Jeremiah 48:17

Ezekiel 19:11-14; Isaiah 10:5; Isaiah 14:4; Isaiah 14:5; Isaiah 16:8; Isaiah 9:4; Jeremiah 48:31-33; Jeremiah 48:39; Jeremiah 9:17-20; Revelation 18:14-20; Zechariah 11:10-14

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The lamentation over Moab uttered by those “round about him,” i. e., the neighboring nations, and those “that know his name,” nations more remote,...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, (l) How is the strong staff broken, [and] the beautiful rod! (l) How are...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Moab, hitherto undisturbed, is compared with wine left standing on its sediment ( Isaiah 25:6 ), and retaining its flavour and scent ( i.e. being se...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet seems indeed to exhort all neighbors to sympathy; but we have stated for what purpose he did this; for it was not his object to sho...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! How is the strong...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

How is the strong staff broken— How is the powerful rod, the glorious sceptre broken! The Moabites were remarkable for their pride and vanity; of...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! All ye that...
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 w...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(14-17) How say ye... — In the boast that follows we trace the characteristic pride of Moab. The prophet points to the fact that the pride is broug...
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...
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 standp...
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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

All ye that are about him, bemoan him ,.... The neighbouring nations, such as the Ammonites, and others, are called upon to condole the sad case of...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, [and] the beautiful rod! Ver. 17. All y...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh , &c. They shall be disappointed in their expectations of succour from their tutelary idol, as the ten trib...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Judgment of Moab. B. C. 605. 14...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

All ye that are about him, bemoan him: the prophet having spoken of Moab's calamity as already come upon him, or at least very near, calls to his f...
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 wes...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Humbling Of Moab And Judgment On Her Cities ( Jeremiah 48:14-28 ). Jeremiah 48:14-15 “How do you say, ‘We are mighty men, And valiant men...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter .—Naegelsbach suggests, with ample justification, that “this prophecy certainly belongs...
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 o...
The Biblical Illustrator

How is the strong staff broken. The strong staff and the beautiful rod I. The purposes of our Heavenly Father in great bereavements . 1. To t...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Moab's Glory Followed by its Deep Fall
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

All ye that are about him, all his neighbors, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name, those living at a distance and knowing only the fame of Moab...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Staff — A staff and a rod are as well, ensigns of power and government, as instruments to punish offenders.

¹⁷ All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 48:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jeremiah 48:17