Jeremiah 48:8

8 “All the towns will be destroyed, and no one will escape— either on the plateaus or in the valleys, for the LORD has spoken.

Jeremiah 48:8 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:8

And the spoiler shall come upon every city
That is, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and his army. The Targum is, the spoilers, who came against and took every city of Moab, and wasted them. Josephus ^F14 makes particular mention of Nebuchadnezzar subduing the Ammonites and Moabites: and no city shall escape;
the spoiler, and destruction by him: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the
Lord hath spoken;
not only the cities, and the inhabitants of them; but the inhabitants of the valleys and plains, as the Targum paraphrases it, should be destroyed; and also the corn that grew upon them, and the flocks and herds that grazed there, exactly as the Lord had foretold.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Antiqu. l. 10. c. 9. sect. 7.

Jeremiah 48:8 In-Context

6 Flee for your lives! Hide in the wilderness!

7 Because you have trusted in your wealth and skill, you will be taken captive. Your god Chemosh, with his priests and officials, will be hauled off to distant lands!

8 “All the towns will be destroyed, and no one will escape— either on the plateaus or in the valleys, for the LORD has spoken.

9 Oh, that Moab had wings so she could fly away, for her towns will be left empty, with no one living in them.

10 Cursed are those who refuse to do the LORD ’s work, who hold back their swords from shedding blood!