Jer 48 | NASB2020 | STEP | Concerning Moab . This is what the Lord of armies , the God of Israel says : “ Woe to Nebo , for it has been destroyed ; Kiriathaim has been put to shame , it has been captured ; The high stronghold has been put to shame and shattered .

Jeremiah 48

Prophecy against Moab

1 Concerning ^aMoab. This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says:

“Woe to ^bNebo, for it has been destroyed;
^cKiriathaim has been put to shame, it has been captured;
The high stronghold has been put to shame and ^{▼▼Or dismayed}shattered.
2 “There is no longer praise for Moab;
In ^eHeshbon they have devised disaster against her:
‘Come and let’s cut her off from being a nation!’
You too, ^{▼▼Heb Madmen; i.e., a city of Moab}Madmen, will be silenced;
The sword will follow you.
3 “The sound of an outcry from ^gHoronaim,
‘Devastation and great destruction!’
4 “Moab is broken,
Her little ones have sounded out a cry of distress.
5 “For they will go up by the ascent of ^hLuhith
With continual weeping;
For at the descent of Horonaim
They have heard the ^{▼▼Lit distresses of outcry}anguished cry of destruction.
6 “ ^jFlee, save yourselves,
So that you may be like a juniper in the wilderness.
7 “For because of your ^ktrust in your own achievements and treasures,
You yourself will also be captured;
And ^lChemosh will go off into exile
Together with his priests and his leaders.
8 “A destroyer will come to every city,
So that no city will escape;
The valley also will be ruined
And the ^mplateau will be destroyed,
As the Lord has said.
9 “Give ^{▼▼Or salt
,} ^owings to Moab,
For she will ^{▼▼Or fall in ruins}flee away;
And her cities will become a ^qdesolation,
Without inhabitants in them.
10 “ ^rCursed is the one who does the Lord’s work ^snegligently,
And cursed is the one who restrains his ^tsword from blood.

11 “Moab has been ^uat ease since his youth;
He has also been ^vpeaceful, like wine on ^{▼▼Lit his}its dregs,
And he has not been ^xpoured from vessel to vessel,
Nor has he gone into exile.
Therefore ^{▼▼Lit his flavor has stayed in him}he retains his flavor,
And his aroma has not changed.
12 Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will send to him those who tip vessels, and they will tip him over, and they will pour out his vessels and smash ^{▼▼Lit their}his jars. 13 And Moab will be ^aaashamed of ^abChemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed of ^acBethel, their confidence.

14 “How can you say, ‘We are ^adwarriors,
And men competent for battle’?
15 “Moab has been destroyed and ^{▼▼Lit one has}men have gone up to ^{▼▼Lit her}his cities;
His choicest ^{▼▼I.e., warriors
,} ^ahyoung men have also gone down to the slaughter,”
Declares the ^aiKing, whose name is the Lord of armies.
16 “The disaster of Moab will ^ajsoon come,
And his catastrophe has hurried quickly.
17 “Mourn for him, all you who live around him,
And all of you who know his name;
Say, ‘How the mighty ^{▼▼Or rod
,} ^alscepter has been broken,
A staff of splendor!’
18 “ ^amCome down from your glory
And sit on the parched ground,
O ^andaughter living in ^aoDibon,
For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you,
He has ruined your strongholds.
19 “Stand by the road and keep watch,
You inhabitant of ^apAroer;
^aqAsk him who flees and her who escapes
And say, ‘What has happened?’
20 “Moab has been put to shame, for it has been ^{▼▼Or dismayed}shattered.
Wail and cry out;
Declare by the ^asArnon
That Moab has been destroyed.
21 “Judgment has also come upon the plain, upon Holon, ^atJahzah, and against ^auMephaath, 22 against Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, 23 against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and ^avBeth-meon, 24 against ^awKerioth, Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near. 25 The ^axhorn of Moab has been cut off, and his ^ayarm broken,” declares the Lord. 26 “ ^azMake him drunk, for he has ^{▼▼Or magnified himself against}become ^bbarrogant toward the Lord; so Moab will ^{▼▼Lit vomit in his vomit}vomit, and he also will become a laughingstock. 27 Now was Israel not a ^bdlaughingstock to you? Or was he ^{▼▼Or found
,} ^bfcaught among thieves? For whenever you speak about him you ^bgshake your head in scorn.

