Yirmeyah 48:21

21 And mishpat is come upon the plain; upon Cholon, and upon Yahtzah, and upon Mepha’at,

Yirmeyah 48:21 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:21

And judgment is come upon the plain country
Of Moab, which was for the most part such, especially that which lay near Arnon; the judgment of God's vengeance, punishment for sin, by the hand of the Chaldeans. The Targum is,

``they that execute vengeance are come:''

upon Holon;
a city of Moab; of which see ( Joshua 15:51 ) ( 21:15 ) ; it had its name perhaps from the sandy ground on which it stood. Grotius takes it to be the Alabana of Ptolemy: and upon Jahazah: the same with Jahaz, (See Gill on Isaiah 15:4); reckoned by Grotius to be the Jadu of Ptolemy; see ( Joshua 13:18 ) ; and upon Mephaath;
of which see ( Joshua 13:18 ) ( 21:37 ) ; said by Grotius to be the Maipha of Ptolemy.

Yirmeyah 48:21 In-Context

19 O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the derech, and watch; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What has happened?

20 Moav is shamed; for it is broken down: wail and cry out; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moav is destroyed,

21 And mishpat is come upon the plain; upon Cholon, and upon Yahtzah, and upon Mepha’at,

22 And upon Divon, and upon Nevo, and upon Beit-Divlatayim,

23 And upon Kiryatayim, and upon Beit-Gamul, and upon Beit-Me’on,