Judgment has come on the plain country, on Holon, on Jahzah, on Mephaath,
on Dibon, on Nebo, on Beth Diblathaim,
on Kiriathaim, on Beth Gamul, on Beth Meon,
on Kerioth, on Bozrah, and on all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
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Judgment has come on the plain country, on Holon, on Jahzah, on Mephaath,
on Dibon, on Nebo, on Beth Diblathaim,
on Kiriathaim, on Beth Gamul, on Beth Meon,
on Kerioth, on Bozrah, and on all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
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And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,
And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,
And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
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And judgment is come upon the country of the Plain; upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath;
and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim;
and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon;
and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
Cross-references (22)
- Joshua 13:17 (v23) Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the plain; Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
- Joshua 13:18 (v21) Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
- Amos 2:2 (v24) but I will send a fire on Moab, and it will devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab will die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound…
- Isaiah 15:4 (v21) Heshbon cries out with Elealeh. Their voice is heard even to Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud. Their souls tremble within…
- Jeremiah 48:1 (vv22–23) Of Moab. Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo! For it is laid waste. Kiriathaim is disappointed. It is taken. Misgab is…
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- Numbers 21:23 (v21) Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border, but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the…
- Numbers 33:46 (v22) They traveled from Dibon Gad, and encamped in Almon Diblathaim.
- Jeremiah 48:8 (v21) 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…
- Jeremiah 48:18 (v22) “You daughter who dwells in Dibon, come down from your glory, and sit in thirst; for the destroyer of Moab has come up against you. He has…
- Jeremiah 48:41 (v24) Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized. The heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day will be as the heart of a woman in her…
- Genesis 14:5 (v23) In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer came, and the kings who were with him, and struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham,…
- Numbers 32:34 (v22) The children of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
- Numbers 32:38 (v23) Nebo, and Baal Meon, (their names being changed), and Sibmah. They gave other names to the cities which they built.
- Deuteronomy 4:43 (v24) Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the…
- Joshua 13:19 (v23) Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar in the mount of the valley,
- Joshua 21:36 (v24) Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,
- Joshua 21:36-37 (v21) Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands, Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with…
- Ezekiel 6:14 (v22) I will stretch out my hand on them, and make the land desolate and waste, from the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all their…
- Ezekiel 25:9 (v21) 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…
- Zephaniah 2:8-10 (v24) I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the insults of the children of Ammon, with which they have reproached my people, and magnified…
- Zephaniah 2:9 (v21) 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…
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv21–24 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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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v24 God threateneth vengeance to come upon all Moab, which…
God threateneth vengeance to come upon all Moab, which had great plains, Num 31:12; 33:48. For the names of these cities, and those mentioned Jer 48:22-24, some of them we read of in other places of holy writ; others we read not of, neither is it material for us to know their situation; they are not at this day to be known by their old names: they are all here mentioned as cities at this time belonging to the Moabites, to whom this vengeance is threatened, and not to them only, but to all other cities of the land of Moab wherever situate.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv21–24 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 On v21 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 On vv21–24 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 On vv21–24 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 On v21 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 On vv21–24 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 On vv21–24 (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 On vv21–24 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 On v21 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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punish
Yahweh
declare
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v21 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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