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Jeremiah 48:35

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35 "I will make an end of Moab," declares the LORD, "the one who offers sacrifice on the 1high place and the one who 2burns incense to his gods.
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Jeremiah 48:35 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:35

Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the Lord, him
that offereth in the high places
A burnt offering there; that is, the priest, who shall be taken and carried captive, ( Jeremiah 48:7 ) ; even everyone of them; so that there will not be one left to otter sacrifice: and him that burneth incense to his gods:
Chemosh, and others, the Moabites worshipped: this suggests that idolatry was one of the sins for which they were punished; and as all places and all sorts of persons should suffer in this calamity, so likewise idolatrous places, priests, and worshippers.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Jeremiah 48:35 In-Context

33 "So gladness and joy are taken away From the fruitful field, even from the land of Moab. And I have made the wine to cease from the wine presses; No one will tread them with shouting, The shouting will not be shouts of joy.
34 "From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have raised their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah ; for even the waters of Nimrim will become desolate.
35 "I will make an end of Moab," declares the LORD , "the one who offers sacrifice on the high place and the one who burns incense to his gods.
36 "Therefore My heart wails for Moab like flutes; My heart also wails like flutes for the men of Kir-heres. Therefore they have lost the abundance it produced.
37 "For every head is bald and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Isaiah 15:2; Isaiah 16:12
  • 2. Jeremiah 7:9; Jeremiah 11:13

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "offers up in smoke"
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