Jeremías 48:29

29 »Conocemos bien el orgullo de Moab,ese orgullo exagerado.¡Tanta soberbia y tanto orgullo!¡Tanta arrogancia y altivez!

Jeremías 48:29 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:29

We have heard the pride of Moab
Israel, and all the nations round about, had heard of this, and seen or heard of many instances of it; the thing was notorious; according to Kimchi, it is the prophet that here speaks in the name of the nations; but it seems best to understand it of the Lord himself, as appears from the ( Jeremiah 48:30 ) ; and who here speaks in the plural number, because of the plurality of persons in the Godhead; as he afterwards does in the singular number, to denote the unity of the divine essence: (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his
pride, and the haughtiness of his heart;
a heap of words to express the same thing; suggesting that the instances of his pride were many, and that it was exceeding great indeed: these many words were little enough; and indeed words were wanting fully to declare it. The same was observed in Isaiah's time, and in much the same language; only more words are here used, to show that his pride was increased since that time; see ( Isaiah 16:6 ) .

Jeremías 48:29 In-Context

27 ¿Acaso no te burlabas de Israel,y con tus palabras lo despreciabas,como si hubiera sido sorprendido entre ladrones?

28 Habitantes de Moab,¡abandonen las ciudadesy vivan entre las rocas!Sean como las palomasque anidan al borde de los precipicios.

29 »Conocemos bien el orgullo de Moab,ese orgullo exagerado.¡Tanta soberbia y tanto orgullo!¡Tanta arrogancia y altivez!

30 Yo conozco su insolencia,pero sus jactancias no logran nada—afirma el SEÑOR—.

31 Por eso lloro por Moab;gimo por toda su gente,sollozo por el pueblo de Quir Jeres.