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His most promising youth are doomed to slaughter,” says the King, whose name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a> The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up, and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a> Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a> Moab is plundered and gone up from her cities; Her chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter,” says the King, Whose name is the LORD of hosts. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Moab has been destroyed and men have gone up to his cities; His choicest young men have also gone down to the slaughter,” Declares the King, whose name is the LORD of armies. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Moab has been destroyed and men have gone up to his cities; His choicest young men have also gone down to the slaughter,&#8221 Declares the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Moab has been destroyed, and men have gone up to his cities; His choicest young men have also gone down to the slaughter,” Declares the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Moab has been destroyed, and men have gone up to his cities; His choicest young men have also gone down to the slaughter,” Declares the King, whose name is Yahweh of hosts. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Moab has been made desolate and his cities have gone up [in smoke and flame]; And his chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter,” Says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The destroyer of Moab and its towns has come up, and the best of its young men have gone down to slaughter. This is the King’s declaration; the LORD of Armies is his name. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The destroyer of Moab and its towns has come up, and the best of its young men have gone down to slaughter. This is the King&#8217s declaration; Yahweh of Hosts is His name. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a> Moab is laid waste, and they are gone up into his cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But I am the LORD, the all-powerful King, and I promise that enemies will overpower your towns. Even your best warriors will die in the battle. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a> Moab is laid waste, and they are gone up into her cities; and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The enemy will attack Moab and destroy its cities. Its finest young men will be slaughtered," declares the king, whose name is the LORD of Armies. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a> Moab and its cities are destroyed; its finest young men have been slaughtered. I am the king, the LORD Almighty, and I have spoken. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a> Moab will be destroyed, and the enemy will come up against her cities. Her finest young men will go down to slaughter," declares the King, whose name is the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/net/jeremiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a> Moab will be destroyed. Its towns will be invaded. Its finest young men will be slaughtered. I, the King, the LORD who rules over all, affirm it! <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moab is laid waste, and they are gone up into his cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter,' says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Moab is laid waste, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the king, whose name is the LORD of hosts. <a href="/web/jeremiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a> Moab is laid waste, and they have gone up into his cities, and his chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter,” says the King, whose name is Yahweh of Armies. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Moab is spoiled, and has gone up [from] her cities, "" And the choice of its young men "" Have gone down to slaughter, "" An affirmation of the King, "" YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Spoiled is Moab, and her cities hath one gone up, And the choice of its young men Have gone down to slaughter, An affirmation of the King, Jehovah of Hosts is His name. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Moab was laid waste, and she went up from her cities, and the choice of his young men went down to the slaughter, says the King, Jehovah of armies, his name.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Moab is laid waste, and they have cast down her cities: and her choice young men are gone down to the slaughter: saith the king, whose name is the Lord of hosts. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Moab has been devastated, and they have cut down her cities. And her elect young men have descended to slaughter. So says the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a> The one who ravages Moab and its cities comes up, the best of its youth go down to slaughter— oracle of the King, whose name is LORD of hosts. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The destroyer of Moab and his towns has come up, and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter, says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Moab is plundered and his cities are burned and his chosen mighty men have been delivered to the slaughter, says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Moab is plundered and its cities are offered up, and chosen ones of his mighty men were handed over for slaughter, says The King; LORD JEHOVAH God of Hosts is his name<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Moab is spoiled, and they are gone up into her cities, And his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, Saith the King, Whose name is the LORD of hosts. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Moab is ruined, even his city, and his choice young men have gone down to slaughter. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/48-15.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=14352" 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> …14How can you say, ‘We are warriors, mighty men ready for battle’? 15<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. ">Moab</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: šud·daḏ (V-Pual-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">has been destroyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: wə·‘ā·re·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">and its towns</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">have been invaded;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4005.htm" title="4005: ū·miḇ·ḥar (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Choicest, best. From bachar; select, i.e. Best.">the best</a> <a href="/hebrew/970.htm" title="970: ba·ḥū·rāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A young man. Or bachur; participle passive of bachar; properly, selected, i.e. A youth.">of its young men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yā·rə·ḏū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">have gone down</a> <a href="/hebrew/2874.htm" title="2874: laṭ·ṭā·ḇaḥ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Slaughtering, slaughter. From tabach; properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast; abstr. Butchery.">in the slaughter,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the King,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">whose name</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.">is the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts.</a> 16Moab’s calamity is at hand, and his affliction is rushing swiftly.…<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="/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="/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="/psalms/60-8.htm">Psalm 60:8</a> Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” <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="/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="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a> Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.” <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2-3</a> And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. / All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a> Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ... <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-15</a> Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, said the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.spoiled<a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Jeremiah 48:8,9-25</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… his chosen [heb] the choice of his<a href="/isaiah/40-30.htm">Isaiah 40:30,31</a> Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: … gone<a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Jeremiah 48:4</a> Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.<a href="/jeremiah/50-27.htm">Jeremiah 50:27</a> Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.<a href="/jeremiah/51-40.htm">Jeremiah 51:40</a> I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.saith<a href="/jeremiah/46-18.htm">Jeremiah 46:18</a> As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.<a href="/jeremiah/51-57.htm">Jeremiah 51:57</a> And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.