Jeremiah 48:2
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.”
חָשַׁב
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
חֶרֶב
the sword
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חֶרֶב
A sword, a cutting weapon. Chereb. Reckless words wound like a sword. Wise words bring healing. The tongue is more powerful than any physical weapon.
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דָּמַם
you will be silent
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דָּמַם
To rest, to be still, to be silent. Damam. Rest in the LORD and wait patiently. Being so still before God that you can hear what He is saying.
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רַע
calamity
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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עַל
on/ it
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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עוֹד
again
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עוֹד
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
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גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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הָלַךְ
it will go
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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מוֹאָב
Moab
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מוֹאָב
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
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תְּהִלָּה
will be the praise of
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תְּהִלָּה
laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn
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מַדְמֵן
O Madmen
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מַדְמֵן
Madmen, a place in Palestine
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