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Jeremiah 48:41

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 48:41 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Jeremiah 48:41 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 48

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
38On all the housetops of Moab and in the streets thereof there is lamentation every where; for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein none delighteth, saith Jehovah.
39How is it broken down! [how] do they wail! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab become a derision and a terror to all that are round about him.
40For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab.
41Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
42And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against Jehovah.
43Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah.
44He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon him, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Kerioth is taken, etc.] The name of a city in Moab, as in (<244824>Jeremiah 48:24); so Jarchi, and others; but Kimchi and Abarbinel observe, that it may be taken for an appellative, and be rendered “the cities”; everyone of the cities of Moab, which were as easily and quickly taken as one city; these may intend the cities in the plain, as the strong holds those in high places: and the strong holds are surprised; everyone of them; so that there was not a city, or a fortified place, but what came into the enemies’ hands: and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs; even the hearts of the soldiers, and the most courageous generals, shall sink…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“as . . . woman in . . . pangs-- (Isa 13:8).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Surprised - captured by force. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Kerioth: or, The cities, Jer 48:24 as the heart: Jer 4:31, Jer 6:24, Jer 30:6, Jer 49:22, Jer 49:24, Jer 50:43, Jer 51:30; Isa 13:8, Isa 21:3, Isa 26:17, Isa 26:18; Mic 4:9, Mic 4:10; Th1 5:3 Jeremiah 48:42”
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