Jeremiah 48:5 meaning and explanation
For on the ascent to Luhith they weep bitterly as they go, and on the descent to Horonaim cries of distress resound over the destruction:
Jeremiah 48:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah is speaking God's judgment against Moab, Israel's neighbor east of the Dead Sea, in the years after Babylon's rise. Here he pictures a fleeing people on the roads of Moab: the climb to Luhith is filled with bitter weeping, and the descent toward Horonaim echoes with cries of distress.
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