Jeremiah 48 · Verse 24

Jeremiah 48:24

And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
Jeremiah 48:24, King James Version

Jeremiah 48:24 in other translations

BSBupon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.
WEBon Kerioth, on Bozrah, and on all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
ASVand upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
YLTAnd on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, And on all cities of the land of Moab, The far off and the near.
DARBYand upon Kerijoth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
BBEAnd on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, and on all the towns of the land of Moab, far and near.
WebsterAnd upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.

What does Jeremiah 48:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. Kerioth--(Jos 15:25; Am 2:2). Bozrah--(See on Is 34:6); at one time under the dominion of Edom, though belonging originally to Moab (Ge 36:33; Is 63:1). Others think the Bozrah in Edom distinct from that of Moab. "Bezer" (Jos 21:36).

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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 48:24 in the original Hebrew

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וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
קְרִיּ֖וֹתke.ri.YotKeriothH7152
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
בָּצְרָ֑הbotz.rahBozrahH1224
וְעַ֗לve.'Aland onH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
עָרֵי֙'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
מוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvMoabH4124
הָרְחֹק֖וֹתha.re.cho.Kot<the> farH7350
וְהַקְּרֹבֽוֹת\׃ve.ha.ke.ro.Votand <the> nearH7138

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 48:24

  • Amos 2:2

    But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

  • Jeremiah 48:41

    Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

  • Joshua 21:36

    And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

  • Zephaniah 2:8-10

    I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border. 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. This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts.

  • Deuteronomy 4:43

    Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Kerioth.
41; Am 2:2
Bozrah.
De 4:43
Bezer.
Jos 21:36
Bezor.
Zep 2:8-10

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Context

  • Jeremiah 48:23

    And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth–gamul, and upon Beth–meon,

  • Jeremiah 48:24

    And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.

  • Jeremiah 48:25

    The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord.

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Jeremiah 48:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y sobre Chêrioth, y sobre Bosra, y sobre todas las ciudades de tierra de Moab, las de lejos y las de cerca.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et sur Kerijoth, et sur Botsra, et sur toutes les villes du pays de Moab, éloignées et proches.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und über Kerijoth und über Bozra, und über alle Städte des Landes Moab, die fernen und die nahen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et super Carioth, et super Bosra, et super omnes civitates terræ Moab, quæ longe et quæ prope sunt.