28 “Leave the cities and live among the ^bhrocky cliffs,
You inhabitants of Moab,
And be like a ^bidove that nests
Beyond the mouth of the chasm.
29 “ ^bjWe have heard of the pride of Moab--he is very proud--
Of his haughtiness, his ^bkpride, his arrogance, and ^{▼▼Lit elevation of his heart}his self-exaltation.
30 “I know his ^bmfury,” declares the Lord,
“But it is futile;
His idle boasts have accomplished nothing.
31 “Therefore I will ^bnwail for Moab,
For all of Moab I will cry out;
^{▼▼Another reading is He}I will moan for the men of ^bpKir-heres.
32 “More than the ^bqweeping for ^brJazer
I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah!
Your tendrils stretched across the sea,
They reached to the sea of Jazer;
Upon your summer fruits and your grape harvest
The destroyer has fallen.
33 “So ^bsjoy and rejoicing are removed
From the fruitful field, and from the land of Moab.
And I have ^bteliminated the wine from the wine presses;
No one will tread them with shouting,
The shouting will not be shouts of joy.
34 ^buFrom the outcry at Heshbon to ^bvElealeh, to Jahaz they have ^{▼▼Lit given forth}raised their voice, from ^bxZoar to Horonaim, and to Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate. 35 And I will put an end to Moab,” declares the Lord, “the one who offers sacrifice on the ^byhigh place and the one who ^{▼▼Or offers up in smoke
,} ^caburns incense to his gods.

36 “Therefore My ^cbheart makes a sound like flutes for Moab; My heart also makes a sound like flutes for the men of Kir-heres. Therefore they have ^cclost the abundance it produced. 37 For ^cdevery head is shaved bald, and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands, and ^cesackcloth around the waists. 38 On all the ^cfhousetops of Moab and in its public squares ^{▼▼Lit all of it is mourning}there is mourning everywhere; for I have broken Moab like an undesirable ^chvessel,” declares the Lord. 39 “How ^{▼▼Or terrified}shattered it is! How they have wailed! How Moab has turned his back--he is ashamed! So Moab will become a laughingstock and an ^cjobject of terror to all around him.”

40 For this is what the Lord says:
“Behold, one will ^ckfly swiftly like an eagle
And ^clspread out his wings against Moab.
41 “Kerioth has been captured
And the strongholds have been seized,
So the ^cmhearts of the warriors of Moab on that day
Will be like the heart of a ^cnwoman in labor.
42 “Moab will be ^codestroyed from being a people
Because he has ^{▼▼Or magnified himself against}become ^cqarrogant toward the Lord.
43 “ ^crTerror, pit, and snare are coming upon you,
Inhabitant of Moab,” declares the Lord.
44 “The one who ^csflees from the terror
Will fall into the pit,
And the one who climbs up out of the pit
Will be caught in the snare;
For I will bring upon her, upon Moab,
The year of their ^ctpunishment,” declares the Lord.

45 “In the shadow of Heshbon
The fugitives stand without strength;
For a fire has spread out from Heshbon
And a ^cuflame from the midst of ^cvSihon,
And it has devoured the ^cwforehead of Moab
And the scalps of the ^{▼▼Lit sons of uproar}loud revelers.
46 “ ^cyWoe to you, Moab!
The people of ^czChemosh have perished;
For your sons have been taken away captive,
And your daughters into captivity.
47 “Yet I will ^darestore the fortunes of Moab
In the ^{▼▼Lit end of the days}latter days,” declares the Lord.
This is the extent of the judgment on Moab.