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Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up now. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a> “From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a> From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a> “From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh and to Jahaz They have uttered their voice, From Zoar to Horonaim, Like a three-year-old heifer; For the waters of Nimrim also shall be desolate. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> From the outcry at Heshbon to Elealeh, to Jahaz they have raised their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim, and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have raised their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have raised their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have given forth their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a> From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have raised their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolations. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they make their voices heard as far as Jahaz —from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah—because even the Waters of Nimrim have become desolate. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices as far as Jahaz—from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah—because even the waters of Nimrim have become desolate. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a> From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, even unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, to Eglath-shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim also shall become desolate. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Weeping from Heshbon can be heard as far as Elealeh and Jahaz; cries from Zoar are heard in Horonaim and Eglath-Shelishiyah. And Nimrim Creek has run dry. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a> From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, even unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, to Eglath-shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim also shall become desolate. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "The cry will be heard from Heshbon to Elealeh and Jahaz. It will be heard from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah. Even the streams of Nimrim will dry up. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a> "The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, and their cry can be heard as far as Jahaz; it can be heard by the people in Zoar, and it is heard as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah. Even Nimrim Brook has dried up. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a> "From the cry of Heshbon, to Elealeh, to Jahaz they have lifted up their voice. From Zoar to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah, even the waters of Nimrim will become a desolate place. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up. <a href="/net/jeremiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a> Cries of anguish raised from Heshbon and Elealeh will be sounded as far as Jahaz. They will be sounded from Zoar as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah. For even the waters of Nimrim will be dried up. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim also shall become desolate. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, and even to Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, as a heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate. <a href="/web/jeremiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a> From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for the waters of Nimrim will also become desolate. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Because of the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh, "" They have given their voice to Jahaz, "" From Zoar to Horonaim, "" A heifer of the third [year], "" For even [the] waters of Nimrim become desolations. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Because of the cry of Heshbon unto Elealeh, Unto Jahaz they have given their voice, From Zoar unto Horonaim, A heifer of the third year, For even waters of Nimrim become desolations. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealah, even to Jahaz, they gave their voice from Zoar even to Horonaim, a heifer of the third year: for also the waters of Nimrim shall be for desolations.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> From the cry of Hesebon even to Eleale, and to Jasa, they have uttered their voice: from Segor to Oronaim, as a heifer of three years old: the waters also of Nemrim shall be very bad. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> From the outcry of Heshbon, even to Elealeh and Jahzah, they have uttered their voice; from Zoar, even to Horonaim, like a three year old calf. So too, the waters of Nimrim will be very bad. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a> The cry of Heshbon and Elealeh is heard as far as Jahaz; they call from Zoar to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah; even the waters of Nimrim turn into a wasteland. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For even the waters of Nimrim have become desolate.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> From the cry of Heshbon as far as Elealeh, and even to Jahaz, they have uttered their voice; from Zoar to Horonaim, to the city of Alis, they cried like a heifer of three years old; for the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> From the outcry of Kheshbon unto Elelah and unto Yahaz, they lift up their voice from Tsaar and unto Khorim, and unto to the fortress city of Alas, like a three year old heifer, because the waters of Nimrim shall fail<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, Even unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice, From Zoar even unto Horonaim, A heifer of three years old; For the Waters of Nimrim also Shall be desolate. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> From the cry of Esebon even to Aetam their cities uttered their voice, from Zogor to Oronaim, and their tidings as a heifer of three years old, for the water also of Nebrin shall be dried up. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/48-34.