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Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping, ask them, &#8216What has happened?&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You people of Aroer, stand beside the road and watch. Shout to those who flee from Moab, ‘What has happened there?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer! Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say, ‘What has happened?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, <i>and</i> say, What is done?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O inhabitant of Aroer, Stand by the way and watch; Ask him who flees And her who escapes; Say, ‘What has happened?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Stand by the road and keep watch, You inhabitant of Aroer; Ask him who flees and her who escapes <i>And</i> say, ‘What has happened?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Stand by the road and keep watch, O inhabitant of Aroer; Ask him who flees and her who escapes And say, &#8216What has happened?&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Stand by the road and keep watch, O inhabitant of Aroer; Ask him who flees and her who escapes <i>And</i> say, ‘What has happened?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Stand by the road and keep watch, O inhabitant of Aroer; Ask him who flees and her who escapes <i>And</i> say, ‘What has happened?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“O inhabitant of Aroer, Stand by the road and keep watch! Ask [of] him who flees and [ask of] her who escapes, Saying, ‘What has happened?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Stand by the highway and watch, resident of Aroer! Ask him who is fleeing or her who is escaping, “What happened? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Stand by the highway and look, resident of Aroer! Ask him who is fleeing or her who is escaping: What happened? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What hath been done?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You people of Aroer, go wait beside the road, and when refugees run by, ask them, "What happened?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy: ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What hath been done?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Stand by the road in Aroer, and watch. Ask those who are fleeing and those who are escaping what is happening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You that live in Aroer, stand by the road and wait; ask those who are running away, find out from them what has happened. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Stand by the road and keep watch, O woman who lives in Aroer. Ask the man who flees and the woman who escapes. Say, 'What happened'?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ?What has happened??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You who live in Aroer, stand by the road and watch. Question the man who is fleeing and the woman who is escaping. Ask them, 'What has happened?' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him who flees, and her who escapes; say, "What has been done?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way and watch. Ask him who flees, and her who escapes; say, ‘What has been done?’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Stand on the way, and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer, "" Ask the fugitive and escaped, "" Say, What has happened?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> On the way stand, and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer, Ask the fugitive and escaped, Say, What hath happened?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Stand to the way and look about, thou inhabiting Aroer; ask him fleeing, and her escaping, say, What was it?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Stand in the way, and look out, O habitation of Aroer: inquire of him that fleeth: and say to him that hath escaped: What Is done? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Stand in the way, and gaze out, O habitation of Aroer! Question him who is fleeing, and say to him who has escaped: ‘What has happened?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Stand along the road, keep watch, enthroned Aroer; Ask the fleeing man, the escaping woman: ask them what has happened. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Stand by the road and watch, you inhabitant of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping; say, “What has happened?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Stand by the ways and look, O inhabitant of Adoer! Ask him who flees and him who escapes, and say. What has happened?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Stand on the roads and gaze, inhabitant of Aduir. Ask the fugitive and him who escapes; say: “What has happened?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch; Ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; Say: 'What hath been done?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Stand by the way, and look, thou that dwellest in Arer; and ask him that is fleeing, and him that escapes, and say, What has happened?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=14397" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">The Judgment on Moab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘im·ḏî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">Stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">the road</a> <a href="/hebrew/6822.htm" title="6822: wə·ṣap·pî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Imp-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to lean forward, i.e. To peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await.">and watch,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">O dweller</a> <a href="/hebrew/6177.htm" title="6177: ‘ă·rō·w·‘êr (N-proper-fs) -- Or 'Aro'er; or 'Ar'owr; the same as arow'er; nudity of situation; Aroer, the name of three places in or near Palestine.">of Aroer!</a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: ša·’ă·lî- (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">Ask</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: nās (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">the man fleeing</a> <a href="/hebrew/4422.htm" title="4422: wə·nim·lā·ṭāh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">or the woman escaping,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’im·rî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">‘What</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: nih·yā·ṯāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">has happened?’</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Moab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Isaiah 15:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2</a></span><br />Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-9</a></span><br />“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Amos 1:13-15</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory. / So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest. / Their king will go into exile—he and his princes together,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6-7</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty. / Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Ezekiel 25:9-11</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a></span><br />In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a></span><br />And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a></span><br />Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-24</a></span><br />“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. