耶利米書 48:39

39 摩 押 何 等 毀 壞 ! 何 等 哀 號 ! 何 等 羞 愧 轉 背 ! 這 樣 , 摩 押 必 令 四 圍 的 人 嗤 笑 驚 駭 。

耶利米書 48:39 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:39

They shall howl, [saying], how is it broken down?
&c.] Or, "how is it broken" or "thrown into consternation F16? they howl"; that is, they howl out these words, or, while they are howling, say, how is Kirheres or Moab broken all to pieces; their strength, power, and glory; their cities, and their mighty men; and are in the utmost fright and confusion? Jarchi takes it to be an imperative, and paraphrases it,

``howl ye over her F17, and say, how is it broken!''
Kimchi says it may be taken either as in the past or in the imperative; how hath Moab turned the back with shame?
not being able to look their enemies in the face, but obliged to flee before them; so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him;
a derision to some, to their enemies, as Israel had been to them, and so they are paid in their own coin; and a consternation to others, their friends, who would fear sharing the same fate, at the hands of the Chaldeans.
FOOTNOTES:

F16 (htx Kya) "quomodo consternata est", Piscator, Schmidt.
F17 (wlylyh) "ululate", Munster, Piscator; "ejulate", Junius & Tremellius.

耶利米書 48:39 In-Context

37 各 人 頭 上 光 禿 , 鬍 鬚 剪 短 , 手 有 劃 傷 , 腰 束 麻 布 。
38 在 摩 押 的 各 房 頂 上 和 街 市 上 處 處 有 人 哀 哭 ; 因 我 打 碎 摩 押 , 好 像 打 碎 無 人 喜 悅 的 器 皿 。 這 是 耶 和 華 說 的 。
39 摩 押 何 等 毀 壞 ! 何 等 哀 號 ! 何 等 羞 愧 轉 背 ! 這 樣 , 摩 押 必 令 四 圍 的 人 嗤 笑 驚 駭 。
40 耶 和 華 如 此 說 : 仇 敵 必 如 大 鷹 飛 起 , 展 開 翅 膀 , 攻 擊 摩 押 。
41 加 略 被 攻 取 , 保 障 也 被 佔 據 。 到 那 日 , 摩 押 的 勇 士 心 中 疼 痛 如 臨 產 的 婦 人 。
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