁדֵ֜ד (šō·ḏêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin will move וְיָבֹ֨א (wə·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every city, עִ֗יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement and not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no one town וְעִיר֙ (wə·‘îr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement will escape. תִמָּלֵ֔ט (ṯim·mā·lêṭ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks The valley הָעֵ֖מֶק (hā·‘ê·meq) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6010.htm">Strong's 6010: </a> A vale also will be ruined, וְאָבַ֥ד (wə·’ā·ḇaḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> To wander away, lose oneself, to perish and the high plain הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר (ham·mî·šōr) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> A level, a plain, as a, straightness, justice will be destroyed, וְנִשְׁמַ֣ד (wə·niš·maḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8045.htm">Strong's 8045: </a> To be exterminated or destroyed as אֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has said. אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Jeremiah 48:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Jeremiah 48:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Jeremiah 48:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Jeremiah 48:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Jeremiah 48:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Jeremiah 48:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Jeremiah 48:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Jeremiah 48:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Jeremiah 48:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Jeremiah 48:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 48:8 The destroyer shall come on every city (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:9" /></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>