Jeremiah 48 · Verse 19

Jeremiah 48:19

O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?
Jeremiah 48:19, King James Version

Jeremiah 48:19 in other translations

BSBStand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’
WEBInhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way and watch. Ask him who flees, and her who escapes; say, ‘What has been done?’
ASVO inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What hath been done?
YLTOn the way stand, and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer, Ask the fugitive and escaped, Say, What hath happened?
DARBYStand by the way, and watch, inhabitress of Aroer; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What is done?
BBEO daughter of Aroer, take your station by the way, on the watch: questioning him who is in flight, and her who has got away safe, say, What has been done?
WebsterO inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?

What does Jeremiah 48:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. Aroer--on the north bank of the Arnon, a city of Ammon (De 2:36; 3:12). As it was on "the way" of the Moabites who fled into the desert, its inhabitants "ask" what is the occasion of Moab's flight, and so learn the lot that awaits themselves (compare 1Sa 4:13, 16).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 O inhabitant of Aroer - See the note on Jer 48:6 (note). This place, being at a greater distance, is counselled to watch for its own safety, and inquire of every passenger, What is done? that it may know when to pack up and be gone.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 48:14-47

. The destruction of Moab is further prophesied, to awaken them by national repentance and reformation to prevent the trouble, or by a personal repentance and reformation to prepare for it. In reading this long roll of threatenings, and mediating on the terror, it will be of more use to us to keep in view the power of God's anger and the terror of his judgments, and to have our hearts possessed with a holy awe of…

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Jeremiah 48:19 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.

אֶל\־'el-toH413
דֶּ֛רֶךְDe.rekh[the] roadH1870
עִמְדִ֥י'im.DistandH5975
וְצַפִּ֖יve.tza.Piand watchH6822
יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetO inhabitant[s] ofH3427
עֲרוֹעֵ֑רa.ro.'ErAroerH6177
שַׁאֲלִי\־sha.'a.li-askH7592
נָ֣סnas[a man who] fleesH5127
וְנִמְלָ֔טָהve.nim.La.tahand [a woman who] escapesH4422
אִמְרִ֖י'im.RisayH559
מַה\־mah-what?H4100
נִּֽהְיָֽתָה\׃Nih.Ya.tahhas it happenedH1961

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 48:19

  • Deuteronomy 2:36

    From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all unto us:

  • 1 Samuel 4:16

    And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

  • 1 Samuel 4:13-14

    And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out. And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.

  • Numbers 32:34

    And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

  • 1 Chronicles 5:8

    And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal–meon:

  • 2 Samuel 1:3-4

    And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

  • 2 Samuel 24:5

    And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:

  • 2 Samuel 18:24-32

    And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone. And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near. And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings. And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
inhabitant. Heb. inhabitress. Aroer.
Nu 32:34; De 2:36; 2Sa 24:5; 1Ch 5:8
ask.
1Sa 4:13,14,16; 2Sa 1:3,4; 18:24-32

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Context

  • Jeremiah 48:18

    Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.

  • Jeremiah 48:19

    O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?

  • Jeremiah 48:20

    Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,

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Jeremiah 48:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Párate en el camino, y mira, oh moradora de Aroer: pregunta á la que va huyendo, y á la que escapó; dile: ¿Qué ha acontecido?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tiens-toi sur le chemin, et veille, habitante d’Aroër; interroge celui qui fuit et celle qui est échappée; dis: Qu’est-il arrivé?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Tritt an den Weg und schaue, Bewohnerin von Aroer! Frage den Fliehenden und die Entronnenen, sprich: Was ist geschehen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In via sta, et prospice, habitatio Aroër: interroga fugientem, et ei qui evasit dic: Quid accidit?