Jeremiah 48:24

24 on Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the cities of Moab, far and near.

Jeremiah 48:24 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:24

And upon Kerioth
Which once belonged to the tribe of Judah, ( Joshua 15:25 ) ; from this place Judas Iscariot is by some thought to have his name; as if it was "Ish Kerioth", "a man of Kerioth". Grotius takes it to be the Goiratha of Ptolemy: and upon Bozrah;
not in Idumea, but in Moab; the same with Bezer, ( Joshua 21:36 ) ; and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, for and near;
all the rest of the cities not named, whether nearer or farther off from Aroer.

Jeremiah 48:24 In-Context

22 on Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim;
23 on Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon;
24 on Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the cities of Moab, far and near.
25 "Moab's link to power is severed. Moab's arm is broken." God's Decree. The Sheer Nothingness of Moab
26 "Turn Moab into a drunken sot, drunk on the wine of my wrath, a dung-faced drunk, filling the country with vomit - Moab a falling-down drunk, a joke in bad taste.
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