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Come downרְדִיfrom gloryמִכָּבוֹדand sitוּשְׁבִיin thirst,בַצָּמָאyou who dwell,יֹשֶׁבֶתdaughterבַּתof Dibon;דִּיבוֹןforכִּיthe devastatorשֹׁדֵדof Moabמוֹאָבhas come upעָלָהagainst you;בָךְhe has destroyedשִׁחֵתyour strongholds.מִבְצָרָיִךְ
Jeremiah 48:18
Study it in the app“Come down from glory and sit in thirst, you who dwell, daughter of Dibon; for the devastator of Moab has come up against you; he has destroyed your strongholds.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 48:18, word by word
- Come downרְדִיredi
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “redi” appears- from gloryכָּבוֹדkavod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “kavod” appears- and sitשְׁבִיshevi
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “shevi” appears- in thirstצָּמָאtsama
thirst
Thirst.
Where else “tsama” appears- daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- of Dibonדִּיבוֹןdivon
Dibon
Dibon, a city of Moab east of the Jordan (also called Dibon-gad); another place in Judah bears the name.
Where else “divon” appears- the devastatorשֹׁדֵדshoded
destroyer
The one who ruins and loots.
Where else “shoded” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- has come upעָלָהala
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ala” appears- he has destroyedשִׁחֵתshichet
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “shichet” appears- your strongholdsמִבְצָרָיִmivtsarayi
fortress, fortified city
Fortress, fortified city.
Where else “mivtsarayi” 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
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!”
18 · This verse (above)
19By the road stand and watch, you who dwell in Aroer; ask the man who flees and the woman who escapes, say, “What has happened?”