Jeremiah 48:45

"They that fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon; for a fire is gone forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and hath devoured the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. Woe unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh is undone; for thy sons are taken away captive, and thy daughters into captivity. Yet will I bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith Jehovah. Thus far is the judgment of Moab."

The first two of these verses record the fulfillment of Balaam's prophecy against Moab in Numbers 21:28-30; 24:17, some of the very language of the Book of Numbers being here repeated, indicating once again that all of the Pentateuch (not merely Deuteronomy) was, even at this date, in the hands of Israel. As we have repeatedly noted, every line of the Old Testament lies under the shadow of the first five books of the Old Testament.

"Yet will I bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith Jehovah ..." (Jeremiah 48:47). How could this be, when God had announced that "Moab should be destroyed from being a people?" Halley noted that, "This was probably fulfilled when the Moabites, absorbed into the race of the Arabs, many of whom were present at Pentecost when the Gospel was proclaimed unto all men (Acts 2:11),"[24] were evidently among those converted to Christ. Certainly the "restoration" promised here was definitely stated to be scheduled for the "latter days," the times of the Messiah.

"A similar promise is given to Egypt, Ammon, and Elam (Jeremiah 46:26; 49:6,39)."[25]

"Thus far is the judgment of Moab ..." (Jeremiah 48:47b). This is not a critical comment, but is most likely a note by some scribe, similar to the one in Jeremiah 51:54.