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Moabמוֹאָבis broken;נִשְׁבְּרָהher little onesצְעִירֶיהָhave raisedהִשְׁמִיעוּa cry.זְּעָקָה
Jeremiah 48:4
Study it in the app“Moab is broken; her little ones have raised a cry.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 48:4, word by word
- Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- is brokenנִשְׁבְּרָהnishbra
break
To break something to pieces.
Where else “nishbra” appears- her little onesצְעִירֶיtseire
small
Of little importance.
Where else “tseire” appears- have raisedהִשְׁמִיעוּhishmiu
proclaim
Literally "make hear": to make known to all.
Where else “hishmiu” appears- a cryזְּעָקָהzeaka
outcry
Cry, outcry: the cry of someone who suffers injustice and calls for help.
Where else “zeaka” appears
Translation note
“Her little ones” (צְעִירֶיהָ) is written almost the same as “as far as Zoar” (צֹעֲרָה).
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
3A sound of crying from Horonaim: devastation and great breaking!
4 · This verse (above)
5For the ascent of Luhith, with weeping they go up it, weeping; for on the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of breaking.