But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
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Interpretation
The evil passions of the heart break out in various forms; but the Lord looks to our motives, as well as our conduct. Those that deal cruelly, shall be cruelly dealt with.
Glossary
- Moab Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
- Kerioth Place
- Cities. (1. ) A town in the south of Judah ( Josh. 15:25 ). Judas the traitor was probably a native of this place, and hence his name Iscariot. Modern identification: Al Qurayyat.