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We have heardשָׁמַעְנוּof the prideגְאוֹןof Moab,מוֹאָבveryמְאֹדproud,גֵּאֶהhis loftinessגָּבְהוֹand his prideוּגְאוֹנוֹand his arroganceוְגַאֲוָתוֹand the haughtinessוְרֻםof his heart.לִבּוֹ
Jeremiah 48:29
Study it in the app“We have heard of the pride of Moab, very proud, his loftiness and his pride and his arrogance and the haughtiness of his heart.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 48:29, word by word
- We have heardשָׁמַעְנוּshamanu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamanu” appears- of the prideגְאוֹןgeon
pride
Thinking oneself above others, a person or nation.
Where else “geon” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- proudגֵּאֶהgee
proud
Proud, haughty.
Where else “gee” appears- his loftinessגָּבְהgav
pride
Greatness, or pride.
Where else “gav” appears- and his arroganceגַאֲוָתgaavat
pride
Thinking oneself above others.
Where else “gaavat” appears- and the haughtinessרֻםrum
height, haughtiness
Height, haughtiness; the pride of one who looks down from above.
Where else “rum” appears- of his heartלִבּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” 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
28Leave the cities and dwell in the rock, inhabitants of Moab! And be like the dove that nests on the sides of the mouth of the pit.
29 · This verse (above)
30I know, declares YHWH, his wrath, and it is not so; his boasts have not done so.