The Meaning of Jeremiah 48:43 Explained

Jeremiah 48:43

KJV: Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.

YLT: Fear, and a snare, and a gin, are for thee, O inhabitant of Moab -- an affirmation of Jehovah,

Darby: Fear, and the pit, and the snare shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah.

ASV: Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Fear,  and the pit,  and the snare,  [shall be] upon thee, O inhabitant  of Moab,  saith  the LORD. 

What does Jeremiah 48:43 Mean?

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 48:43 mean?

Fear and the pit and the snare [shall be] upon you inhabitant of Moab says Yahweh
פַּ֥חַד וָפַ֖חַת וָפָ֑ח עָלֶ֛יךָ יוֹשֵׁ֥ב מוֹאָ֖ב נְאֻם־ יְהוָֽה

פַּ֥חַד  Fear 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: פַּחַד  
Sense: terror, dread.
וָפַ֖חַת  and  the  pit 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: פַּחַת  
Sense: pit, hole.
וָפָ֑ח  and  the  snare  [shall  be] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: פַּח 
Sense: bird trap, trap, snare.
עָלֶ֛יךָ  upon  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יוֹשֵׁ֥ב  inhabitant 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
מוֹאָ֖ב  of  Moab 
Parse: 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).
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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