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The prophet begins a prophecy about Moab. Jer.48:1. O Moab, so says the Lord forces, “God of Israel: about the cruelty of Nabab, as if he had taken hold of him.” Navav was an idol, the Prophet Isaiah mentions him, and he says this: “Fall fell, crushed” Navav 22 (Is. 46:1). But there is also a city named after this idol. “Capture Kariathaim, put Masigav to shame,” and “he is defeated.” (Jer.48:2). “There is healing in Moab, joy in Heshbon.” These were the famous cities that the Moabites boasted about. “An evil thought: come, and I will destroy your tongue, and keep silent.” Then he announces that even in flight they will not find salvation. “The sword will follow you.” This means persecutors. Jer.48:3. The voice of cry from Oronaim . This is a different city. The prophet also says that Zogora 23 received sad news, and other cities were filled with cries. Advises them to seek salvation in flight, and like wild donkeys to live in the desert; and teaching to place one’s trust not in fences, but in the immutable Creator and Master, he added: Jer.48:7. Thou hast had hope within thy fences, tribulations will come upon you, not only will you, and Chemosh will go into peace. And Chemosh was the idol of Moab. “His priests and his princes together.” (Jer.48:8). “And destruction will come” “to every city.” The Prophet understands that ravines and plains will suffer the same thing. It also predicts complete devastation by enemies. For he says: Jer.48:9. Give a sign to Moab. In places that are deserted and untraversed by anyone, they make some kind of directions out of stones, follow them to make their way, and, looking at them, do not make mistakes on the road. “As if touched by a touch,” that is, burned. “And all its cities will be empty”; because there will be no inhabitants. Where does Moab live? He explains in subsequent words that the God of all commands that this be fulfilled. Jer.48:10. Damn you do the works of God “with negligence: and cursed is he who forbids his sword from the blood.” If, however, those who slaughter the sacrifice with negligence, when God commands it, the prophetic word exposes them to a curse; then what kind of punishment will we suffer if we do not care about spiritual work? Jer.48:11. Moab rested from youth, and trusted in its glory, not being poured from vessel to vessel, that is, he did not change his place of residence and was not a migrant. “And he did not go into exile: for this reason his taste remained in him, and his stench was not changed.” The prophet continues the allegory; and since he mentioned the vessel, he necessarily mentions both taste and smell. In everything, says the Prophet, he was successful and did not experience failure, because he always lived in the same place. Jeremiah 48:12. For this reason, behold, the days are coming, says the Lord: And I will send “to him” those who bend, and they will bend him, and “his vessels will be drained, and his horns will break.” And the Prophet said this literally and figuratively. For as he speaks of a vessel, he speaks of Moab: tilting, that is, will lead to devastation, and for those who tilt, it will not be enough to take what was in the vessels, but also to break the vessels. He calls cities vessels, and what is in vessels is wealth. And the enemies did this and that, and devastated the cities and burned them. Jeremiah 48:13. And Moab shall be put to shame by Chemosh, even as the house of Israel was put to shame by Bethel, their hopes. At Bethel Jeroboam placed a young woman (1 Kings 12:28,29). Therefore, the prophetic word makes it clear that just as Israel did not receive any help from idols, so Moab did not benefit from Chemosh. Then he shows that the Moabites, who were proud of their strength, will be destroyed, because the God of all has commanded this. But having said that the time of punishment has come, the Prophet advises the neighboring nations to awaken Moab to courage and restore it to its former strength. He commands them to say: Jeremiah 48:17. Like the broken rod of the fortress, the mace is glorious. This means both your strength and your high opinion of yourself. The Prophet lists the cities that were glorious and famous in ancient times, informs about the vicissitudes of their prosperity; shows the reason for this. For he says: Jer.48:26. Give him joy, for you have exalted yourself in the Lord. For the Moabites, having learned what had befallen the Jews, laughed, blaming everyone for the impotence of God. For this is also evident in the following words. “And Moab will smite his hand,” that is, rejoicing and rejoicing, he will applaud. “And he himself will laugh.” Then the Prophet expresses himself more clearly. Jer.48:27. And