These three words, fear, pit, snare, signify no more than a variety of dangers that should be on all sides of them, so as if any escaped one danger, he should presently meet with another, for this was the time when the Lord was resolved to punish all the inhabitants of the land of Moab. read more
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. Chronology of the Chapter.—Naegelsbach suggests, with ample justification, that “this prophecy certainly belongs to the time of Jehoiakim, and before the fourth year, the Chaldeans and Nebuchadnezzar not being mentioned;” and adds: “The form of the superscription favours its contemporaneousness with the first prophecy against Egypt (Jeremiah 46:1-2).” Cf. notes on chap. 25.2. Contemporary Scriptures.—Cf. on chap. 25. Here it is appropriate to point out that... read more
Chapter 48In forty-eight, he now directs his attention to Moab. Moab was across the Jordan on the east side of the Jordan River and of the Jordan rift.Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled ( Jeremiah 48:1 ):Now, this is not mount Nebo but the city of Nebo in Moab at that time.Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed ( Jeremiah 48:1 ).A couple of the cities.There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they... read more
Jeremiah 48:1 . Against Moab, saith the Lord. Isaiah had prophesied of the devastation of Moab by Salmaneser: chap. 15, 16. Jeremiah here speaks of the terrible conquest of the country by Nebuchadnezzar, which, according to Josephus, happened five years after the fall of Jerusalem. It was Messiah, the eternal Word, that gave the prophet his commission on this occasion, and inspired him with an elegy on the doom of Moab, an elegy of incomparable beauty, that it might be read with interest in... read more
Jer 48:43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, [shall be] upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD. Ver. 43. Fear and the pit. ] See Isaiah 24:17 . read more
Deuteronomy 32:23-Lamentations :, Psalms 11:6, Isaiah 24:17, Isaiah 24:18, Lamentations 3:47 Reciprocal: Job 20:24 - flee from Isaiah 15:9 - more Ezekiel 15:7 - they shall Amos 5:19 - As if Luke 21:35 - as read more
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.Fear — A variety of dangers upon all sides. read more
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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 48:40-47
Jeremiah 40-47. The foe swoops down vulture-like ( Jeremiah 4:13) on Moab, destroyed because of pride against Yahweh. One disaster succeeds another in this time of punishment (“ visitation,” Jeremiah 11:23, Jeremiah 23:12), and there is no asylum to be found in Heshbon, for a destructive flame proceeds “ from the house of Sihon” (so read; cf. Numbers 21:26; Numbers 21:28) to destroy the temples of Moab’ s head. Moab goes into exile, but Yahweh will ultimately change her fortunes. The closing... read more