Jeremiah 48:39 meaning and explanation

“How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”

Jeremiah 48:39, Berean Standard Bible

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In this chapter the LORD speaks through Jeremiah against Moab, a nation east of the Dead Sea, announcing the destruction that will come on its cities and its god Chemosh. Verse 39 is the LORD's own lament over the result: Moab is shattered, its people wail, and it turns its back in shame, becoming an object of ridicule and horror to its neighbors.

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