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In Heshbon they planned disaster against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!’ You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue you. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48.htm">King James Bible</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="/nkjv/jeremiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a> No more praise of Moab. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: ‘Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.’ You also shall be cut down, O Madmen! The sword shall pursue you; <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “There is no longer praise for Moab; In Heshbon they have devised disaster against her: ‘Come and let’s cut her off from being a nation!’ You too, Madmen, will be silenced; The sword will follow you. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220There is praise for Moab no longer; In Heshbon they have devised calamity against her: &#8216Come and let us cut her off from being a nation!&#8217 You too, Madmen, will be silenced; The sword will follow after you. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “There is praise for Moab no longer; In Heshbon they have devised calamity against her: ‘Come and let us cut her off from being a nation!’ You too, Madmen, will be silenced; The sword will follow after you. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> There is praise for Moab no longer; In Heshbon they have devised calamity against her: ‘Come and let us cut her off from being a nation!’ You too, Madmen, will be silenced; The sword will follow after you. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “The glory of Moab is no more; In Heshbon they planned evil against her, Saying, ‘Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!’ You also, O [city of] Madmen, shall be silenced; The sword will pursue you. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> There is no longer praise for Moab; they plan harm against her in Heshbon: Come, let’s cut her off from nationhood. Also, Madmen, you will be silenced; the sword will follow you. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> There is no longer praise for Moab; they plan harm against her in Heshbon: Come, let&#8217s cut her off from nationhood. Also, Madmen, you will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a> The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. Thou also, O Madmen, shalt be brought to silence: the sword shall pursue thee. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> No one honors you, Moab. In Heshbon, enemies make plans to end your life. My sword will leave only silence in your town named "Quiet." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a> The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her, Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. Thou also, O Madmen, shalt be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue thee. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> People will no longer praise Moab. The people in Heshbon will plan Moab's destruction. "Let's destroy that nation!" You will be silenced, city of Madmen. Death will come after you. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a> the splendor of Moab is gone. The enemy have captured Heshbon and plot to destroy the nation of Moab. The town of Madmen will be silenced; armies will march against it. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a> The pride of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they plotted evil against her: 'Come and let's eliminate her as a nation.' Madmen will also be silenced, and the sword will pursue you. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ?Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.? You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. <a href="/net/jeremiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a> People will not praise Moab any more. The enemy will capture Heshbon and plot how to destroy Moab, saying, 'Come, let's put an end to that nation!' City of Madmen, you will also be destroyed. A destructive army will march against you. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: "Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation." You also, Madmen, shall be brought to silence: the sword shall pursue you. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</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="/web/jeremiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a> The praise of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: ‘Come! Let’s cut her off from being a nation.’ You also, Madmen, will be brought to silence. The sword will pursue you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> There is no longer praise of Moab, "" In Heshbon they devised evil against her: Come, and we cut it off from [being] a nation, "" Also, O Madmen, you are cut off, "" A sword goes after you. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> There is no more praise of Moab, In Heshbon they devised against it evil: Come, and we cut it off from being a nation, Also, O Madmen, thou art cut off, After thee goeth a sword. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> No more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they purposed evil against it; come, and we will cut it off from a nation. Thou also shalt be destroyed, O Madmen; the sword shall go after thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> There is no more rejoicing in Moab over Hesebon: they have devised evil. Come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Therefore shalt thou in silence hold thy peace, and the sword shall follow thee. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> There is no longer any rejoicing in Moab over Heshbon. They have devised evil. ‘Come and let us destroy it as a nation.’ Then you will be utterly silenced, and the sword will pursue you. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a> Moab’s glory is no more. In Heshbon they plot evil against her: “Come! We will put an end to her as a nation.” You, too, Madmen, shall be silenced; you the sword stalks! <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> the renown of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they planned evil against her: “Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!” You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The glory of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her, saying, Come let us cut her off from being a nation. Though you shall keep your peace, the sword shall pursue you. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And there is no more glory for Moab. They have conceived evil against her in Kheshbon, and they said: ‘Come, we will destroy her from the people; even if you will be very quiet, the sword will go after you!’”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The praise of Moab is no more; In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: 'Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation.' Thou also, O Madmen, shalt be brought to silence; The sword shall pursue thee. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> There is no longer any healing for Moab, nor glorying in Esebon: he has devised evils against her: we have cut her off from being a nation, and she shall be completely still: after thee shall go a sword; <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/48-2.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=14216" 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> 1Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. 2<a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">There is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/8416.htm" title="8416: tə·hil·laṯ (N-fsc) -- Praise, song of praise. From halal; laudation; specifically a hymn.">praise</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">for Moab;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2809.htm" title="2809: bə·ḥeš·bō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A place E. of the Jordan. The same as cheshbown; Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan.">in Heshbon</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: ḥā·šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To think, account. ">they devise</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘āh (Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against her:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">‘Come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: wə·naḵ·rî·ṯen·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf.h-1cp:: 3fse) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">let us cut her off</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: mig·gō·w (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">from nationhood.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">You too,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4086.htm" title="4086: maḏ·mên (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Moab. From the same as domen; dunghill; Madmen, a place in Palestine.">O people of Madmen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1826.htm" title="1826: tid·dōm·mî (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- A prim root; to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish.">will be silenced;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥā·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·ra·yiḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">will pursue</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: tê·leḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">you.</a> 3A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’…<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 16:6-14</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="/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="/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/21-27.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="/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 34:5-8</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="/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6-8</a> 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 <a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1-22</a> This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received: / Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. / I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph. ... <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29-32</a> Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg. / Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain. / Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks. ... <a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Isaiah 21:11-12</a> This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.” <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a> This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ... <a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Isaiah 24:1-23</a> Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants— / people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. / The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 you shall be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue you.no more<a href="/jeremiah/48-17.htm">Jeremiah 48:17</a> All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!<a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Isaiah 16:14</a> But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.Heshbon<a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34,35</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="/numbers/21-25.htm">Numbers 21:25-30</a> And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof… <a href="/numbers/32-37.htm">Numbers 32:37</a> And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,come<a href="/jeremiah/48-42.htm">Jeremiah 48:42</a> And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.<a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm">Jeremiah 31:36</a> If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.<a href="/jeremiah/33-24.htm">Jeremiah 33:24</a> Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.thou shalt<a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15,17</a> For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it… cut down.<a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1</a> The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;<a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10</a> For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.Madmenah <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Devised</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-5.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Heshbon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-16.htm">Madmen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-24.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-11.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-37.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-16.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-30.htm">Devised</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Heshbon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-33.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-15.htm">Madmen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-42.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-25.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-21.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-26.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Sword</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>There is no longer praise for Moab; Moab was a nation descended from Lot, located east of the Dead Sea. Historically, Moab was often in conflict with Israel, yet it was also known for its wealth and fertile land. The phrase indicates a loss of status and respect, suggesting divine judgment. Moab's pride and idolatry are condemned in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6</a> and <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-11</a>, highlighting a consistent biblical theme of God humbling the proud.in Heshbon they devise evil against her: Heshbon was a significant city in Moab, originally an Amorite city captured by the Israelites (<a href="/numbers/21-25.htm">Numbers 21:25-30</a>). It later became a strategic location for Moab. The devising of evil in Heshbon suggests a plot or conspiracy against Moab, possibly by its enemies or as a divine judgment. This reflects the biblical principle that God uses nations to execute His judgment, as seen in <a href="/habakkuk/1-5.htm">Habakkuk 1:5-11</a>.‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ This phrase indicates a complete destruction or removal of Moab as a nation, a common theme in prophetic literature where God judges nations for their sins. The call to cut off Moab echoes the fate of other nations judged by God, such as Babylon (Isaiah 13) and Edom (Obadiah). It underscores the sovereignty of God over nations and His ability to raise and depose them according to His will.You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; Madmen is a lesser-known location, possibly a Moabite town. The silencing of its people signifies total destruction or cessation of its influence. This reflects the broader theme of divine retribution against those who oppose God's people or His purposes. The silencing can also be seen as a metaphor for the cessation of idolatrous practices, as God often silences false worship (<a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5</a>).the sword will pursue you. The sword is a common biblical symbol for war and judgment. In this context, it represents the impending military defeat and destruction of Moab. The pursuit by the sword indicates relentless judgment, similar to the fate of other nations that opposed Israel, such as the Philistines (<a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6-8</a>). This phrase emphasizes the inevitability of divine judgment and the futility of resisting God's will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a> An ancient nation located east of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. Moab is frequently mentioned in the Bible as an enemy of Israel and is subject to God's judgment in this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/h/heshbon.htm">Heshbon</a> A significant city in Moab, known for its strategic location. It is mentioned here as a place where plans against Moab are being devised. 