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On allעַל כָּלthe rooftopsגַּגּוֹתof Moabמוֹאָבand in its squaresוּבִרְחֹבֹתֶיהָall of itכֻּלֹּהis lamentation;מִסְפֵּדforכִּיI have brokenשָׁבַרְתִּיMoabמוֹאָבlike a vesselכִּכְלִיin whichבּוֹthere is noאֵיןpleasure,חֵפֶץdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Jeremiah 48:38
Study it in the app“On all the rooftops of Moab and in its squares all of it is lamentation; for I have broken Moab like a vessel in which there is no pleasure, declares YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 48:38, word by word
- the rooftopsגַּגּוֹתgagot
roof, top
Roof, the flat top of a house; the top of something.
Where else “gagot” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- and in its squaresרְחֹבֹתֶיrechovote
square
Square: the open space of a town.
Where else “rechovote” appears- is lamentationמִסְפֵּדmisped
lamentation
Lamentation: public expressions of grief for the dead.
Where else “misped” appears- I have brokenשָׁבַרְתִּיshavarti
break
To break something to pieces.
Where else “shavarti” appears- like a vesselכְלִיcheli
vessel
Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.
Where else “cheli” appears- pleasureחֵפֶץchefets
delight
What pleases someone.
Where else “chefets” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” 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
37For every head is baldness, and every beard shaved off; on all hands gashes, and on the loins sackcloth.
38 · This verse (above)
39How it is dismayed! Wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! And Moab will become a laughingstock and a terror to all who are around him.