Jeremiah 48 · Verse 12

Jeremiah 48:12

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.
Jeremiah 48:12, King James Version

Jeremiah 48:12 in other translations

BSBTherefore behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will send to him wanderers, who will pour him out. They will empty his vessels and shatter his jars.
WEBTherefore behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will send to him those who pour off, and they will pour him off; and they will empty his vessels, and break their containers in pieces.
ASVTherefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will send unto him them that pour off, and they shall pour him off; and they shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles in pieces.
YLTTherefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have sent to him wanderers, And they have caused him to wander, And his vessels they empty out, And his bottles they dash in pieces.
DARBYTherefore behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will send unto him pourers that shall pour him off, and shall empty his vessels, and break in pieces his flagons.
BBESo truly, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will send to him men who will have him turned over till there is no more wine in his vessels, and his wine-skins will be completely broken.
WebsterTherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send to him wanderers that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.

What does Jeremiah 48:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. wanderers--rather, "pourers out," retaining the image of Jr 48:11, that is, the Chaldeans who shall remove Moab from his settlements, as men pour wine from off the lees into other vessels. "His vessels" are the cities of Moab; the broken "bottles" the men slain [Grotius]. The Hebrew and the kindred Arabic word means, "to turn on one side," so as to empty a vessel [Maurer].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 I will send unto him wanderers that shall cause him to wander - Dr. Blayney renders צעים tsaim, tilters; those who elevate one end of the wine cask when nearly run out that the remains of the liquor may be the more effectually drawn off at the cock. And this seems to be well supported by the following words, - And shall empty his vessels - I will send such as will carry the whole nation into captivity.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 48:1-13

Prophecies against Moab for pride and security. (Jr 48:1-13) For carnal confidence and contempt of God. (Jr 48:14-47) Verses 1-13 . The Chaldeans are to destroy the Moabites. We should be thankful that we are required to seek the salvation of men's lives, and the salvation of their souls, not to shed their blood; but we shall be the more without excuse if we do this pleasant work deceitfully. The cities shall be…

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Jeremiah 48:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לָכֵ֞ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
הִנֵּ֖ה\־hi.Neh-here!H2009
יָמִ֤יםya.MimdaysH3117
בָּאִים֙ba.'Im[are] comingH935
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי\־ve.shi.lach.ti-and I will sendH7971
ל֥וֹloto <the> it
צֹעִ֖יםtzo.'Im[those who] tipH6808
וְצֵעֻ֑הוּve.tze.'U.huand they will tip itH6808
וְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.Lavand vessels itsH3627
יָרִ֔יקוּya.Ri.kuthey will empty outH7324
וְנִבְלֵיהֶ֖םve.niv.lei.Hemand jars theirH5035
יְנַפֵּֽצוּ\׃ye.na.Pe.tzuthey will smashH5310

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 48:12

  • Nahum 2:2

    For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.

  • Isaiah 30:14

    And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.

  • Ezekiel 25:9-10

    Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth–jeshimoth, Baal–meon, and Kiriathaim, Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.

  • Jeremiah 48:38

    There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 14:3

    And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.

  • Jeremiah 25:34

    Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.

  • Jeremiah 48:15

    Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.

  • Isaiah 16:2

    For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.

  • Jeremiah 48:11

    Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

  • Psalms 2:9

    Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

  • Jeremiah 48:8

    And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord hath spoken.

  • Jeremiah 25:9

    Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
wanderers.
8,15; 25:9; Isa 16:2; Eze 25:9,10
empty.
11,38; 14:3; 19:10; 25:34; Ps 2:9; Isa 30:14; Na 2:2

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Context

  • Jeremiah 48:11

    Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

  • Jeremiah 48:12

    Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.

  • Jeremiah 48:13

    And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth–el their confidence.

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Jeremiah 48:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por eso, he aquí que vienen días, ha dicho Jehová, en que yo le enviaré trasportadores que lo harán trasportar; y vaciarán sus vasos, y romperán sus odres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
C’est pourquoi, voici, des jours viennent, dit l’ Éternel, où je lui enverrai des transvaseurs qui le transvaseront, et qui videront ses vases, et qui briseront ses cruches.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Darum siehe, Tage kommen, spricht Jehova, da ich ihm Schröter senden werde, die es schroten und seine Fässer ausleeren und seine Krüge zerschmeißen werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Propterea ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus, et mittam ei ordinatores et stratores laguncularum: et sternent eum, et vasa ejus exhaurient, et lagunculas eorum collident.