Study it in the app“There is no more praise for Moab; in Heshbon they have planned evil against her: “Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation.” You too, Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will go after you.”
There is noאֵיןmoreעוֹדpraiseתְּהִלַּתfor Moab;מוֹאָבin Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּוֹןthey have plannedחָשְׁבוּevilרָעָהagainst her:עָלֶיהָ“Come,לְכוּand let us cut her offוְנַכְרִיתֶנָּהfrom being a nation.”מִגּוֹיYou too,גַּםMadmen,מַדְמֵןwill be silenced;תִּדֹּמִּיthe swordחָרֶבwill goתֵּלֶךְafter you.אַחֲרַיִךְ
praise
Praise; deeds worthy of praise; a song of praise.
Where else “tehilat” appearsMoab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appearsHeshbon
Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.
Where else “cheshbon” appearsdevise
To devise a plan or a design, good or bad.
Where else “chashvu” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechu” appearscut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “nachrite” appearsnation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appearsMadmen
Madmen: a place in Moab; the name sounds like "be silent" in Hebrew.
Where else “madmen” appearsperish
To be destroyed, perish.
Where else “tidomi” appearssword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appearsIn Hebrew there are wordplays: “Heshbon” and “they have planned” (chashevu) sound alike, and so do “Madmen” and “you will be silenced” (tiddommi).
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).
1Concerning Moab. Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, Elohim of Israel: Woe to Nebo, for it has been devastated! Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is captured; the high refuge is put to shame and dismayed.
2 · This verse (above)
3A sound of crying from Horonaim: devastation and great breaking!
