Jeremiah 48:21

And judgment is come upon the country of the plateau; upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,

In Context

20Moab is put to shame; for he is broken down: howl and cry; tell it in Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.

22and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim;

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Cross References

Numbers 21:23But Sihon would not suffer Israel to go through his border; and Sihon gathered all his people, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

Joshua 13:17Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plateau, Dibon, and Bamoth-Baal, and Beth-Baal-meon,

Joshua 21:36and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,

Jeremiah 48:8And the waster shall come upon every city, that not a city shall escape; and the valley shall perish, and the plateau shall be destroyed: as Jehovah hath said.

Zephaniah 2:9Therefore, [as] I live, saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Moab shall certainly 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 shall spoil them, and the residue of my nation shall possess them.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 48:15-47

The Judgment of Moab. ( b. c. 605.) 14 How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war? 15 Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts. 16 The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast. 17 All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! 18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy… Read the whole commentary →

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