if Israel were to laugh at you, if you were found in your tatters, as if you fought against them? That is, what offense has he done to you that you are attacking him? Did you find that the Israelites were breaking through your walls or robbed you? For him, that is, for the injustice done to him, “relocate inamo.” The Prophet also speaks about the flight of the Moabites. (Jer.48:28). They left the “hails” and stayed “on the rocks that dwell in Moab,” and became “like doves nesting in rocks at the mouth of a well.” For, unable to resist the attack of enemies, they occupied caves on the tops of the mountains. The Prophet calls Moab an offender, and arrogant, and proud. I myself, says the Prophet, was an eyewitness of this. And explaining how actual experience convicted them of arrogant speeches, he added: (Jer.48:30). Is it not his pleasure that his muscles do this? I didn't do that. Before the war he behaved proudly, threatened that he would act valiantly; and as soon as he saw the enemies, he fled. The words: (Jer. 48:31) “kirads of confusion”, the Syrian interpreter translated as follows: their heads were shorn and their beards were shaved. This is the type of captives. The prophetic word tells about Moab: Jeremiah 48:31. Cry out over the men of the walls of 24 qiradas of confusion, that is, over men who formerly had walls and fences, but are now deprived of their former prosperity and are surrounded by impurities. Jer.48:32. As I weep for you, I will weep for you as the sons of Iazira. The Prophet recalled some incident: he expressed the excessiveness of crying. “Vineyard” of Sevan 25, “your summer shoots have ruined the sea.” This country produced good wine and in large quantities. Therefore, the Prophet likens the multitude of grapes to the sea. He says that the land is deprived of grapes and the vineyard is ruined. (Jer.48:33). The wine was in your winepress, he says. The Prophet, who did not trample it in the morning, did not do so in the evening. The Syriac interpreter translated it this way: those who trample the winepress no longer say: ia, ia 26. The Prophet explains in other words the former expression: “qiradas of confusion.” Jer.48:37. Every head in every place will be shorn, and every hair will fall off, and every hand will be cut, and every loin will be covered with sackcloth” (Jer. 48:38). “And on all the churches of Moab, and on the hundredfolds of his weeping.” The Prophet with all these expressions shows the greatness of the disaster. “Before they destroyed Moab, as a vessel is useless, saith the Lord.” The prophet showed that Moab was completely indecent for anything, but he also made it clear to see the speed of Nebuchadnezzar. Jer.48:40. This says the Lord: Behold, as an eagle flies, and spreads its wings over Moab. And the godly Ezekiel likens Nebuchadnezzar to an eagle; because the eagle is a royal animal and the fastest and strongest of all birds. The prophet predicts the fear of Moab and likens its heart to the heart of a wife giving birth. The wickedness of Moab is also revealed. Jer.48:42. Moab will perish from people, for you have magnified yourself in the Lord. He also predicts disasters that follow one after another. Jer.48:43. Fear and abyss and a snare are upon you, O you who live in Moab, says the Lord. (Jer.48:44). “Whoever runs away from the face of fear will fall into the abyss: and climb out of the abyss, he will be caught in a net.” The Prophet expresses that those who sought salvation in flight were taken captive and were subjected to what they did not want. “I will bring these things upon Moab in the summer of their visitation,” says the Lord. Summer" refers to the time in general. When I recognize it as good to punish them, says God, then I will give them over to these disasters. It also foreshadows their internecine war. Jeremiah 48:45. Fire went out from Heshbon, and flame from the hail of "Seon, and afterward" of the leaders of "Moab". But he also predicts something joyful for them. “(Jer.48:41). And I will bring back the captivity of Moab in the last days: says the Lord.” And by punishment and love for mankind he proves that He is the Lord of all, “he is rich in all who call on Him” (Rom. 10:12) and the God not only of the Jews, but also of all men. “Until here is the judgment of Moab,” that is, the sentence pronounced on Moab. According to the Slavic translation it reads: “Dagon”. The city of Zogor is called in Hebrew: Zeorim or Zeirim, which means: small; That’s why in the Slavic translation, instead of the proper name: “Zogora,” it reads: “the cry of his little ones.” Evgeny Bulgar prefers reading: τάχους to reading: τέιχως. According to the translation of the seventy: "Aseriml". The Syriac translation is closer to the Slavic.