Jeremías 48:44

44 El que huya del terror caerá en el foso, y el que suba del foso caerá en el lazo; porque yo traeré sobre él, sobre Moab, el año de su castigodeclara el SEÑOR.

Jeremías 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.

Jeremías 48:44 In-Context

42 Y Moab será destruido, dejará de ser pueblo porque se engrandeció contra el SEÑOR.

43 Terror, foso y lazo vienen sobre ti, morador de Moabdeclara el SEÑOR.

44 El que huya del terror caerá en el foso, y el que suba del foso caerá en el lazo; porque yo traeré sobre él, sobre Moab, el año de su castigodeclara el SEÑOR.

45 A la sombra de Hesbón se paran sin fuerzas los fugitivos; pues ha salido fuego de Hesbón, y una llama de en medio de Sehón, que ha consumido las sienes de Moab y los cráneos de los hijos del tumulto.

46 ¡Ay de ti, Moab! Ha perecido el pueblo de Quemos; porque tus hijos han sido tomados en cautiverio, y tus hijas en cautividad.