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Jeremiah 48:12 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 48 · verse 12
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.Jeremiah 48:12 · King James Version
Jeremiah 48:12 in context
10Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
11Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
12Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.
13And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.
14How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wandererstsâʻâhto tip overH6808 →
- vesselskᵉlîysomething preparedH3627 →
- saithnᵉʼuman oracleH5002 →
- emptyrûwqto pour outH7324 →
- breaknâphatsto dash to pieces, or scatterH5310 →
- daysyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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We may observe in these verses, I. The author of Moab's destruction; it is the Lord of hosts, that has armies, all armies, at his command, and the God of Israel (Jer 48:1), who will herein plead the cause of his Israel against a people that have always been vexatious to them, and will punish them now for the injuries…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13