Jeremiah 48:28 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. ”

Jeremiah 48:28 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Dwell in the rock - See Jeremiah 4:29 . The sole chance of escape is refuge in inaccessible fastnesses. In the sides ... - On the further side “of the mouth of the pit.” The wild rock pigeon...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Enumeration of the cities which are to suffer ( Jeremiah 48:20-24 ). The strength of Moab is destroyed, and Moab is become drunken (with the cup of Yahweh, Jeremiah 25:15 ), an object of present der...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here Jeremiah denounces exile on the Moabites; as though he had said, that such would be the desolation of their land, that they would be forced as wanderers to flee here and there. That he bid...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. Dwell in the rock - Go to the most inaccessible places...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

In the sides of the hole's mouth— By the sides of the pit's mouth: that is, on the edge of the precipice. The mouth of the pit is the same as the brink of destruction; the pit or grave yawning wi...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. Be like the dove that maketh her nest in the side...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Against Moab Moab, in recompense for its pride and security, and for its triumphing over Israel in the day of her calamity, shall itself be laid waste and taken captive: cp. the 'burden of Moab 'i...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

O ye that dwell in Moab... — The general thought is the same as in Jeremiah 48:6 ; Jeremiah 48:9 , but is more vivid as being more specific. The Moabites are to leave their cities and take refuge...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIX MOAB Jeremiah 48:1-47 "Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against Jehovah."- Jeremiah 48:42 "Chemosh said to me, Go, take Nebo agains...
Jeremiah 48:28 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The word of the Lord concerning Moab is a judgment, which nevertheless closes with a gleam of hope. The judgment is described, first, from the standpoint of the scourge. The widespread extent of it i...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It would swell our Commentary to a length indeed, to enter minutely into the several branches of the visitations here set forth. Indeed it would only when done, tend to confirm what hardly needs furt...
Jeremiah 48:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock ,.... Signifying hereby that they would not be in safety in their strongest and most fortified cities, which would be besieged by the...
Jeremiah 48:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove [that] maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. Ver. 28. And be like the dove. ] That is glad to cre...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities The walls of which will not be sufficient to defend you from the sword of the enemy. And dwell in the rock Hide yourselves in the rocks and caverns of your...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Judgment of Moab. B. C. 605. 14 How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Still the prophet speaks of the Moabites as a people whose armies were routed, and calls to them to leave their houses in cities, not promising themselves any security, either to or from their houses...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

D). Prophecy Against Moab ( Jeremiah 48:1-47 ). Whilst the Philistines were a constant trouble to Israel/Judah from the west, mainly troubling western Israel/Judah, eastern Israel/Judah, especiall...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter .—Naegelsbach suggests, with ample justification, that “this prophecy certainly belongs to the time of Jehoiakim, and before the fourth y...
Jeremiah 48:28 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 48:1 . Against Moab, saith the Lord. Isaiah had prophesied of the devastation of Moab by Salmaneser: chap. 15, 16. Jeremiah here speaks of the terrible conquest of the country by Nebuchad...
Jeremiah 48:28 - The Biblical Illustrator

Dwell in the rock, and be like the dove. Dove and rock I. God shows much compassion not only to friends but to foes. 1. It is for Moab--guilty, apostate, persecuting Moab--that God expresses...
Jeremiah 48:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This prophecy is so full of repetitions that the question has naturally arisen whether the most prominent of these may not be due to interpolation. For instance: 1 . Jeremiah 48:29-...
Jeremiah 48:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Moab's Glory Followed by its Deep Fall
Jeremiah 48:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 13:6 ; Isaiah 2:19 ; Jeremiah 48:9 ; Jeremiah 49:16 ; Judges 6:2 ; Obadiah 1:3 ; Obadiah 1:4 ; Psalms 55:6 ; Psalms 55:7 ; Song of Solomon 2:14
Jeremiah 48:28 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

O ye — Still the prophet speaks of the Moabites, as a people whose armies were routed, and calls to them to leave their houses in cities, not promising themselves any security, either to or from th...

Jeremiah 48:28 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 48:28 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 48:28 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 48:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 48:28 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 48:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 48:28 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 48:28 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 48:28 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 48:28 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 48:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 48:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 48:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 48:28 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 48:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 48:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 48:28 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 48:28 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 48:28 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 48:28 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jeremiah 48:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 48:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 48:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 48:28 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes