Judgment has come on the plain country, on Holon, on Jahzah, on Mephaath,
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Judgment has come on the plain country, on Holon, on Jahzah, on Mephaath,
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And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
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And judgment is come upon the country of the Plain; upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath;
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Passages linked to Jeremiah 48:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 13:18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
- Isaiah 15:4 Heshbon cries out with Elealeh. Their voice is heard even to Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud. Their souls tremble within them.
- Numbers 21:23 Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border, but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz. He fought against Israel.
- Jeremiah 48:8 The destroyer will come on every city, and no city will escape; the valley also will perish, and the plain will be destroyed; as Yahweh has spoken.
- Joshua 21:36-37 Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands, Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.
- Ezekiel 25:9 therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim,
- Zephaniah 2:9 Therefore as I live, says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, surely Moab will be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and salt pits, and a perpetual desolation. The remnant of my people will plunder them, and the survivors of my nation will inherit them.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jer 48:21 And judgment is come upon the plain…
Jer 48:21 And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
Ver. 21. And judgment is come upon the plain country.] Such as the most part of Moab was.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And upon Dibon,.... Whose destruction by this time was…
And upon Dibon,.... Whose destruction by this time was come upon it, as suggested, Jer 48:18;
and upon Nebo: of which see Jer 48:1;
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and upon Bethdiblathaim: the same with Almondiblathaim in Num 33:46 and Diblath in Eze 6:14.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 21. Upon Holon, &c.] All these were cities…
Verse 21. Upon Holon, &c.] All these were cities of the Moabites, but several of them are mentioned in no other place.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Holon - This place apparently took its name from…
Holon - This place apparently took its name from caverns in its neighborhood.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain plain-- (Jer 48:8). Not only the mountainous regions, but…
plain-- (Jer 48:8). Not only the mountainous regions, but also the plain, shall be wasted.
Holon--(Compare Jos 15:51).
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Jahazah-- (Num 21:23; Isa 15:4).
Mephaath-- (Jos 13:18; Jos 21:37).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 21. Holon… Jahazah, etc. — This is a list…
21. Holon… Jahazah, etc. — This is a list of towns and cities in Moab, most of which are mentioned elsewhere, but this first one, Holon, is found nowhere else.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21. the plain country] See Jer_48:8.
21. the plain country] See Jer_48:8.
Holon] not known. It is not the H. near Hebron of Jos_15:51; Jos_21:15.
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Jahzah] one of the Levitical cities (the Jahaz of Jos_21:36). There Moses defeated Sihon (Num_21:23).
Mephaath] also a Levitical city (Jos_21:37). Both M. and Jahzah were in Reuben’s territory.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (21) And judgment is come upon the plain country…
(21) And judgment is come upon the plain country . . .—We enter here upon a list of less known names, of which Jahaz, Beth-diblathaim, Beth-Baal-meon are found on the Moabite Stone inscription (Records of the Past, xi. 165-168). Holon does not appear elsewhere. Jahazah (under the form Jahaz) appears in Num_21:23; Deu_2:32; Jdg_11:20, as the scene of a famous battle between Sihon and the Israelites, and in Isa_15:4 in connexion with Heshbon and Elealeh. Mephaath was assigned to the Reubenites (Jos_13:18), and afterwards to the Levites (Jos_21:37; 1Ch_6:79), but it had clearly fallen afterwards into the hands of the Moabites. Like the other cities named, it was in the Mishor, or “plain,” on the north of the Arnon.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The plain country. The mishor (see on ver. 8).…
The plain country. The mishor (see on ver. 8). Holon is not known from other sources. Jahazah (called Jahaz in ver. 34), according to Eusebius, still existed in his days, and lay between Medeba and Dibon. Like Heshbon and Dibon, it was claimed by the Reubenites, (Jos_13:18) and Mesha, in the famous inscription, states that the then King of Israel (Jehoram) "fortified Jahaz and dwelt in it, when he fought against me" (lines 18, 19). This was a great but only a temporary success, for Mesha adds that "Chemosh drove him out before me" (line 19). Mephaath was apparently near Jahaz, since it is always mentioned with that town. (Jos_13:18 Jos_21:37 1Ch_6:79)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 punishment has come to the hill country, to Holon…
punishment has come to the hill country, to Holon ... to all the cities
Yahweh punishing the people of the hill country and cities of Moab is spoken of as if punishment were something that could travel and arrive in a place. AT: "Yahweh will punish the people of the hill country, of Holon ... of all the cities" (See: Active or Passive)
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Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath ... Bozrah
These are cities in Moab. (See: How to Translate Names)
The horn of Moab has been hacked off; its arm has been broken
Both of these statements mean the same thing. Here "horn" and "arm" represent power. To have these hacked off or broken means to lose one's power. This can be stated in active form. AT: "Moab has become weak; the people are not able to fight anymore" (See: Parallelism and Metonymy and Active or Passive)
this is Yahweh's declaration
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 1:8. AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: First, Second, or Third Person)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 48:21-25 Eleven Moabite villages would soon hear that the…
48:21-25 Eleven Moabite villages would soon hear that the strength of Moab’s arm was broken. This meant that the villages had no one to defend them against the advancing enemy.
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