Jeremiah 48 · Verse 9

Jeremiah 48:9

Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
Jeremiah 48:9, King James Version

Jeremiah 48:9 in other translations

BSBPut salt on Moab, for she will be laid waste; her cities will become desolate, with no one to dwell in them.
WEBGive wings to Moab, that she may fly and get herself away: and her cities will become a desolation, without anyone to dwell in them.
ASVGive wings unto Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.
YLTGive wings to Moab, for she utterly goeth out, And her cities are for a desolation, Without an inhabitant in them.
DARBYGive wings unto Moab, that she may flee and get away; and the cities thereof shall become a desolation, without inhabitant.
BBEPut up a pillar for Moab, for she will come to a complete end: and her towns will become a waste, without anyone living in them.
WebsterGive wings to Moab, that it may flee and get away: for its cities shall be desolate, without any to dwell in them.

What does Jeremiah 48:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. Give wings, &c.--(Psa 55:6). Unless it get wings, it cannot escape the foe. "Wings," the Hebrew root meaning is a "flower" (Job 14:2); so the flower-like plumage of a bird.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Give wings unto Moab - There is no hope in resistance, and to escape requires the speediest flight. I cannot conceive how Dahler came to translate thus: Tirez Moab par les chevaux, "Drag Moab away by the hair of the head."

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 48:9 in the original Hebrew

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תְּנוּ\־te.nu-giveH5414
צִ֣יץtzitzsaltH6731
לְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'Avto MoabH4124
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
נָצֹ֖אna.Tzo'[surely] flyingH5323
תֵּצֵ֑אte.Tze'it will go outH3318
וְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Rei.haand cities itsH5892
לְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.Mah<into> a wasteH8047
תִֽהְיֶ֔ינָהtih.Yei.nahthey will becomeH1961
מֵאֵ֥יןme.'Einfrom notH369
יוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevinhabitantH3427
בָּהֵֽן\׃ba.Henin <the> them

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 48:9

  • 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.

  • Psalms 11:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

  • Jeremiah 48:28

    O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.

  • 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.

  • Revelation 12:14

    And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

  • Jeremiah 46:19

    O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.

  • Psalms 55:6

    And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
wings.
28; Ps 11:1; 55:6; Isa 16:2; Re 12:14
the cities.
46:19; Zep 2:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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 48:9

    Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.

  • Jeremiah 48:10

    Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

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Jeremiah 48:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dad alas á Moab, para que volando se vaya; pues serán desiertas sus ciudades hasta no quedar en ellas morador.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Donnez des ailes à Moab! car il partira au vol, et ses villes seront désolées, sans qu’il y ait personne qui y habite.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Gebet Moab Flügel, denn fliegend wird es wegziehen; und seine Städte werden zur Wüste werden, so daß niemand darin wohnt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Date florem Moab, quia florens egredietur: et civitates ejus desertæ erunt, et inhabitabiles.