The Meaning of Jeremiah 48:5 Explained

Jeremiah 48:5

KJV: For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.

YLT: For the ascent of Luhith with weeping, Go up doth weeping, For in the descent of Horonaim Adversaries a cry of desolation have heard.

Darby: For by the ascent of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the descent of Horonaim is heard the anguish of the cry of destruction.

ASV: For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For in the going up  of Luhith  continual  weeping  shall go up;  for in the going down  of Horonaim  the enemies  have heard  a cry  of destruction. 

What does Jeremiah 48:5 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 48:5 mean?

For in the Ascent of Luhith Luhith with weeping they ascend continual in the descent of Horonaim the enemies a cry of destruction have heard
כִּ֚י מַעֲלֵ֣ה [הלחות] (הַלּוּחִ֔ית‪‬) בִּבְכִ֖י יַֽעֲלֶה־ בֶּ֑כִי בְּמוֹרַ֣ד חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם צָרֵ֥י צַֽעֲקַת־ שֶׁ֖בֶר שָׁמֵֽעוּ

מַעֲלֵ֣ה  in  the  Ascent 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַעֲלֶה  
Sense: ascent, incline.
[הלחות]  of  Luhith 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
(הַלּוּחִ֔ית‪‬)  Luhith 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: לוּחִית 
Sense: a town of Moab, south of the Arnon River.
בִּבְכִ֖י  with  weeping 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בְּכִי  
Sense: a weeping, weeping.
יַֽעֲלֶה־  they  ascend 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
בֶּ֑כִי  continual 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בְּכִי  
Sense: a weeping, weeping.
בְּמוֹרַ֣ד  in  the  descent 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֹורָד  
Sense: descent, slope, steep place, hanging work, bevelled work.
חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם  of  Horonaim 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֹורֹנַיִם  
Sense: a town of Moab.
צָרֵ֥י  the  enemies 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: צַר 
Sense: narrow, tight.
צַֽעֲקַת־  a  cry 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: צְעָקָה  
Sense: cry, outcry.
שֶׁ֖בֶר  of  destruction 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁבֶר 
Sense: breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash, ruin, shattering.
שָׁמֵֽעוּ  have  heard 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.

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