Jer 48:22 | KingComments | STEP | The enemy has come and destroyed Moab ( ). All their bragging is gone. There they stand, ashamed and dismayed. Nothing remains but to wail and cry out. Yes, judgment has come, no city has been spared ( ). Everywhere they look, as far as they can see and also nearby, judgment has struck all the cities of Moab. Their strength, of which the horn and the arm are a picture, has disappeared ( ). The horn has been cut off and the arm broken. Moab is in a miserable state. Not only the power, but the prestige is gone too ( ). That is what happens when someone elevates himself against the LORD. Such a person has lost his way. He no longer knows where he is going or what he is doing. Moab wanders down the road like a drunk and falls down and throws up. He has puked up his prosperity and now plays with his vomit. He makes a fool of himself. Moab is reminded that he also laughed at Israel ( ). Now he is measured by the measure by which he measured. Surely Israel was not found among thieves who took their land. The LORD used to forbid His people to take possession of the land of Moab, which was conquered by the Amorites. But because the Amorites refused the Israelites free passage, they took possession of his land ( ). Their laughter is completely unfounded. The Moabites are advised to “leave the cities and dwell among the crags” ( ). If they nestled like a dove in the opening of a rock crevice, they might escape the sword of the enemy.

‏ Jeremiah 48:22

The Fall of Moab

The enemy has come and destroyed Moab (Jer 48:20). All their bragging is gone. There they stand, ashamed and dismayed. Nothing remains but to wail and cry out. Yes, judgment has come, no city has been spared (Jer 48:21-24). Everywhere they look, as far as they can see and also nearby, judgment has struck all the cities of Moab. Their strength, of which the horn and the arm are a picture, has disappeared (Jer 48:25). The horn has been cut off and the arm broken.

Moab is in a miserable state. Not only the power, but the prestige is gone too (Jer 48:26). That is what happens when someone elevates himself against the LORD. Such a person has lost his way. He no longer knows where he is going or what he is doing. Moab wanders down the road like a drunk and falls down and throws up. He has puked up his prosperity and now plays with his vomit. He makes a fool of himself.

Moab is reminded that he also laughed at Israel (Jer 48:27). Now he is measured by the measure by which he measured. Surely Israel was not found among thieves who took their land. The LORD used to forbid His people to take possession of the land of Moab, which was conquered by the Amorites. But because the Amorites refused the Israelites free passage, they took possession of his land (Num 21:21-35). Their laughter is completely unfounded.

The Moabites are advised to “leave the cities and dwell among the crags” (Jer 48:28). If they nestled like a dove in the opening of a rock crevice, they might escape the sword of the enemy.