Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 48:43
Fear, and the pit, and the snare - See the note on Isaiah 24:17 , Isaiah 24:18 . read more
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Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 48:45
They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon - Heshbon being a fortified place, they who were worsted in the fight fled to it, and rallied under its walls; but, instead of safety, they found themselves disappointed, betrayed, and ruined. See Jeremiah 48:2 ; (note), and the note there. But a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon - Jeremiah has borrowed this part of his discourse from an ancient poet quoted by Moses, Numbers 21:28 ; (note); where see the notes. The crown of the... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 48:46
The people of Chemosh - The Moabites, who worshipped Chemosh as their supreme god. read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 48:39
Verse 39 The Prophet still speaks in the person of others, and according to their feelings and not his own. He then says, that howling, they would say, through wonder, How is it that Moab has been so broken, that all had turned their backs, that Moab had become ashamed? He indirectly intimates, that though no one could then know God’s judgment, which he now foretells, yet God would by the event prove that he had said nothing but in earnest. This wonder then was expressed for this purpose, that... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 48:40
Verse 40 Here again he introduces God’s name, for it was necessary to confirm an incredible prophecy by his authority. “God is he,” he says, “who declares that enemies will come, who will fly through all the land of Moab.” He now compares the Chaldeans to eagles; and there is here a name understood which is not expressed. Fly will he like an eagle, that is, the king of Babylon with his army. The sum of what is said then is, that however widely extended might be the country of Moab, yet there... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 48:41
Verse 41 I have already reminded you, that the Prophet is not using too many words in this extended discourse, for it was necessary to confirm at large what all would have otherwise rejected. He then says, that the cities of Moab were taken, that strongholds were seized He mentions these things expressly, because the country of Moab thought that it was defended by cities and strongholds; and they thus thought, “Should the Chaldeans come and make an irruption, there are many cities who will... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 48:42
Verse 42 He repeats what we have before observed, that the calamity of Moab would be a just reward for his pride and indeed his sacrilege. The Prophet then says that though God’s vengeance might seem extremely grievous, yet it was most just, because the Moabites had not only been cruel against their neighbors, but also reproachful against God. Here, then, he condemns them first for cruelty, and then for their impious pride, because they exalted themselves against God But we must bear in mind... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 48:43
Verse 43 By these words the Prophet skews, that though the Moabites should adopt many means of escape, yet they should be taken, for God’s hand would everywhere entrap them. He mentions terror first, then the pit, and thirdly, the snare, (24) that is, “Thou wilt be so frightened that terror will compel thee to flee; but when thou fleest, pits will be in the way into which thou wilt fall: but if thou wilt rise from the pit, snares will surround thee, and thou wilt be taken.” We then see that by... read more
John Calvin
John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 48:44
Verse 44 Now all this has not been expressed without reason, because we know with how many flatteries men are wont to delude themselves when God summons them to judgment; for they immediately look around here and there, and promise themselves impunity, and then they hope for light punishment, as though they were at peace with God. But the unbelieving harden themselves, as Isaiah says, as though they had made a covenant with death and a compact with hell. (Isaiah 28:15.) As, then, the wicked set... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 48:42
Moab shall be destroyed from being a people - They shall not have a king or civil governor: and I doubt whether there be any evidence that they were ever reinstated in their national character. They were captivated by the Chaldeans; and probably many returned with the Jews on the edict of Cyrus: but as to their being an independent nation after this, where is the positive proof? read more