Jeremiah 48:5 KJV
For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
Matthew Henry
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Parallel Passages
- Isaiah 15:5 My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Isaiah 15:5 My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
Places
- LuhithTown · today Kathrabba · Location likely
- HoronaimTown · Location disputed
- Places in Jeremiah 48 on a map
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- For in the going up כִּי kî Conjunction מַעֲלֵה maʿălê מַעֲלֶה Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Luhith הַלּוּחִית hallûḥît לוּחִית Proper name · with the
- continual בִּבְכִי bibkî בְּכִי Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
- weeping בֶּכִי bekî בְּכִי Noun · masculine singular
- shall go up יַעֲלֶה yaʿălê עָלָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- for in the going down כִּי kî Conjunction בְּמוֹרַד bĕmôrad מוֹרָד Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- of Horonaim חוֹרֹנַיִם ḥôrōnayim חֹרֹנַיִם Proper name
- the enemies צָרֵי ṣārê צַר Noun · masculine plural construct
- have heard שָׁמֵעוּ šāmēʿû שָׁמַע Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
- a cry צַעֲקַת ṣaʿăqat צַעֲקָה Noun · feminine singular construct
- of destruction שֶׁבֶר šeber שֶׁבֶר Noun · masculine singular
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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