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Kiriathaim will be disgraced and captured; the stronghold will be disgraced and shattered. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48.htm">New Living Translation</a> This message was given concerning Moab. This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “What sorrow awaits the city of Nebo; it will soon lie in ruins. The city of Kiriathaim will be humiliated and captured; the fortress will be humiliated and broken down. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a> Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste! Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; the fortress is put to shame and broken down; <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Concerning 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a> Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a> Against Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe to Nebo! For it is plundered, Kirjathaim is shamed and taken; The high stronghold is shamed and dismayed— <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Concerning Moab. This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: “Woe to Nebo, for it has been destroyed; Kiriathaim has been put to shame, it has been captured; The high stronghold has been put to shame and shattered. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a> Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, &#8220Woe to Nebo, for it has been destroyed; Kiriathaim has been put to shame, it has been captured; The lofty stronghold has been put to shame and shattered. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, “Woe to Nebo, for it has been destroyed; Kiriathaim has been put to shame, it has been captured; The lofty stronghold has been put to shame and shattered. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Concerning Moab. Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Woe to Nebo, for it has been destroyed; Kiriathaim has been put to shame, it has been captured; The lofty stronghold has been put to shame and shattered. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, “Woe (judgment is coming) to [the city of] Nebo, for it has been destroyed! Kiriathaim has been shamed, it has been captured; Misgab [the high fortress] has been shamed, broken down and crushed. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> About Moab, this is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Woe to Nebo, because it is about to be destroyed; Kiriathaim will be put to shame; it will be taken captive. The fortress will be put to shame and dismayed! <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> About Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Woe to Nebo, because it is about to be destroyed; Kiriathaim will be put to shame; it will be taken captive. The fortress will be put to shame and dismayed! <a href="/asv/jeremiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a> Of Moab. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and broken down. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, told me to say to the nation of Moab: The town of Nebo is doomed; Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced, and even its fortress will be left in ruins. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a> Of Moab. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken: Misgab is put to shame and broken down. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says about Moab: How horrible it will be for Nebo; it will be destroyed. Kiriathaim will be put to shame; it will be captured. Its stronghold will be put to shame and torn down. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a> This is what the LORD Almighty said about Moab: "Pity the people of Nebo--their town is destroyed! Kiriathaim is captured, its mighty fortress torn down, and its people put to shame; <a href="/isv/jeremiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a> To Moab: This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "How terrible for Nebo, for it's laid waste. Kiriathaim is put to shame, it's captured. The fortress is put to shame, it's shattered. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Concerning 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD God of Israel who rules over all spoke about Moab. "Sure to be judged is Nebo! Indeed, it will be destroyed! Kiriathaim will suffer disgrace. It will be captured! Its fortress will suffer disgrace. It will be torn down! <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Of Moab. "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Woe to Nebo, because it is about to be destroyed; Kiriathaim will be put to shame, it will be taken captive. The fortress is put to shame and broken down. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe to Nebo! for it is laid waste: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed. <a href="/web/jeremiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a> Of Moab. Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo! For it is laid waste. Kiriathaim is disappointed. It is taken. Misgab is put to shame and broken down. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Concerning Moab: “Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: Woe to Nebo, for it is spoiled, "" Kiriathaim has been captured [and] put to shame, "" The high tower has been put to shame, "" Indeed, it has been broken down. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Concerning Moab: 'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo, for it is spoiled, Put to shame, captured hath been Kiriathaim, Put to shame hath been the high tower, Yea, it hath been broken down. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Against Moab thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel, Wo to Nebo for it was laid waste: Kiriathaim was ashamed and taken: Misgab was ashamed and terrified.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Woe to Nabo, for it is laid waste, and confounded: Cariathaim is taken: the strong city is confounded and hath trembled. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Against Moab, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe upon Nebo! For it has been devastated and confounded. Kiriathaim has been seized; the strong one has been confounded and has trembled. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a> Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Ah, Nebo! it is ravaged; Kiriathaim is disgraced, captured; Disgraced and overthrown is the stronghold: <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Alas for Nebo, it is laid waste! Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; the fortress is put to shame and broken down;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> CONCERNING Moab. thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe to Nebo! for it is spoiled; Koriathaim is ashamed and confounded; its defenders are confused and scattered. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> About Moab: Thus says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts God of Israel: “Woe to Nebo which is plundered! She is ashamed and she blushed! Qurathim is ashamed and her strength is scattered <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Of Moab. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and dismayed. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thus has the Lord said concerning MOAB, Woe to Nabau! for it has perished: Cariathaim is taken: Amath and Agath are put to shame. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/48-1.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=14199" 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> 1<a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: lə·mō·w·’āḇ (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">Concerning Moab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/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> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1945.htm" title="1945: hō·w (Interjection) -- Ah! alas! ha! A prolonged form of how; oh!">“Woe</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5015.htm" title="5015: nə·ḇōw (N-proper-fs) -- Probably of foreign derivation; Nebo, the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine.">Nebo,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: šud·dā·ḏāh (V-Pual-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">it will be devastated.