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Jeremiah 48:1

לְמוֹאָ֡ב
Môwʼâb
to/for — Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
כֹּֽה
kôh
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
אָמַר֩
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהוָ֨ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
צְבָא֜וֹת
tsâbâʼ
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
ה֤וֹי
hôwy
oh!
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
נְבוֹ֙
Nᵉbôw
Nebo, the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in Palestine
כִּ֣י
kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
שֻׁדָּ֔דָה
shâdad
properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
הֹבִ֥ישָׁה
yâbêsh
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
נִלְכְּדָ֖ה
lâkad
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
קִרְיָתָ֑יִם
Qiryâthayim
Kirjathaim, the name of two placed in Palestine
הֹבִ֥ישָׁה
yâbêsh
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
הַמִּשְׂגָּ֖ב
misgâb
the — properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge; Misgab, a place in Moab
וָחָֽתָּה
châthath
and — properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
Jeremiah 48:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Concerning Moab. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Woe (judgment is coming) to [the city of] Nebo, for it has been destroyed! Kiriathaim has been shamed, it has been captured; Misgab [the high fortress] has been shamed, broken down and crushed. [Is 15-16; 25:10-12; Ezek 25:8-11; Amos 2:1-3; Zeph 2:8-11]
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Concerning Moab. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Woe (judgment is coming) to [the city of] Nebo, for it has been destroyed! Kiriathaim has been shamed, it has been captured; Misgab [the high fortress] has been shamed, broken down and crushed. [Is 15-16; 25:10-12; Ezek 25:8-11; Amos 2:1-3; Zeph 2:8-11]
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