Jer. 48:11a| Moab| Isa. 15–16;| Jer. 25:21;| Ezek. 25:8-11;| Amos 2:1-3;| Zeph. 2:8-11
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Jer. 48:11 [1]| Moab, the first forefather of the Moabites, was born of Lot through his committing incest with his daughters (Gen. 19:30-38). Moab as a nation typifies the world of fleshly lust that corrupts and frustrates God’s chosen people, through the greedy religionists, from following and walking with God in His holy way (Num. 25:1-5; 2|Pet. 2:15; Rev. 2:14). It was Moab who hired Balaam, the Gentile prophet, to stumble the children of Israel (Num. 22:1-21; Deut. 23:4).
Jer. 48:11 [2]| The Moabites were not allowed to enter into the assembly of Jehovah even to the tenth generation (Deut. 23:3). However, Ruth, a Moabitess, became the mother of one of the prominent forefathers of Christ (Matt. 1:5b) because of her allegiance to Israel in the interest of God (Ruth 1:14-18). This indicates that although the Moabites were condemned, at a certain time God had compassion on them.
Jer. 48:21| Madmen
| Madmen is a city in Moab.
Jer. 48:71a| Chemosh| Num. 21:29;| Judg. 11:24;| cf. Isa. 46:1-2
| The god of the Moabites (1|Kings 11:33).
Jer. 48:9a| fly| Jer. 48:28;| Psa. 55:6
Jer. 48:10a| work| Jer. 50:25
Jer. 48:101| negligently
| Or, deceitfully.
Jer. 48:11a| settled| Zeph. 1:12
Jer. 48:121| his
| Lit., their.
Jer. 48:13a| Bethel| 1|Kings 12:28-29;| Amos 5:5;| cf. Hosea 10:5-6
Jer. 48:15a| King| Jer. 46:18;| 51:57
Jer. 48:26a| magnified| Jer. 48:42;| cf. Zeph. 2:8, 10
Jer. 48:29a| pride| Isa. 16:6
Jer. 48:31a| wail| Isa. 15:5;| 16:7, 11
Jer. 48:38a| vessel| Isa. 30:14;| Jer. 22:28
Jer. 48:40a| eagle| Deut. 28:49;| Jer. 49:22;| Dan. 7:4
Jer. 48:40b| wings| Isa. 8:8
Jer. 48:411| Kerioth
| Or, The cities are captured.
Jer. 48:43a| Dread| vv. 43-44: Isa. 24:17-18
Jer. 48:45a| For| vv. 45b-46: Num. 21:28-29
Jer. 48:471| But
| As indicated here, Moab will receive God’s compassion and have a remnant among the restored nations in the new heaven and new earth (Rev. 21:24, 26; 22:2b). The same is true of Ammon (49:6). See note 11, par. 2, in ch. 46.
Jer. 48:47a| turn| Jer. 49:6, 39