Jeremiás 48:45

Biblia Karoli Gaspar

A Hesbon árnyékában állanak meg a hatalom elõl futók; de tûz jõ ki Hesbonból és láng Szihonnak közepébõl, és elemészti Moábnak üstökét és a háborgó fiaknak koponyáját.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a fire: Numbers 21:28, Amos 2:2

devour: Numbers 24:17, Zechariah 10:4, Matthew 21:42

tumultuous ones: Heb. children of noise

Reciprocal: Numbers 14:9 - defence Numbers 21:25 - in Heshbon Numbers 32:3 - Heshbon Ezekiel 5:4 - shall a fire

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon, because of the force,.... Heshbon was a strong city in the land of Moab, to which many of the Moabites betook themselves in this time of their calamity; thinking they should be sheltered, under the protection of it, from the fury of the Chaldean army; hither they fled, and here they stood, imagining they were safe, "because of the force"; because of the strength of the city of Heshbon, as Kimchi; or because of the force of their enemies, for fear of them, as Kimchi's father; or for want of strength, because they had no more strength to flee, and therefore stopped there, so Jarchi and Abarbinel: but the words should rather be rendered, "they that stood under the shadow of Heshbon"; thinking themselves safe, but now perceiving danger, "fled with strength" r; or as swiftly as they could, and with all the strength they had, that they might, if possible, escape from thence:

for a fire s (for so it should be rendered, and not "but a fire")

shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon; the same with Heshbon; so called from Sihon, an ancient king of it; the meaning is, that the Chaldeans should make themselves masters of Heshbon, this strong city, in which the Moabites trusted; and from thence should go out like a flame of fire, and spread themselves all over the country, and destroy it: what was formerly said of the Amorites, who took the land of Moab out of the hands of the king of it, and it became afterwards a proverbial expression, is here applied to the Chaldeans; see Numbers 21:26; so the Targum, by a flame of fire, understands warriors:

and shall devour the corner of Moab; the whole country, even to the borders of it. The Targum is,

"and shall slay the princes of Moab;''

so great men are sometimes called corners; see Zechariah 10:4;

and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones; not of the common people that were tumultuous and riotous, but of the great ones, who swaggered and boasted, and made a noise about their strength and riches; but now should have their heads broke, and their pride and glory laid in the dust. So the Targum,

"and the nobles, the children of noise.''

r מכוח נסים "ex virbus (soil. suis) erunt fugientes", Schmidt. s כי אש "quia ignis", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Cocceius, Schmidt.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Because of the force - Rather, without force. Translate it: “The fugitives have stood, (i. e., halted) powerless in the shadow of Heshbon.” As Heshbon was the capital of the Ammonites, the sense is that the defeated Moabites looked to Ammon for protection.

But afire ... - Not only will Ammon refuse aid to Moab, but her ruin is to come forth from Heshbon. To show this Jeremiah has recourse to the old triumphal poetry of the Mosaic age (marginal reference).

The corner - i. e., of the beard ...”the crown of the head.” The fire of war consumes both far and near, both hair and beard, i. e., everything that it can singe and destroy.

The tumultuous ones - literally, “sons of the battle-shout,” the brave Moabite warriors.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 48:45. They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon — Heshbon being a fortified place, they who were worsted in the fight fled to it, and rallied under its walls; but, instead of safety, they found themselves disappointed, betrayed, and ruined. See Jeremiah 48:2, and the note there. Jeremiah 48:2.

But a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon — Jeremiah has borrowed this part of his discourse from an ancient poet quoted by Moses, Numbers 21:28; where see the notes.

The crown of the head — The choicest persons of the whole nation.