Jeremiah 48:43

43 Terror and pit and snare await you, you people of Moab,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 48:43 in Other Translations

43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.

43 Terror, pit, and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab! declares the LORD.

43 “Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, O Moab,” says the LORD .

43 "Terror and pit and trap are what you have facing you, Moab." God's Decree.

43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah.

43 Disasters, pits, and traps are in store for those who live in Moab," declares the LORD.

43 Panic, pit, and trap await you, resident of Moab. [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration.

43 You people of Moab," announces the Lord, "terror, a pit and a trap are waiting for you.

Jeremiah 48:43 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:43

Fear, and the pit, and the snare, [shall be] upon thee
A proverbial expression, showing, that if they escaped one danger, or sore judgment, they should fall into another and greater: the words seem to be taken from ( Isaiah 24:17 ) ; (See Gill on Isaiah 24:17); O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord;
what in the prophecy of Isaiah is said of the inhabitants of the earth in general, is here applied to the inhabitants of Moab in particular.

Jeremiah 48:43 In-Context

41 Kerioth will be captured and the strongholds taken. In that day the hearts of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

42 Moab will be destroyed as a nation because she defied the LORD.

43 Terror and pit and snare await you, you people of Moab,” declares the LORD.

44 “Whoever flees from the terror will fall into a pit, whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare; for I will bring on Moab the year of her punishment,” declares the LORD.

45 “In the shadow of Heshbon the fugitives stand helpless, for a fire has gone out from Heshbon, a blaze from the midst of Sihon; it burns the foreheads of Moab, the skulls of the noisy boasters.

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 49:5
• 2. S Isaiah 24:17