Jeremiah 48:40

40 This is what the LORD says: “Look! An eagle is swooping down, spreading its wings over Moab.

Jeremiah 48:40 in Other Translations

40 For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.

40 For thus says the LORD: "Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab;

40 This is what the LORD says: “Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle, spreading his wings over Moab.

40 God's verdict on Moab. Indeed! "Look! An eagle is about to swoop down and spread its wings over Moab.

40 For this is what the Lord says: He will swoop down like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab.

Jeremiah 48:40 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:40

For thus saith the Lord, behold, he shall fly as an eagle,
&c.] The enemy, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, with his army; who is compared to an eagle for his strength, swiftness, and greediness after the prey: and shall spread his wings over Moab;
as an eagle spreads its wings, which are very large, over the little birds it seizes upon as its prey; so the king of Babylon would bring a numerous army against Moab, and spread it over his country. The Targum is,

``behold, as all eagle which flies, so a king shall come up with his army, and encamp against Moab.''

Jeremiah 48:40 In-Context

38 On all the roofs in Moab and in the public squares there is nothing but mourning, for I have broken Moab like a jar that no one wants,” declares the LORD.

39 “How shattered she is! How they wail! How Moab turns her back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule, an object of horror to all those around her.”

40 This is what the LORD says: “Look! An eagle is swooping down, spreading its wings over Moab.

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.

Cross References

• 1. S Deuteronomy 28:49; Habakkuk 1:8
• 2. S Isaiah 8:8