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=14543" 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> …33Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy. 34<a href="/hebrew/2201.htm" title="2201: miz·za·‘ă·qaṯ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- A cry, outcry. And zoaqah; from za'aq; a shriek or outcry.">There is a cry</a> <a href="/hebrew/2809.htm" title="2809: ḥeš·bō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A place E. of the Jordan. The same as cheshbown; Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan.">from Heshbon</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/500.htm" title="500: ’el·‘ā·lêh (N-proper-fs) -- God ascends, four Isr. Or gel aleh; from 'el and alah; God going up; Elale or Elaleh, a place east of the Jordan.">Elealeh;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯə·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">they raise</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·w·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">their voices</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3096.htm" title="3096: ya·haṣ (N-proper-fs) -- Or Yahtsah; or Yahtsah; from an unused root meaning to stamp; perhaps threshing-floor; Jahats or Jahtsah, a place East of the Jordan.">Jahaz,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6820.htm" title="6820: miṣ·ṣō·‘ar (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Insignificance, a city at the S.E. end of the Dead Sea. From tsa'ar; little; Tsoar, a place East of the Jordan.">from Zoar</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2773.htm" title="2773: ḥō·rō·na·yim (N-proper-fs) -- Two hollows, a place in Moab. Dual of a derivative from chowr; double cave-town; Choronajim, a place in Moab.">Horonaim</a> <a href="/hebrew/5697.htm" title="5697: ‘eḡ·laṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A heifer. Feminine of egel; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">and Eglath-shelishiyah;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: šə·li·šî·yāh (Number-ms) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">even</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mê (N-mpc) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">the waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/5249.htm" title="5249: nim·rîm (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Moab. Plural of a masculine corresponding to Nimrah; clear waters; Nimrim, a place East of the Jordan.">of Nimrim</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4923.htm" title="4923: lim·šam·mō·wṯ (Prep-l:: N-fp) -- Devastation, waste, horror. From shamem; a waste or amazement.">have dried up.</a> 35In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.…<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/15-4.htm">Isaiah 15:4-6</a> Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out; their souls tremble within. / My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim. / The waters of Nimrim are dried up, and the grass is withered; the vegetation is gone, and the greenery is no more. <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Isaiah 16:7-9</a> 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. / So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest. <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Ezekiel 25:9-11</a> 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. / So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’ <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="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-11</a> “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. ... <a href="/numbers/21-27.htm">Numbers 21:27-30</a> 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. ... <a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7-9</a> The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan. / The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent. / They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it. <a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2-3</a> 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/16-10.htm">Isaiah 16:10</a> Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards. No one tramples the grapes in the winepresses; I have put an end to the cheering. <a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Isaiah 24:11</a> In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land. <a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1</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! <a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Isaiah 16:11</a> Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres. <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/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8-10</a> For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. / Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch. / It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it. <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. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, and even to Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.the cry<a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Jeremiah 48:2</a> There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.<a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Isaiah 15:4-6</a> And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him… Elealeh<a href="/numbers/32-37.htm">Numbers 32:37</a> And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,Jahaz<a href="/jeremiah/48-21.htm">Jeremiah 48:21</a> And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,Jahazah <a href="/jeremiah/48-3.htm">Jeremiah 48:3,5</a> A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction… <a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Deuteronomy 34:3</a> And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.<a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Isaiah 15:5</a> My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.Nimrim<a href="/numbers/32-3.htm">Numbers 32:3</a> Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,Nimrah<a href="/jeremiah/48-36.htm">Jeremiah 48:36</a> Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.Beth-nimrah<a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Isaiah 15:6</a> For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.desolate [heb] desolations <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-31.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Eglath</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Eglath-Shelishiyah</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Eg'lath-Shelish'iyah</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Elealeh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Far</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-20.htm">Heifer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Heshbon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-5.htm">Horonaim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-5.htm">Horona'im</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Jahaz</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Nimrim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-3.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-15.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Shelishiyah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Three</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-30.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-16.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-3.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-2.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-11.htm">yah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Zoar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Zo'ar</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Eglath</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Eglath-Shelishiyah</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Eg'lath-Shelish'iyah</a> <a href="/numbers/32-3.htm">Elealeh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">Far</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Heifer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Heshbon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-34.htm">Horonaim</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Horona'im</a> <a href="/numbers/21-23.htm">Jahaz</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Nimrim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-21.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-41.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Shelishiyah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Three</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-13.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Uttered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-21.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/exodus/15-2.htm">yah</a> <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Zoar</a> <a href="/genesis/14-2.htm">Zo'ar</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'; 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Heshbon and Elealeh were cities in the territory of Moab, often mentioned together in the Bible. Heshbon was a significant city, once an Amorite capital, and later a Levitical city in the tribe of Reuben. The cry from these cities signifies distress and lamentation, likely due to impending judgment or invasion. This reflects the broader theme of divine judgment against Moab, a nation often in conflict with Israel.they raise their voices to Jahaz, Jahaz was a site of a significant battle where Israel defeated Sihon, king of the Amorites, as recorded in <a href="/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23-24</a>. The raising of voices to Jahaz indicates a call for help or a warning of danger. This location is symbolic of past victories and current desperation, highlighting the reversal of fortunes for Moab.from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; Zoar, Horonaim, and Eglath-shelishiyah were towns in Moab. Zoar is historically linked to Lot's escape from Sodom (<a href="/genesis/19-22.htm">Genesis 19:22-23</a>). Horonaim is mentioned in other prophetic texts as a place of lament (<a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Isaiah 15:5</a>). Eglath-shelishiyah, meaning "the third Eglath," suggests a specific location or a notable event. The mention of these towns underscores the widespread nature of the calamity affecting Moab.for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up. The waters of Nimrim were likely a vital water source for the region, and their drying up symbolizes severe drought or divine judgment. This imagery of dried waters is often used in the Bible to depict desolation and the removal of God's blessing. It serves as a metaphor for the spiritual barrenness and impending doom facing Moab, aligning with the prophetic theme of judgment throughout Jeremiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/heshbon.htm">Heshbon</a> A significant city in Moab, often associated with the Amorites and later the Israelites. It was a center of power and influence. 2. <a href="/topical/e/elealeh.htm">Elealeh</a> A town near Heshbon, known for its vineyards and fertile land, often mentioned in conjunction with Heshbon. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jahaz.htm">Jahaz</a> A location where the Israelites fought and defeated Sihon, king of the Amorites, during their journey to the Promised Land. 4. <a href="/topical/z/zoar.htm">Zoar</a> A small city near the Dead Sea, known as a place of refuge for Lot during the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. 5. <a href="/topical/h/horonaim.htm">Horonaim</a> A Moabite city, mentioned in the context of judgment and lamentation. 6. <a href="/topical/e/eglath-shelishiyah.htm">Eglath-shelishiyah</a> A location in Moab, possibly a third district or a notable place within Moab. 7. <a href="/topical/n/nimrim.htm">Nimrim</a> Known for its waters, which are described as becoming desolate, symbolizing the judgment and devastation upon Moab.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a> God's judgment is thorough and affects all areas of life, as seen in the desolation of Moab's cities and waters. This reminds us of the seriousness of sin and the certainty of divine justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_lament_of_the_nations.htm">The Lament of the Nations</a> The outcry from various cities illustrates the universal impact of God's judgment. It serves as a call to repentance and a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> The desolation of Moab serves as a warning to all nations and individuals to turn back to God. Repentance is crucial to avoid the fate of those who persist in rebellion. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The passage underscores God's control over all nations, reminding us that no power or city is beyond His reach or authority. <a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a> While the passage focuses on judgment, it also points to the hope of restoration for those who turn back to God, as seen in other prophetic writings.<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/what's_zoar's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Zoar's significance in the Bible?</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/is_there_evidence_of_kemosh's_captivity.htm">Jeremiah 48:7 references Moab's deity Kemosh going into captivity; is there any historical or biblical corroboration of this event?</a> <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>(34) From the cry of Heshbon . . .--Elealeh (now El-Al) and Heshbon (now Hesban) were about two miles apart. The panic-cry of the one city was echoed in the other; it reached even to Jahaz (see Note on <a href="/jeremiah/48-21.htm" title="And judgment is come on the plain country; on Holon, and on Jahazah, and on Mephaath,">Jeremiah 48:21</a>), to the south-west of Heshbon.From Zoar even unto Horonaim . . .--Both names represent the south district of Moab. In the "heifer of three years old" (see <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm" title="My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee to Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.">Isaiah 15:5</a>) many critics find simply a proper name, "the third Eglath," and conjecture that it was either one of three towns having the same name, or part of a tripolis or tripartite city, the other two members of which were Zoar and Horonaim. Nothing is known, however, of any town so constituted, and the epithet of the "third-year heifer," i.e., a heifer not brought under the yoke, would be a suitable name enough for either Zoar or Horonaim, as a virgin fortress, as yet untaken by the foe. (Comp. <a href="/hosea/4-16.htm" title="For Israel slides back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.">Hosea 4:16</a>; <a href="/hosea/10-11.htm" title="And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loves to tread out the corn; but I passed over on her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.">Hosea 10:11</a>.)The waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.--Recent travellers, Seetzen and De Saulcy, have found a brook Nimrah, with a mass of ruins near it, near the southern extremity of the Dead Sea. The Nimrah of <a href="/numbers/32-3.htm" title="Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,">Numbers 32:3</a>; <a href="/numbers/32-36.htm" title="And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.">Numbers 32:36</a>; Josh. 14:27, is probably too far to the north. Tristram (Land of Israel, p. 54) identifies it with the Wady-Shaib near the fords of the Jordan, and possibly with the Bethabara of <a href="/john/1-28.htm" title="These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.">John 1:28</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 34. - Based on <a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Isaiah 15:4-6</a>. The cry of one town echoes to another, and is taken up afresh by its terrified inhabitants. Heshbon and Elealeh lay on eminences but a short distance apart, so that the shrill cry of lamentation would be heard far away in the southeast at Jahaz. Zoar and Horonaim both lay in the southern half of Moah (see on vers. 3, 4). An heifer of three years old. If this is the right rendering, the phrase is descriptive of Horonaim, which may, in the time of Jeremiah, have been a "virgin fortress." But the phrase, thus understood, comes in very oddly, and in the parallel passage in Isaiah it stands, not after Horonaim, but after Zoar; it hardly seems likely that there were two Gibraltars in Moab. Another rendering (Ewald, Keil) is, "(to) the third Eglath." This involves an allusion to the fact that there were other places in Moab called Egiath or Eglah, which has been rendered highly probable by Gesenius. The waters also of Nimrhn. Canon Tristram speaks of the "plenteous brooks gushing from the lofty hills into the Ghor-en-Numeira." Consul Wetzstein, however, says that nature appears there under so unspeakably gloomy an aspect, that the identification is impossible. He proposes a site in the Wady So'eb, about fourteen miles east of the Jordan, which with its luxuriant meadows, covered with the flocks of the Bedouin, is probably suitable to the passages in Isaiah and Jeremiah (Excursus it. in Delitzsch's 'Jesaja,' 4th edit., pp. 572, 573). So also Seetzen, who remarks that the lower part of this wady is still called Nahr Nimrin. In <a href="/joshua/13-27.htm">Joshua 13:27</a> a place called Beth - nimrah is mentioned as situated in the valley (i.e. the Jordan valley); no doubt this was in the wady referred to by the prophets. "The valley" seems to have been sometimes used in a wider signification, so as to include lateral valleys like that of Nimrim. The antiquity of the name is shown by its occurrence in the Annals of Thothmos III., who penetrated into the heart of Palestine, and, in the temple of Karnak, enumerates the cities which he conquered. From before B.C. 1600 to nearly A.D. this secluded valley has borne precisely the same name! <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>There is a cry מִזַּעֲקַ֨ת (miz·za·‘ă·qaṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2201.htm">Strong's 2201: </a> A shriek, outcry from Heshbon חֶשְׁבּ֜וֹן (ḥeš·bō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2809.htm">Strong's 2809: </a> Heshbon -- a place East of the Jordan to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while Elealeh; אֶלְעָלֵ֗ה (’el·‘ā·lêh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_500.htm">Strong's 500: </a> Elealeh -- 'God ascends', four Israelites they raise נָתְנ֣וּ (nā·ṯə·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set their voices קוֹלָ֔ם (qō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while Jahaz, יַ֙הַץ֙ (ya·haṣ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3096.htm">Strong's 3096: </a> Jahaz -- a place in Moab from Zoar מִצֹּ֙עַר֙ (miṣ·ṣō·‘ar) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6820.htm">Strong's 6820: </a> Zoar -- 'insignificance', a city at the southeastern end of the Dead Sea to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while Horonaim חֹ֣רֹנַ֔יִם (ḥō·rō·na·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2773.htm">Strong's 2773: </a> Horonaim -- 'two hollows', a place in Moab and Eglath-shelishiyah; עֶגְלַ֖ת (‘eḡ·laṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5697.htm">Strong's 5697: </a> A, calf, one nearly grown for כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction even גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and the waters מֵ֣י (mê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen of Nimrim נִמְרִ֔ים (nim·rîm) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5249.htm">Strong's 5249: </a> Nimrim -- a place in Moab have dried up. לִמְשַׁמּ֖וֹת (lim·šam·mō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4923.htm">Strong's 4923: </a> Devastation, waste, horror <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 48:34 From the cry of Heshbon even (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/48-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/48-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:35" /></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>