But I will bring backוְשַׁבְתִּיthe captivityשְׁבוּתof Moabמוֹאָבin the latterבְּאַחֲרִיתdays,הַיָּמִיםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָהThus farעַד הֵנָּהthe judgmentמִשְׁפַּטof Moab.מוֹאָב
Jeremiah 48:47
Study it in the app“But I will bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days, declares YHWH. Thus far the judgment of Moab.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 48:47, word by word
- But I will bring backשַׁבְתִּיshavti
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “shavti” appears- the captivityשְׁבוּתshevut
captivity, fortunes
Captivity: the condition of those taken away as prisoners far from their land. "Turn back the captivity" is to restore someone to his former state.
Where else “shevut” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- in the latterאַחֲרִיתacharit
future
The time that comes after, what awaits someone further on.
Where else “acharit” appears- daysיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” 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- the judgmentמִשְׁפַּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” 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
46Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh has perished, for your sons have been taken into captivity, and your daughters into captivity.
47 · This verse (above)