Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
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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 48:7-10.
Glossary
- Moab Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.