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-15</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30-31</a></span><br />Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent. / For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that flees, and her that escapes, and say, What is done?</p><p class="hdg">inhabitant [heb] inhabitress </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-34.htm">Numbers 32:34</a></b></br> And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm">Deuteronomy 2:36</a></b></br> From Aroer, which <i>is</i> by the brink of the river of Arnon, and <i>from</i> the city that <i>is</i> by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/24-5.htm">2 Samuel 24:5</a></b></br> And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that <i>lieth</i> in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:</p><p class="hdg">ask</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm">1 Samuel 4:13,14,16</a></b></br> And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told <i>it</i>, all the city cried out… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/1-3.htm">2 Samuel 1:3,4</a></b></br> And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">2 Samuel 18:24-32</a></b></br> And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Aroer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-8.htm">Aro'er</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-15.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-27.htm">Escapes</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-9.htm">Escapeth</a> <a href="/job/15-22.htm">Escaping</a> <a href="/joshua/14-7.htm">Espy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Fleeing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Flees</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-21.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-14.htm">Fugitive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Inhabitress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-17.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-27.htm">Questioning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-5.htm">Road</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Station</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-5.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-37.htm">What</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/32-34.htm">Aroer</a> <a href="/numbers/32-34.htm">Aro'er</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-28.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-26.htm">Escapes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-18.htm">Escapeth</a> <a href="/hosea/13-3.htm">Escaping</a> <a href="/joshua/14-7.htm">Espy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-21.htm">Fleeing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Flees</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-40.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-26.htm">Fugitive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-43.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-35.htm">Inhabitress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-5.htm">Questioning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Road</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-11.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-12.htm">Station</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-12.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-4.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-9.htm">What</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">The judgment of Moab</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">for their pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">for their security</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-14.htm">for their carnal confidence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">and for their contempt of God and his people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">The restoration of Moab</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/48.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/48.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer!</b><br>This phrase addresses the inhabitants of Aroer, a city located on the northern bank of the Arnon River, which marked the boundary between Moab and the territory of the Reubenites. Aroer was a strategic location, often associated with the tribe of Gad in the Old Testament. The call to "stand by the road and watch" suggests a posture of anticipation and alertness, indicating that significant events are unfolding. This imagery is reminiscent of other biblical passages where watchfulness is urged, such as in <a href="/habakkuk/2.htm">Habakkuk 2:1</a>, where the prophet stands at his watchpost to see what God will say. The call to watch may also imply a sense of impending judgment or disaster, consistent with the broader context of <a href="/jeremiah/48.htm">Jeremiah 48</a>, which prophesies the downfall of Moab.<p><b>Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping,</b><br>This phrase highlights the urgency and chaos of the situation, as both men and women are depicted as fleeing. The inclusion of both genders underscores the totality of the calamity affecting all inhabitants. In ancient Near Eastern warfare, the flight of civilians was a common occurrence when cities were besieged or conquered. The act of asking those fleeing suggests a search for understanding or information about the unfolding events. This mirrors other biblical instances where individuals seek insight during times of crisis, such as in <a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm">2 Kings 7:3-9</a>, where lepers discover the deserted Aramean camp and report the news to the city.<p><b>‘What has happened?’</b><br>This question reflects a desire to comprehend the cause of the distress and upheaval. It implies that the events are unexpected or shocking, prompting inquiry. In the context of <a href="/jeremiah/48.htm">Jeremiah 48</a>, the calamity is the result of divine judgment against Moab for its pride and idolatry. The question also serves as a narrative device to engage the reader, inviting them to consider the reasons behind God's actions. This echoes the broader biblical theme of seeking understanding in the face of divine judgment, as seen in <a href="/job/28-12.htm">Job 28:12-28</a>, where the search for wisdom and understanding is central. The inquiry may also point to the prophetic role of Jeremiah, who provides insight into the reasons for Moab's downfall.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/aroer.htm">Aroer</a></b><br>A city located on the northern bank of the Arnon River, which was part of the territory of Moab. It was strategically positioned and often mentioned in the context of Moab's judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dweller_of_aroer.htm">The Dweller of Aroer</a></b><br>Represents the inhabitants of Aroer who are called to witness the calamity befalling Moab. They are instructed to observe and inquire about the events unfolding.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_fleeing_and_the_woman_escaping.htm">The Man Fleeing and the Woman Escaping</a></b><br>Symbolic of the Moabites who are fleeing from the impending disaster. Their flight signifies the fulfillment of God's judgment against Moab.