Lux Domini

Jeremiah  48:1

Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.

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Interpretation

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.

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This thought runs through Jeremiah 48:1-3.

Jeremiah 48:1 Jeremiah 48:2 Jeremiah 48:3

Glossary

Kiriathaim Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet al Mukhayyat.
Misgab Place
Height, a town of Moab, or simply, the height=the citadel, some fortress so called; or perhaps a general name for the highlands of Moab, as some think ( Jer. 48:1 ). In Isa. 25:12 , the word is rendered “high fort. ”. Modern identification: Kerak.
Moab Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
Nebo Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet al Mukhayyat.