Jeremiah 48:44 meaning and explanation

“Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 48:44, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah 48 is a prophetic oracle against Moab, Israel's neighbor east of the Dead Sea, delivered through Jeremiah. Here the LORD himself speaks, describing judgment as a trap with no escape: those who flee one danger meet another, and those who climb out of the pit are caught in a snare.

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