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Jeremiah 48:5 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 48 · verse 5
For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.Jeremiah 48:5 · King James Version
Jeremiah 48:5 in context
3A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.
4Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
5For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
6Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.
7For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- continualBᵉkîya weepingH1065 →
- HoronaimChôrônayimChoronajim, a place in MoabH2773 →
- enemiestsarnarrowH6862 →
- LuhithLûwchîythLuchith, a place East of the JordanH3872 →
- heardshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- crytsaʻăqâha shriekH6818 →
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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