Jeremías 48:44

44 El que huya del terror caerá en la fosa;el que salga de la fosa caerá en la trampa;porque yo hago venir sobre Moabel tiempo de su castigo—afirma el SEÑOR—.

Jeremías 48:44 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:44

He that fleeth from the fear
From terrible enemies he is afraid of, and dares not face them, but flees, in order to escape them: shall fall into the pit;
into some misfortune or another: and he that getteth out of the pit shall be taken in the snare;
laid by the enemy for him, and so shall fall into his hands. Sanctius very ingeniously observes that the allusion is to the hunting of deer, and such like creatures; when first a line of feathers of various colours is placed to frighten them; and if they get over that, then there is a pit dug for them, to catch them in; and if they get out of that, a snare is laid to take them; so that they rarely escape: and thus it would be with the Moabites, if they got rid of a first and second danger, a third would involve them; their destruction was certain, as follows; see ( Isaiah 24:18 ) ; for I will bring upon it, [even] upon Moab, the year of their
visitation, saith the Lord;
in a way of wrath and punishment; for which there was a time fixed, and was now at hand, and would quickly take place, according to the will and word of the Lord, of which Moab might be assured; who is expressed by name, for the sake of explanation, and that it might be manifest who was intended.

Jeremías 48:44 In-Context

42 Moab será destruida como nación,porque ha desafiado al SEÑOR.

43 El terror, la fosa y la trampa,aguardan al habitante de Moab—afirma el SEÑOR—.

44 El que huya del terror caerá en la fosa;el que salga de la fosa caerá en la trampa;porque yo hago venir sobre Moabel tiempo de su castigo—afirma el SEÑOR—.

45 »A la sombra de Hesbónse detienen exhaustos los fugitivos.De Hesbón sale un fuego;de la ciudad de Sijón, una llamaque consume las sienes de Moaby el cráneo de los arrogantes y revoltosos.

46 ¡Ay de ti, Moab!El pueblo de Quemós está destruido;tus hijos son llevados al exilio;tus hijas, al cautiverio.