Jeremiah 48:44
in Jeremiah 48“Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
He 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.
KJV
He 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 it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.
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This verse in Jeremiah 48
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab
on Jeremiah 48:40-47
Escape is closed: “Terror and pit and snare,” the same chain Isaiah 24:17-18 uses of the whole earth. The “fire” from Heshbon and “flame from within Sihon” take up the old song of Numbers 21:28. The last verse turns: “Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity.”
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
); for it is the year of their visitation, when God comes to reckon with them, and will be known by the judgments which he executes, for he is the King whose name is the Lord of hosts (
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation
He that fleeth from the fear,.... From terrible enemies he is afraid of, and dares not face them, but flees, in order to escape them: shall fall into the pit; into some misfortune or another: and he that getteth out of the pit shall be taken in the snare; laid by the enemy for him, and so shall fall into his hands.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הַנָּ֞ס | hanis | the [one who] flees | H5127 → | 159 times |
| מִפְּנֵ֤י | mipenei | from before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הַפַּ֙חַד֙ | hapachad | the terror | H6343 → | 49 times |
| יִפֹּ֣ל | yipol | he will fall | H5307 → | 435 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַפַּ֔חַת | hapachat | the pit | H6354 → | 10 times |
| וְהָֽעֹלֶה֙ | vehaoleh | and the [one who] climbs up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַפַּ֔חַת | hapachat | the pit | H6354 → | 10 times |
| יִלָּכֵ֖ד | yilakhed | he will be caught | H3920 → | 121 times |
| בַּפָּ֑ח | bapach | in <the> snare | H6341 → | 27 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אָבִ֨יא | ʾavi' | I will bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֵלֶ֧יהָ | ʾeleiha | to it | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מוֹאָ֛ב | moav | Moab | H4124 → | 181 times |
| שְׁנַ֥ת | shenat | [the] year of | H8141 → | 877 times |
| פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם | pekudatam | punishment their | H6486 → | 32 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
הַנָּ֞סthe [one who] flees
hanisH5127 →159 times
מִפְּנֵ֤יfrom before
mipeneiH6440 →2123 times
הַפַּ֙חַד֙the terror
hapachadH6343 →49 times
יִפֹּ֣לhe will fall
yipolH5307 →435 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַפַּ֔חַתthe pit
hapachatH6354 →10 times
וְהָֽעֹלֶה֙and the [one who] climbs up
vehaolehH5927 →890 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַפַּ֔חַתthe pit
hapachatH6354 →10 times
יִלָּכֵ֖דhe will be caught
yilakhedH3920 →121 times
בַּפָּ֑חin <the> snare
bapachH6341 →27 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אָבִ֨יאI will bring
ʾavi'H935 →2568 times
אֵלֶ֧יהָto it
ʾeleihaH413 →5510 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מוֹאָ֛בMoab
moavH4124 →181 times
שְׁנַ֥ת[the] year of
shenatH8141 →877 times
פְּקֻדָּתָ֖םpunishment their
pekudatamH6486 →32 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 10:3What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
it leads to
- Hosea 9:7
The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 19:44
They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Job 31:14
what will I do when God rises to judge? How will I answer when called to account?
- Hosea 9:7
Through
Amos 5:19It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a…
it leads to
- Isaiah 24:17–18
Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
- Isaiah 24:17–18
Through
1 Kings 19:17Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 13:22
And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
- 2 Kings 8:12
“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword,…
- 2 Kings 13:3
So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.
- 2 Kings 13:22
Through
Jeremiah 11:23There will be no remnant, for I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.”
it leads to
- Jeremiah 23:12
“Therefore their path will become slick; they will be driven away into the darkness and fall into it. For I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 23:12
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.