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and upon Keriothוְעַל קְרִיּוֹתand upon Bozrah,וְעַל בָּצְרָהand upon allוְעַל כָּלthe citiesעָרֵיof the landאֶרֶץof Moab,מוֹאָבthose farהָרְחֹקוֹתand those near.וְהַקְּרֹבוֹת
Jeremiah 48:24
Study it in the app“and upon Kerioth and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, those far and those near.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 48:24, word by word
- and upon Keriothקְרִיּוֹתkeriyot
Kerioth
Kerioth: the name of a town of Judah in the Negev ("Kerioth-hezron") and of a town of Moab. The name means "cities."
Where else “keriyot” appears- and upon Bozrahבָּצְרָהbatsra
Bozrah
Bozrah, an important city of Edom; also a town in Moab.
Where else “batsra” appears- the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- those farרְחֹקוֹתrechokot
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rechokot” appears- and those nearקְּרֹבוֹתkerovot
near
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “kerovot” 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
23and upon Kiriathaim and upon Beth-gamul and upon Beth-meon,
24 · This verse (above)
25The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken, declares YHWH.