Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Jeremiah 48:40
Nebuchadnezzar shall come upon Moab swiftly; and as an eagle covereth the prey which he hath taken with his wings, so Nebuchadnezzar shall spread himself over Moab.
Nebuchadnezzar shall come upon Moab swiftly; and as an eagle covereth the prey which he hath taken with his wings, so Nebuchadnezzar shall spread himself over Moab.
Verse Jeremiah 48:40. _HE SHALL FLY AS AN EAGLE_] The enemy will pounce upon him, carry him off, and tear him to pieces....
The rapid and irresistible attack of Nebuchadnezzar is compared to the impetuous dash of the eagle on its prey Deuteronomy 28:49....
CHAPTER 48 Concerning Moab _ 1. The overthrow of Moab (Jeremiah 48:1) _ 2. The humiliation of Moab (Jeremiah 48:11) 3. Reaping what they sowed (Jeremiah 48:20) 4. Destroyed o
JEREMIAH 40-47. The foe swoops down vulture-like (Jeremiah 4:13) on Moab, destroyed because of pride against Yahweh. One disaster succeeds another in this time of punishment (visitation, Jeremiah 11:2...
HE. one (not named): Nebuchadnezzar understood. SHALL FLY. Codex Oriental, 2091 (British Museum), reads "shall ascend"; but the _Massorah_ (App-30) has. note, saying "according to other codices, it i...
_he shall fly as an eagle_ Cp. on Jeremiah 4:13. The simile seems taken from Deuteronomy 28:49, but is used elsewhere (see Isaiah 46:11; Ezekie
The LXX omit "Behold … Moab" (Jeremiah 48:40) and "and the heart … pangs" (Jeremiah 48:41). Both are probably glosses in MT. supplied from Jeremiah 49:22, with change of names....
IV. THE ORACLE AGAINST MOAB Jeremiah 48:1-47 The Moabites occupied the region east of the Dead Sea and for the most part south of the river Arnon. The Arnon flows through a steep, twisting gorge in th...
G. Inescapable Destruction Jeremiah 48:39-46 TRANSLATION (39) How sad the dismay! They howl! How sad that Moab has turned the back in shame! Moab shall become an object of derision and terror to thos...
For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab. HE SHALL FLY AS AN EAGLE. "He" - i:e., Nebuzaradan, the captain of Nebuchadnezzar. AS AN EAGLE - n...
AGAINST MOAB Moab, in recompense for its pride and security, and for its triumphing over Israel in the day of her calamity, shall itself be laid waste and taken captive: cp. the 'burden of Moab 'in I...
HE SHALL FLY] i.e. the Chaldean power....
HE SHALL FLY AS AN EAGLE... — The image, as in Deuteronomy 28:49; Isaiah 46:11; Ezekiel 17:3, was the natural symbol of a fierce invader, probably, in this case, of Nebuchadnezzar. Here it receives a...
כִּי ־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנֵּ֥ה כַ †...
CHAPTER XIX MOAB Jeremiah 48:1 "Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against Jehovah."- Jeremiah 48:42 "Chemosh said to me, Go, take Nebo against Israeland...
The word of the Lord concerning Moab is a judgment, which nevertheless closes with a gleam of hope. The judgment is described, first, from the standpoint of the scourge. The widespread extent of it is...
For thus saith the LORD; Behold, (x) he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab. (x) That is, Nebuchadnezzar, as in (Jeremiah 49:22)....
It would swell our Commentary to a length indeed, to enter minutely into the several branches of the visitations here set forth. Indeed it would only when done, tend to confirm what hardly needs furth...
Here again he introduces God’s name, for it was necessary to confirm an incredible prophecy by his authority. “God is he,” he says, “who declares that enemies will come, who will fly through all the l...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 45 THROUGH 51. Chapter 45 gives us the prophecy with respect to Baruch, already mentioned. Chapter 46 and following Chapter s contain the prophecies against t...
FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD, BEHOLD, HE SHALL FLY AS AN EAGLE,.... The enemy, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, with his army; who is compared to an eagle for his strength, swiftness, and greediness after t...
For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab. Ver. 40. _Behold, he shall fly as an eagle._] To an eagle Nebuchadnezzar is compared, for his strength...
_Behold, he shall fly as an eagle_ Conquerors are often compared to eagles and other birds of prey; and the encamping of their armies is represented by the spreading of the wings of such fowls. _The m...
LAMENTATION OVER MOAB...
For thus saith the Lord, Behold, he, namely, Nebuzar-adan, the captain of Nebuchadnezzar, SHALL FLY AS AN EAGLE AND SHALL SPREAD HIS WINGS OVER MOAB, to pounce upon them as a welcome prey, to tear the...
14-47. The destruction of Moab is further prophesied, to awaken them by national repentance and reformation to prevent the trouble, or by a personal repentance and reformation to prepare for it. In r...
Jeremiah 48:40 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 fly H1675 (H8799) eagle H5404 spread H6566 (H8804) wings...
THE COMING JUDGMENT ON MOAB AND ITS FINAL RESTORATION (JEREMIAH 48:39). In its pride Moab considered itself invulnerable and well able to take care of itself. It exalted its own god, Chemosh, above YH...
D). PROPHECY AGAINST MOAB (JEREMIAH 48:1). Whilst the Philistines were a constant trouble to Israel/Judah from the west, mainly troubling western Israel/Judah, eastern Israel/Judah, especially east of...
CONTENTS: Prophecy against Moab. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah. CONCLUSION: Jehovah has all armies at His command. He will in His own time plead the cause of His people against a people that have always...
Jeremiah 48:1. _Against Moab, saith the Lord._ Isaiah had prophesied of the devastation of Moab by Salmaneser: chap. 15, 16. Jeremiah here speaks of the terrible conquest of the country by Nebuchadnez...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 48:40 SPREAD HIS WINGS AGAINST. Babylon will swoop down on Moab like a bird capturing prey (see Jeremiah 49:22;...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—Naegelsbach suggests, with ample justification, that “this prophecy certainly belongs to the time of Jehoiakim, and _before the fourth year...
EXPOSITION This prophecy is so full of repetitions that the question has naturally arisen whether the most prominent of these may not be due to interpolation. For instance: 1.Jeremiah 48:29-24 recur...
In forty-eight, he now directs his attention to Moab. Moab was across the Jordan on the east side of the Jordan River and of the Jordan rift. Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Isr...
Daniel 7:4; Deuteronomy 28:49; Ezekiel 17:3; Hosea 8:1; Isaiah 8:8;...
He — Nebuchadnezzar shall come swiftly, and spread himself over Moab....