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The people of Chemosh are destroyed; your sons are taken into exile and your daughters into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab! The people of the god Chemosh are destroyed! Your sons and your daughters have been taken away as captives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh are undone, for your sons have been taken captive, and your daughters into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish; For your sons have been taken captive, And your daughters captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; For your sons have been taken away captive, And your daughters into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; For your sons have been taken away captive And your daughters into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; For your sons have been taken away captive, And your daughters into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; For your sons have been taken away captive And your daughters into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Woe (judgment is coming) to you, O Moab! The people of [the pagan god called] Chemosh have perished; For your sons have been taken away captive And your daughters into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished because your sons have been taken captive and your daughters have gone into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished because your sons have been taken captive and your daughters have gone into captivity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh is undone; for thy sons are taken away captive, and thy daughters into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />People of Moab, you worshiped Chemosh, your god, but now you are done for, and your children are prisoners in a foreign country. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Woe unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh is undone: for thy sons are taken away captive, and thy daughters into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How horrible it will be for you, Moab. You people of Chemosh will die. Your sons will be taken away into exile, and your daughters will be taken away into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Pity the people of Moab! The people who worshiped Chemosh have been destroyed, and their sons and daughters have been taken away as prisoners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />How terrible for you, Moab! The people of Chemosh will perish. Indeed, your sons will be taken into captivity, and your daughters as well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moab, you are doomed! You people who worship Chemosh will be destroyed. Your sons will be taken away captive. Your daughters will be carried away into exile. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab. The people of Chemosh is undone; for your sons are taken away captive, and your daughters into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Woe be to thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh are undone; for your sons are taken away captive, and your daughters into captivity. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab, "" The people of Chemosh have perished, "" For your sons were taken with the captives, "" And your daughters with the captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Woe to thee, O Moab, Perished hath the people of Chemosh, For thy sons were taken with the captives, And thy daughters with the captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wo to thee, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perished: for thy sons were taken into captivity, and thy daughters into captivity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Woe to thee, Moab, thou hast perished, O people of Chamos: for thy sons, and thy daughters are taken captives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! You have been ruined, O people of Chemosh! For your sons and your daughters have been taken into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, Moab! You are finished, people of Chemosh! Your sons are taken into exile, your daughters into captivity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished, for your sons have been taken captive, and your daughters into captivity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh is perished; for your sons are driven away and your daughters are carried captives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Woe to you! Moab has come to nothing, for the people of Khemosh are scattered, your children and your daughters into captivity!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Woe unto thee, O Moab! The people of Chemosh is undone; For thy sons are taken away captive, And thy daughters into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/48-46.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=14681" 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">45</span>“Those who flee will stand helpless in Heshbon’s shadow, because fire has gone forth from Heshbon and a flame from within Sihon. It devours the foreheads of Moab and the skulls of the sons of tumult. <span class="reftext">46</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/188.htm" title="188: ’ō·w- (Interjection) -- Woe! Probably from 'avah; lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!">Woe</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">O Moab!</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am- (N-msc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">The people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3645.htm" title="3645: kə·mō·wōš (N-proper-ms) -- A god of the Moabites. Or Kmiysh; from an unused root meaning to subdue; the powerful; Kemosh, the god of the Moabites.">of Chemosh</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ā·ḇaḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">have perished;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇā·ne·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">your sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: luq·qə·ḥū (V-QalPass-Perf-3cp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">have been taken</a> <a href="/hebrew/7628.htm" title="7628: baš·še·ḇî (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Exiled, captured, exile, booty. From shbuw; exiled; captured; as noun, exile; by extension, booty.">into exile</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and your daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7633.htm" title="7633: baš·šiḇ·yāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Captivity, captives. Feminine of shbiy; exile.">have gone into captivity.</a> </span><span class="reftext">47</span>Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.…<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/15-1.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 16:6-14</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. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">Numbers 21:28-30</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-11</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.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Ezekiel 25:8-11</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Psalm 60:8</a></span><br />Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Psalm 108:9</a></span><br />Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10-12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-4.htm">2 Kings 3:4-27</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-17.htm">Judges 11:17-18</a></span><br />Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Woe be to you, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perishes: for your sons are taken captives, and your daughters captives.</p><p class="hdg">Woe</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29</a></b></br> Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.</p><p class="hdg">the people</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7,13</a></b></br> For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity <i>with</i> his priests and his princes together… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/11-24.htm">Judges 11:24</a></b></br> Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-7.htm">1 Kings 11:7</a></b></br> Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that <i>is</i> before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.</p><p class="hdg">captives [heb] in captivity </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-12.