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The calamityאֵידof Moabמוֹאָבis nearקָרוֹבto come,לָבוֹאand his evilוְרָעָתוֹhastensמִהֲרָהgreatly.מְאֹד
Jeremiah 48:16
Study it in the app“The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his evil hastens greatly.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 48:16, word by word
- The calamityאֵידed
calamity
Calamity: a great misfortune that falls on someone.
Where else “ed” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- is nearקָרוֹבkarov
near
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “karov” appears- to comeבוֹאvo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vo” appears- and his evilרָעָתraat
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raat” appears- hastensמִהֲרָהmihara
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “mihara” appears- greatlyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears
Places in this verse
Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
The context
15Moab is devastated, and one has gone up against her cities, and the choice of his young men have gone down to the slaughter, declares the King, YHWH Tsevaot is his name.
16 · This verse (above)
17Grieve for him, all who are around him, and all who know his name; say, “How the scepter of strength is broken, the staff of splendor!”