3. <a href="/topical/m/madmen.htm">Madmen</a> A town in Moab, possibly a play on words in Hebrew, as "Madmen" sounds like the Hebrew word for "silence" or "doom." It signifies the impending judgment and destruction. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages of judgment and hope to the nations, including Moab. His role is to deliver God's word faithfully, even when it involves pronouncing judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sword.htm">The Sword</a> Symbolic of war and destruction, representing the means by which Moab will be judged and silenced.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a> Moab's downfall is a result of its pride and arrogance. We must guard against pride in our own lives, recognizing that it leads to destruction. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> This passage reminds us that God is in control of all nations and their destinies. We should trust in His sovereign plan, even when nations rise and fall. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a> Just as Moab faced judgment, we are reminded that God's justice is sure. We should live in a way that honors God, knowing that He will hold all accountable. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> While judgment is pronounced, the broader biblical account always leaves room for repentance. We should be quick to repent and turn back to God when we stray. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Jeremiah's role as a prophet highlights the importance of speaking God's truth, even when it is difficult. We are called to be faithful messengers of God's word in our own contexts.<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_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 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 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/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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) There shall be no more praise of Moab.--The self-glorifying boasts of Moab (of which the Moabite Inscription discovered at Diban in 1868 is a conspicuous instance, see Ginsburg's Moabite Stone and Records of the Past, xi. p. 163) seem to have been almost proverbial (<a href="/jeremiah/48-29.htm" title="We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.">Jeremiah 48:29</a>; <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm" title="We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.">Isaiah 16:6</a>). Heshbon (the city is perhaps chosen on account of the similarity of sound with the word for "devise ") was on the Ammonite or northern frontier of Moab (<a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm" title="Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, you daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.">Jeremiah 49:3</a>), and is represented therefore as the scene of the plans and hopes of the invading Chaldaeans. The site of Madmen is unknown, but the cognate form Madmenah is translated "dunghill" in <a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm" title="For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.">Isaiah 25:10</a>, and may have been chosen by each prophet on account of its ignominious meaning. The name appears as belonging to a town in Benjamin (<a href="/isaiah/10-31.htm" title="Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.">Isaiah 10:31</a>) and in Judah (<a href="/joshua/15-31.htm" title="And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,">Joshua 15:31</a>). Here again there is an obvious assonance or paronomasia, the verb "thou shalt be cut down," or better, thou shalt be brought to silence, reproducing the chief consonants of the noun. The LXX., Vulgate, and Syriac, indeed, take the words with this meaning, "In silence thou shalt be made silent," but are probably wrong in doing so. If we take the word in somewhat of the same sense as in Isaiah, the words may point to the place being filled with the mouldering carcases of the silent dead. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - There shall be no more praise of Moab; rather, Moab's glory (or, glorying) is no more (comp. ver. 29). In Heshbon they have devised evil, etc. There is a word play in the Hebrew, which may be reproduced thus: "In Plot-house they plot evil against it" (so J. F. Smith's Ewald). Against it (literally, her) means "against Moab." Heshbon was at the time an Ammonitish town (it had in days gone by been Amoritish, <a href="/numbers/21-26.htm">Numbers 21:26</a>); see <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Jeremiah 49:3</a>; but was on the border of Moab. O Madmen. There seems to be again a word play, which has been to some extent reproduced thus: "Thou shalt become still, O Still house." The name Madmen does not occur again, though an allusion to it has been fancied in <a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10</a>, where the Hebrew for "dunghill" is madmenah. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>There is no אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle longer עוֹד֮ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more praise תְּהִלַּ֣ת (tə·hil·laṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8416.htm">Strong's 8416: </a> Praise, song of praise for Moab; מוֹאָב֒ (mō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled in Heshbon בְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן (bə·ḥeš·bō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2809.htm">Strong's 2809: </a> Heshbon -- a place East of the Jordan they devise חָשְׁב֤וּ (ḥā·šə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> To think, account evil רָעָ֔ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil against her: עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against ‘Come, לְכ֖וּ (lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk let us cut her off וְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּה (wə·naḵ·rî·ṯen·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant from nationhood.’ מִגּ֑וֹי (mig·gō·w) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts You too, גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and O [people of] Madmen, מַדְמֵ֣ן (maḏ·mên) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4086.htm">Strong's 4086: </a> Madmen -- a place in Moab will be silenced; תִּדֹּ֔מִּי (tid·dōm·mî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1826.htm">Strong's 1826: </a> To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish the sword חָֽרֶב׃ (ḥā·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword will pursue אַחֲרַ֖יִךְ (’a·ḥă·ra·yiḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part you. תֵּ֥לֶךְ (tê·leḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Jeremiah 48:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Jeremiah 48:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Jeremiah 48:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Jeremiah 48:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Jeremiah 48:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Jeremiah 48:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Jeremiah 48:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Jeremiah 48:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Jeremiah 48:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Jeremiah 48:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 48:2 The praise of Moab is no more (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/48-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:3" /></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>