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7156.htm" title="7156: qir·yā·ṯā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Moab, also a place in Naphtali. Dual of qiryah; double city; Kirjathaim, the name of two placed in Palestine.">Kiriathaim</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: nil·kə·ḏāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">will be captured</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: hō·ḇî·šāh (V-Hifil-Perf-3fs) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">and disgraced;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4869.htm" title="4869: ham·miś·gāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- A secure height, retreat, stronghold. From sagab; properly, a cliff; abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge.">the fortress</a> <a href="/hebrew/2865.htm" title="2865: wā·ḥāt·tāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either by violence, or by confusion and fear.">will be shattered</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: hō·ḇî·šāh (V-Hifil-Perf-3fs) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">and dismantled.</a> 2There 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.…<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/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1-14</a> Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion. / Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon: / “Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees. ... <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/3-4.htm">2 Kings 3:4-27</a> Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. / But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. / So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel. ... <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="/psalms/108-9.htm">Psalm 108:9</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/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a> They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. <a href="/judges/11-18.htm">Judges 11:18</a> Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border. <a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a> David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute. <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">1 Chronicles 18:2</a> David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute. <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Against Moab thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe to Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.A.<a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26</a> Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.<a href="/jeremiah/25-21.htm">Jeremiah 25:21</a> Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,<a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm">Jeremiah 27:3</a> And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;Nebo<a href="/jeremiah/48-22.htm">Jeremiah 48:22,23</a> And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim, … <a href="/numbers/32-3.htm">Numbers 32:3,37,38</a> Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, … <a href="/numbers/33-47.htm">Numbers 33:47</a> And they removed from Almondiblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.Misgab.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-4.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-24.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-10.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-24.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-27.htm">Dismayed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-19.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-27.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">Kiriathaim</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">Kiriatha'im</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-11.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Nebo</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-24.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-36.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-19.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-3.htm">Woe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Dismayed</a> <a href="/daniel/8-2.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Kiriathaim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Kiriatha'im</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-22.htm">Nebo</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-15.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Woe</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 48</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">The judgment of Moab</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">for their pride</a> 11. <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">for their security</a> 14. <a href="/jeremiah/48-14.htm">for their carnal confidence</a> 26. <a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">and for their contempt of God and his people</a> 47. <a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">The restoration of Moab</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Moabites were descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew, through an incestuous relationship with his daughter (<a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37</a>). Moab had a complex relationship with Israel, sometimes allies, often enemies. This prophecy against Moab reflects the broader biblical theme of God's judgment on nations that oppose His people.this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: The title "LORD of Hosts" emphasizes God's sovereignty and power over all armies, both heavenly and earthly. "The God of Israel" underscores His covenant relationship with Israel, highlighting that the judgment on Moab is not just a political maneuver but a divine decree. This phrase establishes the authority and seriousness of the prophecy.“Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Nebo was a city in Moab, not to be confused with Mount Nebo where Moses viewed the Promised Land. The pronouncement of "woe" is a common prophetic expression of impending doom. The devastation of Nebo signifies the comprehensive nature of God's judgment. This aligns with other biblical prophecies where specific cities are targeted as representative of a nation's downfall (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a> concerning Babylon).Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; Kiriathaim was another significant city in Moab. Its capture and disgrace symbolize the humiliation and defeat of Moab. The mention of specific cities highlights the thoroughness of the coming judgment. This reflects the biblical principle that pride and opposition to God lead to downfall, as seen in other prophetic books like Obadiah's prophecy against Edom.the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. Fortresses were symbols of strength and security. The shattering and dismantling of Moab's fortress indicate the complete removal of their defenses and the futility of relying on human strength against divine judgment. This echoes the biblical theme that true security is found only in God, as seen in Psalms and Proverbs. The destruction of physical strongholds often serves as a metaphor for spiritual realities, pointing to the ultimate victory of God's kingdom over all earthly powers.<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 an adversary of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/n/nebo.htm">Nebo</a> A city in Moab, possibly named after the Babylonian god Nabu. It is prophesied to be laid waste, indicating divine judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/k/kiriathaim.htm">Kiriathaim</a> Another city in Moab, known for its strongholds. Its capture and disgrace signify the downfall of Moab's defenses. 4. <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, underscoring His power to execute judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet through whom God delivers this message of judgment against Moab, highlighting his role as a mouthpiece for divine pronouncements.