Jeremiah 48:5

5 "For by the ascent of 1Luhith They will ascend with continual weeping; For at the descent of Horonaim They have heard the anguished cry of destruction.

Jeremiah 48:5 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:5

For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up,
&c.] This is another city, which was built on a high hill, which had a considerable ascent to it, whither those that escaped from Horonaim might flee for safety; but as they went up the hill would weep bitterly, and all the way they went, because of the loss of friends and sustenance, and the danger they themselves were still in. Of this place (See Gill on Isaiah 15:5); for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of
destruction;
a place before mentioned, which lay low, in the descent of which, the enemies, the Chaldeans, heard the cries of those that fled from Horonaim, and went up from thence to Luhith, which cry was as follows:

Jeremiah 48:5 In-Context

3 "The sound of an outcry from Horonaim, 'Devastation and great destruction!'
4 "Moab is broken, Her little ones have sounded out a cry of distress.
5 "For by the ascent of Luhith They will ascend with continual weeping; For at the descent of Horonaim They have heard the anguished cry of destruction.
6 "Flee, save your lives, That you may be like a juniper in the wilderness.
7 "For because of your trust in your own achievements and treasures, Even you yourself will be captured; And Chemosh will go off into exile Together with his priests and his princes.

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  • [a]. Lit "distresses of outcry"
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