Jeremiah 48 · Verse 21

Jeremiah 48:21

And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
Jeremiah 48:21, King James Version

Jeremiah 48:21 in other translations

BSBJudgment has come upon the high plain— upon Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,
WEBJudgment has come on the plain country— on Holon, on Jahzah, on Mephaath,
ASVAnd judgment is come upon the plain country, upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath,
YLTAnd judgment hath come in unto the land of the plain--unto Holon, And unto Jahazah, and on Mephaath,
DARBYAnd judgment is come upon the country of the plateau; upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath;
BBEAnd punishment has come on the lowlands; on Holon and Jahzah, and on Mephaath,
WebsterAnd judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,

What does Jeremiah 48:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
21. plain--(Jr 48:8). Not only the mountainous regions, but also the plain, shall be wasted. Holon--(Compare Jos 15:51). Jahazah--(Nu 21:23; Is 15:4). Mephaath--(Jos 13:18; 21:37).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Upon Holon, etc. - All these were cities of the Moabites, but several of them are mentioned in no other place.

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 48:21 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.

וּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.Patand judgmentH4941
בָּ֖אba'it will comeH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
הַמִּישֹׁ֑רha.mi.Shorthe plainH4334
אֶל\־'el-toH413
חֹל֥וֹןcho.LonHolonH2473
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
יַ֖הְצָהYah.tzahJahaz <towards>H3096
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
מֵיפָֽעַת\׃mo.fa.'atMephaathH4158

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Cross references for Jeremiah 48:21

  • Joshua 13:18

    And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,

  • Isaiah 15:4

    And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.

  • Numbers 21:23

    And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

  • 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.

  • Joshua 21:36-37

    And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs, Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

  • Ezekiel 25:9

    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,

  • Zephaniah 2:9

    Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the plain.
8; Eze 25:9; Zep 2:9
Jahazah.
Jos 13:18
Jahaza.
Jos 21:36,37; Isa 15:4
Jahaz.

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Context

  • Jeremiah 48:20

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

  • Jeremiah 48:21

    And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,

  • Jeremiah 48:22

    And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth–diblathaim,

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Jeremiah 48:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y que vino juicio sobre la tierra de la campiña; sobre Holón, y sobre Jahzah, y sobre Mephaath,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le jugement est venu sur le pays du plateau, sur Holon, et sur Jahtsa, et sur Méphaath,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das Gericht ist gekommen über das Land der Ebene, über Cholon und über Jahza und über Mephaath,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et judicium venit ad terram campestrem, super Helon, et super Jasa, et super Mephaath,