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's message of judgment against Moab. His role was to deliver God's warnings and call for repentance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>A nation east of Israel, often in conflict with Israel. In this context, Moab is under divine judgment for its pride and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/w/witnessing_god's_judgment.htm">Witnessing God's Judgment</a></b><br>Just as the inhabitants of Aroer were called to witness Moab's downfall, believers are reminded to be observant of God's workings in the world, recognizing His justice and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Moab's judgment serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. Believers are encouraged to cultivate humility and dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>The fleeing Moabites illustrate the urgency of turning to God before judgment comes. This calls believers to examine their lives and repent of any sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_lost.htm">Compassion for the Lost</a></b><br>Observing the plight of those under judgment should stir compassion in believers, motivating them to share the gospel with urgency.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_promises.htm">The Certainty of God's Promises</a></b><br>The fulfillment of prophecy against Moab assures believers of the reliability of God's Word and His promises, both of judgment and salvation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_letters_to_corinthians.htm">What are the ancient paths mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_moab's_fate_sealed_in_jer._48_1-39.htm">Why does Jeremiah 48:1-39 repeatedly portray divine retaliation against Moab with no apparent path for redemption?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_curse_fig_tree_out_of_fig_season.htm">Why does Jesus curse a fig tree in Matthew 21:19 for having no fruit when it was not the season for figs?</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>(19) <span class= "bld">O inhabitant of Aroer.</span>--There seems to have been two cities of this name: one which had belonged first to the territory of Sihon, then to Reuben, then to Moab, on the north side of the Arnon (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm" title="From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even to Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all to us:">Deuteronomy 2:36</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm" title="And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.">Deuteronomy 3:12</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/4-48.htm" title="From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even to mount Sion, which is Hermon,">Deuteronomy 4:48</a>; <a href="/joshua/12-2.htm" title="Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelled in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even to the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;">Joshua 12:2</a>); another in the Ammonite territory belonging to Gad, near Rabbath-Ammon, in the valley of the Jabbok (<a href="/numbers/32-34.htm" title="And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,">Numbers 32:34</a>; <a href="/joshua/13-25.htm" title="And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, to Aroer that is before Rabbah;">Joshua 13:25</a>; <a href="/judges/11-33.htm" title="And he smote them from Aroer, even till you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.">Judges 11:33</a>). Both are probably comprised under the "cities of Aroer" in <a href="/isaiah/17-2.htm" title="The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.">Isaiah 17:2</a>. The name exists in the modern <span class= "ital">Arair. </span>As lying on the frontier, the inhabitants of the Northern Aroer are represented as seeing the fugitives, male and female, from Dibon, and asking what had happened to drive them from their city. Milton's lines (<span class= "ital">Par. Lost, </span>L 407) may be quoted as illustrating the topography : . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - The inhabitants of <span class="cmt_word">Aroer</span> will come out in eager expectation to meet the fugitives, and ask, <span class="cmt_word">What hath happened?</span> (so the question should be rendered). There were several Aroers (one belonged to the Ammonites, <a href="/joshua/13-25.htm">Joshua 13:25</a>), but as the enemy is driving the Moabites southward, the Aroer here intended can only be the town by the Arnon, which separated Moab proper first of all from the kingdom of the Amorites (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-48.htm">Deuteronomy 4:48</a>; <a href="/joshua/12-2.htm">Joshua 12:2</a>), and afterwards from the territory of the Israelites (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm">Deuteronomy 2:36</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Deuteronomy 3:12</a>). The picture drawn in this verse is singularly appropriate to the site of Arnon, "just by the edge of the arterial highway of Moab," and commanding a complete view of the pass of the Arnon (Tristram, 'Land of Moab,' p. 132). There is the same variety of statement as to the Israetitish tribe to which Aroer belonged as in the case of Dibon (see ver. 18). <a href="/joshua/13-16.htm">Joshua 13:16</a> speaks in favour of Reuben; <a href="/numbers/32-34.htm">Numbers 32:34</a> in favour of Gad. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Stand</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמְדִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the road</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּ֛רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and watch,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצַפִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣap·pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6822.htm">Strong's 6822: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O resident</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Aroer!</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲרוֹעֵ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·rō·w·‘êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6177.htm">Strong's 6177: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aroer -- three cities in Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ask</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁאֲלִי־</span> <span class="translit">(ša·’ă·lî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inquire, to request, to demand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the man fleeing</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֣ס</span> <span class="translit">(nās)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or the woman escaping,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִמְלָ֔טָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nim·lā·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘What</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has happened?’</span><br /><span class="heb">נִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(nih·yā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Jeremiah 48:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Jeremiah 48:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Jeremiah 48:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Jeremiah 48:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Jeremiah 48:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Jeremiah 48:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Jeremiah 48:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Jeremiah 48:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Jeremiah 48:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/48-19.htm">Jeremiah 48:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/48-19.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 48:19 Inhabitant of Aroer stand by the way (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:20" /></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>