Jeremiah 48:11

Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Moab	מוֹאָ֜ב mo.'Av	H4124	Moab · proper noun, a place name
ease	שַׁאֲנַ֨ן sha.'a.Nan	H7599	to loll · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
youth	מִנְּעוּרָ֗יו mi.ne.'u.Rav	H5271	(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
settled	וְשֹׁקֵ֥ט ve.sho.Ket	H8252	to repose (usually figurative) · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
lees	שְׁמָרָ֔יו she.ma.Rav	H8105	something preserved · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
emptied	הוּרַ֤ק hu.Rak	H7324	to pour out (literally or figuratively) · verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
vessel	מִכְּלִי֙ mi.ke.Li	H3627	something prepared · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
vessel	כֶּ֔לִי Ke.li	H3627	something prepared · noun, common masculine singular absolute
gone	הָלָ֑ךְ ha.Lakh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
captivity	וּבַגּוֹלָ֖ה u.va.go.Lah	H1473	exile · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
taste	טַעְמוֹ֙ ta'.Mo	H2940	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
remained	עָמַ֤ד 'a.Mad	H5975	to stand · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
scent	וְרֵיח֖וֹ ve.rei.Cho	H7381	odor (as if blown) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
changed	נָמָֽר na.Mar	H4171	to alter · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Zephaniah 1:12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that s…
Jeremiah 48:29 We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
Zechariah 1:15 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
Ezekiel 16:49-50 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neith…
Nahum 2:2 For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their…
Psalms 55:19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
Psalms 73:4-8 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
Psalms 123:4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 48:1-13

We may observe in these verses, I. The author of Moab's destruction; it is the Lord of hosts, that has armies, all armies, at his command, and the God of Israel (Jer 48:1), who will herein plead the cause of his Israel against a people that have always been vexatious to them, and will punish them now for the injuries done to Israel of old, though Israel was forbidden to meddle with them (Deu 2:9), therefore the destruction of Moab is called the work of the Lord (Jer 48:10), for it is he that pleads for Israel; and his work will exactly agree with his word, Jer 48:8. II. The instruments of it: Spoilers shall come (Jer 48:8), shall come with a sword, a sword that shall pursue them, Jer 48:2. "…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 48:11

settled on . . . lees--(See on Isa 25:6; Zep 1:12). As wine left to settle on its own lees retains its flavor and strength (which it would lose by being poured from one vessel into another), so Moab, owing to its never having been dislodged from its settlements, retains its pride of strength unimpaired. emptied from vessel, &c.--To make it fit for use, it used to be filtered from vessel to vessel. scent--retaining the image: the bouquet or perfume of the wine.

John Gill on Jeremiah 48:11

Moab hath been at ease from his youth,.... Lived in great peace and prosperity from the time they became a kingdom; being very little disturbed with wars by their neighbours, or very rarely; so that they were in very prosperous and flourishing circumstances, which occasioned that pride and haughtiness they were notorious for. This is an emblem of unregenerate men; who, though sinners from their birth, and liable to the curse of the law, subject to the stroke of death, and must come to judgment; yet stupid and quite at ease, having no sight of sin, nor feeling of the burden of its guilt, nor grief or trouble for it; no sense of danger, or fear of hell; but in the utmost security: all which ar…

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John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Lees — (Heb. shemarim), from a word meaning to keep or preserve. It was applied to “lees” from the custom of allowing wine to stand on the lees that it might thereby be better preserved (Isa. 25:6). “Men…
Moab — The seed of the father, or, according to others, the desirable land, the eldest son of Lot (Gen. 19:37), of incestuous birth. (2.) Used to denote the people of Moab (Num. 22:3-14; Judg. 3:30; 2 Sam.…
Confidence · FALSE — FALSE
Lees · Settlings of wine — Settlings of wine
Moabites · Described as: Prosperous and at ease — Described as: Prosperous and at ease
Sins, National · Often caused by prosperity — Often caused by prosperity

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 48:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 48:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 48:11

John Gill on Jeremiah 48:11

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 48:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 48:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 48:11

John Gill on Jeremiah 48:11

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 48:9-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 48:11-12

Rashi on Jeremiah 48:11