Jeremias 48:20

Filipino Cebuano Bible

20 Ang Moab ginapakaulawan; kay nagun-ob kini; magminatay ka ug maghilak; isugilon ninyo kini pinaagi sa Arnon, nga ang Moab gilaglag na.

Bible Verse Review
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confounded: Jeremiah 48:1-5, Isaiah 15:1-5, Isaiah 15:8, Isaiah 16:7-11

Arnon: Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:14, Numbers 21:26-28, Deuteronomy 2:36, Joshua 13:9, Judges 11:18, Isaiah 16:2

Reciprocal: Numbers 22:36 - the border Jeremiah 4:8 - howl Jeremiah 48:8 - and no Jeremiah 49:3 - Howl Jeremiah 51:8 - howl

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Moab is confounded, for it is broken down,.... This is the answer returned, by those that had escaped and were fleeing, to those who inquired of them; who report that the whole country of Moab was in the utmost confusion and consternation; not being able to stand before the enemy, who broke down and destroyed all that was in his way: and therefore calls upon them to

howl and cry; because of the general ruin at the nation, and who must expect themselves to share the same fate; and therefore should prepare themselves and their neighbours for it, as follows:

tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled; the country of Arnon, so called from a river of that name, on the banks of which Aroer was situated; the inhabitants of which are desired to spread it all over that part of the country, that Moab was utterly ruined by the Chaldean army; the particulars of which follow:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Or, “Moab is ashamed, because she (Dibon) is broken” by her fortifications being battered down.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 48:20. Tell ye it in Arnon — Apprize the inhabitants there that the territories of Moab are invaded, and the country about to be destroyed, that they may provide for their own safety.