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-13.htm">Chemosh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-6.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-42.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-5.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-36.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Perisheth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-11.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-26.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-3.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Undone</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-3.htm">Wo</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Woe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/50-33.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-33.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Chemosh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-9.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-15.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-17.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-9.htm">Perisheth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-8.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Undone</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-27.htm">Wo</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-27.htm">Woe</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>Woe to you, O Moab!</b><br>This phrase is a pronouncement of judgment against Moab, a nation located east of the Dead Sea. Moab was often in conflict with Israel, and its people were descendants of Lot (<a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37</a>). The use of "woe" indicates a lamentation or a severe warning of impending doom. This judgment is consistent with other prophetic declarations against nations that opposed Israel (Isaiah 15-16, <a href="/amos/2.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a>).<p><b>The people of Chemosh have perished;</b><br>Chemosh was the national deity of the Moabites, often associated with war and destruction. The mention of Chemosh highlights the spiritual apostasy of Moab, as they relied on a false god for protection. This phrase indicates the futility of trusting in idols, as seen in other scriptures where God demonstrates His power over false gods (<a href="/1_kings/11-7.htm">1 Kings 11:7</a>, <a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">2 Kings 23:13</a>). The perishing of Chemosh's people signifies the complete overthrow of Moab's religious and cultural identity.<p><b>for your sons have been taken into exile</b><br>Exile was a common consequence for nations defeated in ancient times, often used to break the spirit and continuity of a people. The taking of sons into exile represents the loss of future generations and the strength of the nation. This is reminiscent of the Babylonian exile of Judah, where the people were removed from their land as a form of divine judgment (<a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14-16</a>).<p><b>and your daughters have gone into captivity.</b><br>The captivity of daughters underscores the totality of Moab's defeat, affecting both men and women. In ancient cultures, the capture of women often implied a loss of honor and security for the nation. This phrase reflects the comprehensive nature of God's judgment, as seen in other prophetic writings where both genders suffer the consequences of national sin (<a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16-26</a>). The captivity of daughters also symbolizes the end of Moab's lineage and cultural continuity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>An ancient kingdom located east of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. Moabites were descendants of Lot through his elder daughter.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/chemosh.htm">Chemosh</a></b><br>The national deity of the Moabites, often associated with war and destruction. Worship of Chemosh was condemned by the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile_and_captivity.htm">Exile and Captivity</a></b><br>Refers to the historical event where the Moabites were conquered and their people taken away from their homeland, symbolizing divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Moab's reliance on Chemosh led to their downfall. Idolatry, in any form, leads to spiritual and often physical ruin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_is_just.htm">Divine Judgment is Just</a></b><br>God's judgment on Moab was a result of their persistent sin and rebellion. It serves as a reminder of God's righteousness and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>The fate of Moab underscores the need for repentance and turning away from false gods to the one true God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The prophecy against Moab demonstrates God's control over all nations and His ability to execute His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While the immediate context is judgment, the broader biblical account offers hope and restoration for those who turn to God.<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/who_was_the_deity_chemosh.htm">Who was the deity Chemosh?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jer._48_11_conflict_with_moab's_history.htm">Does Jeremiah 48:11 conflict with historical accounts that suggest Moab did not always remain complacent or at peace?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_jeremiah's_global_impact.htm">Jeremiah 1:10 - Why is there no clear historical record of Jeremiah achieving the massive global influence implied in this verse?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 46.</span> - Based on <a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29</a>. The chief difference is in the second half of the verse, in which the bold expression of Chemosh "giving his sons and his daughters into captivity" is changed for a mere ordinary and prosaic phrase. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/48-46.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">Woe to you,</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹי־</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_188.htm">Strong's 188: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lamentation, Oh!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O Moab!</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘am-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Chemosh</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמ֑וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3645.htm">Strong's 3645: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chemosh -- a god of the Moabites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have perished;</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בָנֶ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have been taken</span><br /><span class="heb">לֻקְּח֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(luq·qə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into exile</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשֶּׁ֔בִי</span> <span class="translit">(baš·še·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7628.htm">Strong's 7628: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exiled, captured, exile, booty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנֹתֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have gone into captivity.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשִּׁבְיָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šiḇ·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7633.htm">Strong's 7633: </a> </span><span class="str2">Captivity, captives</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Jeremiah 48:46 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Jeremiah 48:46 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Jeremiah 48:46 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Jeremiah 48:46 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Jeremiah 48:46 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Jeremiah 48:46 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Jeremiah 48:46 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Jeremiah 48:46 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Jeremiah 48:46 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Jeremiah 48:46 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/48-46.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 48:46 Woe to you O Moab! 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