The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 48:16
The calamity of Moab, etc. The form of the verse reminds us of Deuteronomy 32:35 ; Isaiah 13:22 . read more
耶利米書 48:13-17 Cunpts
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 48:17
All ye that are about him; i.e. the neighbouring nations (setup. on Jeremiah 46:14 ). The invitation to condolence is not ironical, but in the deepest spirit of human sympathy, as in the parallel prophecy in Isaiah (see on Isaiah 15:5 ). The strong staff; i.e. the sceptre as an image of royal authority (comp. Ezekiel 19:11-14 ). Rod ; as in Psalms 110:2 . read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 48:17-25
How lamentable that such a glorious sceptre should be broken! But there is no remedy. Even Dibon, that highly honoured town, is disgraced. There is no hiding the sad fate of the Moabites; the crowds of fugitives sufficiently proclaim it. Judgment has been passed upon all the cities of Moab, a long roll of whose names is recited. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 48:13
Israel was ashamed of Beth-el - After Salmaneser had carried Israel away, they could trust no longer in the calf of Bethel established by Jeroboam. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 48:14
Mighty - Heroes, veteran warriors. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 48:15
Rather, “Moab is spoiled,” and her cities have gone up, i. e., in smoke, have been burned Joshua 8:20-21. Others render, “The waster of Moab and of her towns is coming up to the attack, and her chosen youths are gone down to the slaughter.” read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 48:16
Near to come - Twenty-three years elapsed between the fourth year of Jehoiakim, when this prophecy was spoken, and its accomplishment by the invasion of Moab five years after the capture of Jerusalem. So slowly does God’s justice move onward. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 48:17
The lamentation over Moab uttered by those “round about him,” i. e., the neighboring nations, and those “that know his name,” nations more remote, who know little more than that, there is such a people, takes the form of an elegy. The metaphorical expressions, “staff of strength,” and “rod” or “scepter of beauty,” indicate the union of power and splendor in the Moabite kingdom. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 48:13-17
Jeremiah 48:13-17. And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, &c. They shall be disappointed in their expectations of succour from their tutelary idol, as the ten tribes have been in the trust they reposed in the calf they worshipped at Bethel. Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities The words out of are not in the Hebrew; therefore some render this clause, Moab is spoiled, and the cities to which she ascended; that is, those situated on high eminences. All ye that are about... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 48:15
Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities. The latter part of this clause in the Hebrew is extremely difficult; the Authorized Version is indefensible. It is even doubtful whether it can be translated at all consistently with grammar, though Hitzig, a good grammarian, has adopted the suggestion of Grotius, rendering, "and her cities have gone up," viz. in smoke, i.e. they have been burnt; comp. 20:40 , the end of which verso ought to run thus: "The whole city went up to heaven." But... read more