Jeremías 48:36

36 »Por eso, con sonido de flautasgime por Moab mi corazón;con sonido de flautasgime mi corazón por Quir Jeres,porque han desaparecidolas riquezas que acumularon.

Jeremías 48:36 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:36

Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like pipes
That are sounded on mournful occasions, as at funerals, and the like; see ( Matthew 9:23 ) . This the prophet said, as Kimchi observes, in the person of the people, the inhabitants of Moab; whose hearts would yearn and sound for the calamities of their country like the doleful sound of minstrels. So the Targum,

``therefore the Moabites shall sound in their hearts like a harp:''

and my heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres;
as for the country of Moab in general, so for this principal city, and the inhabitants of it, in particular; (See Gill on Isaiah 16:11); because the riches [that] he hath gotten is perished;
either Moab or Kirheres; the abundance of goods they had got together were now lost, falling into the hands of the enemy; and which was matter of lamentation. The Targum is,

``for the rest of their substance they had got were spoiled.''

Some understand it of the residue of men that escaped the sword; these perished by famine, or other means; see ( Isaiah 15:7 ) .

Jeremías 48:36 In-Context

34 »El clamor de Hesbón llega hasta Elalé y Yahaza,su voz se alza desde Zoarhasta Joronayin y Eglat Selisiyá.Porque hasta las aguas de Nimrínse han secado.

35 Acabaré con la gente de Moabque ofrece sacrificios en altares paganosy quema incienso a sus dioses—afirma el SEÑOR—.

36 »Por eso, con sonido de flautasgime por Moab mi corazón;con sonido de flautasgime mi corazón por Quir Jeres,porque han desaparecidolas riquezas que acumularon.

37 Toda cabeza está rapaday toda barba rasurada;en todas las manos hay incisiones,y todos están vestidos de luto.

38 Sobre todos los techos de Moab,y por todas sus plazas,solo se escuchan lamentos;porque rompí en pedazos a Moabcomo a una vasija desechada—afirma el SEÑOR—.