Jeremiah 48:5

5 For on the ascent to Luhith they will be weeping continually,^[a] and on the descent to Horonaim will be heard cries of distress over the destruction:^[b]

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 A voice cries out from Horonaim: devastation and great disaster!

4 Moab will be shattered; her little ones will cry out.

5 For on the ascent to Luhith they will be weeping continually, and on the descent to Horonaim will be heard cries of distress over the destruction:

6 Flee! Save your lives! Be like a juniper bushin the wilderness.

7 Because you trust in your works and treasures, you will be captured also. Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit Luhith, weeping goes up with weeping
• [b]. Isa 15:5