Jeremiah 48:16

16 "The disaster of Moab will ¹soon come, And his calamity has swiftly hastened.

Jeremiah 48:16 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:16

The calamity of Moab [is] near to come
As it did come within live years after the destruction of Jerusalem, as observed on ( Jeremiah 48:12 ) ; out of Josephus: and his affliction hasteth fast:
or, "his evil" ^F26 the evil of punishment for his sin; his utter destruction.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 (wter) "malum ejus", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Calvin, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Schmidt.

Jeremiah 48:16 In-Context

14 "How can you say, 'We are mighty warriors, And men valiant for battle '?

15 "Moab has been destroyed and men have gone up to his cities; His choicest young men have also gone down to the slaughter," Declares the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

16 "The disaster of Moab will soon come, And his calamity has swiftly hastened.

17 "Mourn for him, all you who live around him, Even all of you who know his name; Say, 'How has the mighty scepter been broken, A staff of splendor!'

18 "Come down from your glory And sit on the parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you, He has ruined your strongholds.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 13:22