The Meaning of Jeremiah 48:35 Explained

Jeremiah 48:35

KJV: Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.

YLT: And I have caused to cease to Moab, An affirmation of Jehovah, Him who is offering in a high place, And him who is making perfume to his god.

Darby: And I will cause to cease in Moab, saith Jehovah, him that offereth in the high place, and him that burneth incense to his gods.

ASV: Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith Jehovah, him that offereth in the high place, and him that burneth incense to his gods.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Moreover I will cause to cease  in Moab,  saith  the LORD,  him that offereth  in the high places,  and him that burneth incense  to his gods. 

What does Jeremiah 48:35 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Yahweh promised to destroy Moab because of her idolatry.

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 48

1  The judgment of Moab
7  for their pride
11  for their security
14  for their carnal confidence
26  and for their contempt of God and his people
47  The restoration of Moab

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 48:35 mean?

Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab says Yahweh the one who offers [sacrifices] in the high places and burns incense to his gods
וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י לְמוֹאָ֖ב נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֑ה מַעֲלֶ֣ה בָמָ֔ה וּמַקְטִ֖יר לֵאלֹהָֽיו

וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י  Moreover  I  will  cause  to  cease 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁבַת 
Sense: to cease, desist, rest.
לְמוֹאָ֖ב  in  Moab 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
נְאֻם־  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
יְהוָ֑ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מַעֲלֶ֣ה  the  one  who  offers  [sacrifices] 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
בָמָ֔ה  in  the  high  places 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּמָה  
Sense: high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform).
וּמַקְטִ֖יר  and  burns  incense 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: מֻקְטָר 
Sense: .
לֵאלֹהָֽיו  to  his  gods 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).