Passage Research
Jeremiah 48 — Sermon Preparation
A long lament over Moab lists city after city that will be despoiled, with the arrogant nation finally mourning the god Chemosh in captivity. Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 48, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 47
- verses
- 580 / 275
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 41
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Jeremiah 48 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מוֹאָב | Môwʼâb | H4124 | 34 | Moab |
| נְאֻם | nᵉʼum | H5002 | 9 | oracle |
| שָׁדַד | shâdad | H7703 | 6 | be burly, powerful |
| קִיר חֶרֶשׂ | Qîyr Cheres | H7025 | 4 | Kir-Cheres, Kir-Chareseth |
| פַּחַת | pachath | H6354 | 4 | pit |
| חֶשְׁבּוֹן | Cheshbôwn | H2809 | 4 | Cheshbon |
| חֹרֹנַיִם | Chôrônayim | H2773 | 3 | Choronajim |
How preachers through history handled this text
41 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 48, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“20. Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled, 20. Pudefactus est Moab, quia contritus est; ululate et clamate, et annuntiate in Arnon, quoniam vastatus est Moab (vel, quod vastatus est Moab; ky enim hic explicative accipitur, non causaliter;) 21. And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath, 21. Et judicium perveniet ad terram planam (vel, rectam, hoc est, ad ipsam planiciem,) ad Holon et ad Jazar et ad Mephaath; 22. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 5, on Jeremiah 48:20–24 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Kiriathaim 1— Jer 48:1
- Misgab— Jer 48:1
- Moab 1— Jer 48:1
- Nebo 1— Jer 48:1
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