<a href="/psalms/24-8.htm">Psalm 24:8-10</a> Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle… whose<a href="/james/5-4.htm">James 5:4</a> Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-23.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-7.htm">Best</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-7.htm">Choicest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-24.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-11.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-12.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Finest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-11.htm">Invaded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-13.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-20.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-5.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">Best</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-21.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Choicest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-19.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-24.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-43.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-25.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-35.htm">Finest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-5.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/joel/1-6.htm">Invaded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-16.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-27.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-24.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-26.htm">Young</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>Moab has been destroyed Moab was a nation located east of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. The destruction of Moab is a fulfillment of prophecy against a nation that had been a persistent adversary of Israel. This phrase indicates a complete overthrow, aligning with earlier prophecies in <a href="/isaiah/15.htm">Isaiah 15-16</a> and <a href="/amos/2.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a>. The destruction serves as a divine judgment for Moab's pride and idolatry.and its towns have been invaded; The invasion of Moab's towns suggests a comprehensive military campaign, likely by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar. This reflects the historical context of Babylon's expansion and dominance in the region during the 6th century BC. The invasion signifies the loss of security and autonomy for Moab, emphasizing the totality of God's judgment.the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, The phrase highlights the loss of Moab's strength and future, as young men represent both military power and the continuation of the nation. This slaughter is a direct consequence of divine judgment, reminiscent of similar judgments on other nations, such as in <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Isaiah 13:18</a> regarding Babylon. It underscores the futility of relying on human strength against God's decrees.declares the King, This title emphasizes God's sovereignty and authority over all nations, including Moab. It reflects the biblical theme of God as the ultimate ruler, as seen in Psalms 47:7-8. The use of "King" here contrasts with earthly kings, highlighting the divine origin of the judgment.whose name is the LORD of Hosts. The "LORD of Hosts" is a title that underscores God's supreme power and command over heavenly armies. It is frequently used in the Old Testament to convey God's might and ability to execute judgment (e.g., <a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45</a>). This title reassures believers of God's control over all events and His ability to fulfill His promises and prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a> An ancient kingdom located east of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. Moab is frequently mentioned in the Bible as a nation that turned away from God and faced His judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a> A title for God emphasizing His sovereignty and command over the heavenly armies. It underscores His power and authority in executing judgment. 3. <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 was to call people to repentance and warn them of impending consequences. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_finest_young_men.htm">The Finest Young Men</a> Represents the strength and pride of Moab, which is now humbled and defeated. This symbolizes the futility of relying on human strength against divine judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/d/destruction_and_invasion.htm">Destruction and Invasion</a> The events described are a fulfillment of God's judgment against Moab for their pride and idolatry, as prophesied by Jeremiah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> The title "LORD of Hosts" reminds us of God's ultimate authority over all nations. We must recognize His power and submit to His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_strength.htm">The Futility of Human Strength</a> Moab's finest young men symbolize human pride and strength, which are powerless against God's judgment. We should not rely on our own abilities but trust in God's strength. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride_and_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Pride and Idolatry</a> Moab's downfall serves as a warning against pride and idolatry. We must examine our lives for areas where we may be placing anything above God. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> The fulfillment of prophecy against Moab demonstrates the reliability of God's Word. We can trust that His promises and warnings will come to pass. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a> The judgment on Moab calls us to repentance and humility before God. We should seek His forgiveness and align our lives with His commands.<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/why_does_isaiah_15_depict_moab's_ruin.htm">Why does Isaiah 15 focus on Moab's seemingly complete devastation, while other passages describe Moab's later resilience?</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_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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities. The latter part of this clause in the Hebrew is extremely difficult; the Authorized Version is indefensible. It is even doubtful whether it can be translated at all consistently with grammar, though Hitzig, a good grammarian, has adopted the suggestion of Grotius, rendering, "and her cities have gone up," viz. in smoke, i.e. they have been burnt; comp. <a href="/judges/20-40.htm">Judges 20:40</a>, the end of which verso ought to run thus: "The whole city went up to heaven." But even if the verb in third masc. sing. be allowable after the plural noun, it is very harsh to give it such an interpretation, when the context says nothing about fire or smoke. J.D. Michaelis and Ewald, therefore, propose to change the vowel points of the first word, rendering, "The spoiler of Moab and of her cities is gone up;" and Dr. Payne Smith inclines to follow them. We thus obtain a striking antithesis; the enemy has "gone up," and Moab's young men are gone down, i.e. are felled by murderous hands (comp. <a href="/isaiah/34.htm">Isaiah 34</a>:71 <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Moab מוֹאָב֙ (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 has been destroyed שֻׁדַּ֤ד (šud·daḏ) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin and its towns וְעָרֶ֣יהָ (wə·‘ā·re·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement invaded; עָלָ֔ה (‘ā·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively the best וּמִבְחַ֥ר (ū·miḇ·ḥar) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4005.htm">Strong's 4005: </a> Choicest, best of its young men בַּֽחוּרָ֖יו (ba·ḥū·rāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_970.htm">Strong's 970: </a> Selected, a youth have gone down יָרְד֣וּ (yā·rə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend in the slaughter, לַטָּ֑בַח (laṭ·ṭā·ḇaḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2875.htm">Strong's 2875: </a> Tebah -- son of Nahor declares נְאֻ֨ם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the King הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king whose name שְׁמֽוֹ׃ (šə·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name [is] the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (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 of Hosts. צְבָא֖וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Jeremiah 48:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Jeremiah 48:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Jeremiah 48:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Jeremiah 48:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Jeremiah 48:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Jeremiah 48:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Jeremiah 48:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Jeremiah 48:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Jeremiah 48:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Jeremiah 48:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 48:15 Moab is laid waste and they (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/48-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/48-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:16" /></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>