Jeremiah 48:9

Give wings to Moab, that she may fly and get her away. And her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.

In Context

8And the destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape. The valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as LORD has spoken.

10Cursed be he who does the work of LORD negligently, and cursed be he who keeps back his sword from blood.

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Cross References

Psalms 11:1In LORD I take refuge. How will ye say to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain.

Isaiah 16:2For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon.

Jeremiah 48:28O ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that makes her nest over the mouth of the abyss.

Revelation 12:14And two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she might fly into the wilderness to her place. So that she might be nourished there for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 48:2-14

The Judgment of Moab. ( b. c. 605.) 1 Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed. 2 There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee. 3 A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction. 4 Moab is destroyed; her little… Read the whole commentary →

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