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> The prophecy against Moab demonstrates God's control over nations and His ability to bring about their rise and fall according to His will. <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 reliance on false gods, reminding believers to place their trust solely in the Lord. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> The fulfillment of prophecies like this one assures us of the reliability and truth of God's Word, encouraging us to trust in His promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Jeremiah's role as a prophet highlights the importance of listening to God's messengers and heeding their warnings. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a> While the passage focuses on judgment, it also invites reflection on God's justice and the opportunity for repentance and restoration.<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_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/what_is_zion's_biblical_significance.htm">What is Zion and its biblical significance?</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_do_later_mentions_fit_moab's_prophecy.htm">If Jeremiah 48:42 says Moab will cease to be a people, how do later mentions of Moab or its descendants fit with this prophecy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XLVIII.(1) Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts . . .--Better, with a different punctuation, Concerning Moab (this being the title of the section), Thus saith the Lord of hosts. In the long prophecy that follows Jeremiah in part follows in the wake of "the burden of Moab" in Isaiah 15, 16, entering even more fully into geographical details. (See Notes there.) The relations between Moab and Israel had for a long period been more or less uneasy. The former had been tributary to the latter under Ahab, but on his death Mesha revolted, and a war ensued, which ended in the defeat of the Moabites by the allied forces of Israel, Judah, and Edom (2 Kings 3). They repeated their attack, however (<a href="/2_kings/13-20.htm" title="And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.">2Kings 13:20</a>), and appear to have occupied the territory of the Trans-jordanic tribes on their deportation by Tiglath-pileser. Of the three places named, Nebo, memorable as the summit of Pisgah, from which Moses looked upon the land of promise, and forming part of the range of the mountains of Abarim (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-49.htm" title="Get you up into this mountain Abarim, to mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel for a possession:">Deuteronomy 32:49</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/34-1.htm" title="And Moses went up from the plains of Moab to the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead, to Dan,">Deuteronomy 34:1</a>), has been identified conjecturally with Djebel-el-Attarus, or Djebel-el-Jel'ad. Hitzig derives the name from the Sanscrit Nabho (= the cloud-heaven). Kiriathaim (= the double city) is named in <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm" title="And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim,">Genesis 14:5</a> and <a href="/numbers/32-37.htm" title="And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,">Numbers 32:37</a>, in the latter passage in conjunction with Elealeh, Heshbon, and Nebo. Jerome places it at a distance of ten miles west of Medaba, as one of the cities rebuilt by the Reubenites, but it has not been identified. Misgab, the "high fort" or "citadel" of <a href="/isaiah/25-12.htm" title="And the fortress of the high fort of your walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.">Isaiah 25:12</a>, has shared the same fate, but has been referred by some writers to Kir-Moab, or Kir-heres, as the chief fortified city of the country (see <a href="/jeremiah/48-31.htm" title="Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; my heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.">Jeremiah 48:31</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48-36.htm" title="Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and my heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he has gotten are perished.">Jeremiah 48:36</a>; <a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm" title="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;">Isaiah 15:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm" title="Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall you mourn; surely they are stricken.">Isaiah 16:7</a>). The article which is prefixed to it in the Hebrew has led Frst (Lexicon) to take it in a wider sense, as meaning the plateau or highland country of Moab generally. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 1-8. - The prophet foresees the calamity of Moab, and the attendant confusion and dismay. Yes; flee, save your lives, if ye can; for your confidences have proved untrustworthy; there is no hope left. Verse 1. - Against Moab; rather, concerning Moab. Nebo! Not, of course, the mountain range referred to in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-49.htm">Deuteronomy 32:49</a> and 34. I as that from which Hoses viewed the land destined for Israel, but a town in the neighbourhood, deriving its name, not from the mountain,but from the same old Semitic (and not merely Babylonian) deity. Kiriathaim. "The double city." A place of uncertain situation, but probably in the same district as Nebo; mentioned in <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5</a>, as the abode of the "terrible" aboriginal tribe called the Emim. Is confounded; rather, is brought to shame (as <a href="/jeremiah/46-24.htm">Jeremiah 46:24</a>). Misgab; rather, the fortress. The connection shows that some definite fortress is intended, but it is difficult to say which. Graf thinks of Kir-heres (vers. 31, 36) or Kir-hareseth (another form of the same name; comp. <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Isaiah 16:7</a>; <a href="/2_kings/3-25.htm">2 Kings 3:25</a>), generally identified with Kir-Moab, the chief fortified town of the Moabites. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Concerning Moab, לְמוֹאָ֡ב (lə·mō·w·’āḇ) Preposition-l | 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 this is what כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֨ה (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, צְבָא֜וֹת (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 the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc says: אָמַר֩ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Woe ה֤וֹי (hō·w) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1945.htm">Strong's 1945: </a> Ah! alas! ha! to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Nebo, נְבוֹ֙ (nə·ḇōw) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5015.htm">Strong's 5015: </a> Nebo -- a city in Moab, also a mountain in Moab for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction it will be devastated. שֻׁדָּ֔דָה (šud·dā·ḏāh) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin Kiriathaim קִרְיָתָ֑יִם (qir·yā·ṯā·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7156.htm">Strong's 7156: </a> Kiriathaim -- a city in Moab, also a place in Naphtali will be captured נִלְכְּדָ֖ה (nil·kə·ḏāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere and disgraced; הֹבִ֥ישָׁה (hō·ḇî·šāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither the fortress הַמִּשְׂגָּ֖ב (ham·miś·gāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4869.htm">Strong's 4869: </a> A secure height, retreat, stronghold will be shattered וָחָֽתָּה׃ (wā·ḥāt·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2865.htm">Strong's 2865: </a> To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fear and dismantled. הֹבִ֥ישָׁה (hō·ḇî·šāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 48:1 Of Moab (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/47-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 47:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 47:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/48-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:2" /></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>