Jeremias 48:44

44 O que fugir do temor cairá na cova, e o que sair da cova ficará preso no laço; pois trarei sobre ele, sobre Moabe, o ano do seu castigo, diz o Senhor.

Jeremias 48:44 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:44

He that fleeth from the fear
From terrible enemies he is afraid of, and dares not face them, but flees, in order to escape them: shall fall into the pit;
into some misfortune or another: and he that getteth out of the pit shall be taken in the snare;
laid by the enemy for him, and so shall fall into his hands. Sanctius very ingeniously observes that the allusion is to the hunting of deer, and such like creatures; when first a line of feathers of various colours is placed to frighten them; and if they get over that, then there is a pit dug for them, to catch them in; and if they get out of that, a snare is laid to take them; so that they rarely escape: and thus it would be with the Moabites, if they got rid of a first and second danger, a third would involve them; their destruction was certain, as follows; see ( Isaiah 24:18 ) ; for I will bring upon it, [even] upon Moab, the year of their
visitation, saith the Lord;
in a way of wrath and punishment; for which there was a time fixed, and was now at hand, and would quickly take place, according to the will and word of the Lord, of which Moab might be assured; who is expressed by name, for the sake of explanation, and that it might be manifest who was intended.

Jeremias 48:44 In-Context

42 E Moabe será destruído, para que não seja povo, porque se engrandeceu contra o Senhor.

43 Temor, e cova, e laço estão sobre ti, ó morador de Moabe, diz o Senhor.

44 O que fugir do temor cairá na cova, e o que sair da cova ficará preso no laço; pois trarei sobre ele, sobre Moabe, o ano do seu castigo, diz o Senhor.

45 Os que fugiram ficam parados sem forças � sombra de Hesbom; mas fogo saiu de Hesbom, e a labareda do meio de Siom, e devorou a fronte de Moabe e o alto da cabeça dos turbulentos.

46 Ai de ti, Moabe! pereceu o povo de Quemós; pois teus filhos foram levados cativos, e tuas filhas para o cativeiro.