Jeremiah 48:35
New International Version
In Moab I will put an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods,” declares the LORD.

New Living Translation
“I will put an end to Moab,” says the LORD, “for the people offer sacrifices at the pagan shrines and burn incense to their false gods.

English Standard Version
And I will bring to an end in Moab, declares the LORD, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and makes offerings to his god.

Berean Standard Bible
In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.

King James Bible
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.

New King James Version
“Moreover,” says the LORD, “I will cause to cease in Moab The one who offers sacrifices in the high places And burns incense to his gods.

New American Standard Bible
And I will put an end to Moab,” declares the LORD, “the one who offers sacrifice on the high place and the one who burns incense to his gods.

NASB 1995
“I will make an end of Moab,” declares the LORD, “the one who offers sacrifice on the high place and the one who burns incense to his gods.

NASB 1977
“And I shall make an end of Moab,” declares the LORD, “the one who offers sacrifice on the high place and the one who burns incense to his gods.

Legacy Standard Bible
I will make Moab cease,” declares Yahweh, “the one who offers offerings on the high place and the one who offers offerings in smoke to his gods.

Amplified Bible
Moreover, I will cause to cease in Moab,” says the LORD, “the one who ascends and offers sacrifice in the high place and the one who burns incense to his gods.

Christian Standard Bible
In Moab, I will stop”—this is the LORD’s declaration—“the one who offers sacrifices on the high place and burns incense to his gods.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In Moab, I will stop"—this is the LORD’s declaration—"the one who offers sacrifices on the high place and burns incense to his gods.

American Standard Version
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith Jehovah, him that offereth in the high place, and him that burneth incense to his gods.

Contemporary English Version
I will get rid of anyone who burns incense to the gods of Moab or offers sacrifices at their shrines. I, the LORD, have spoken.

English Revised Version
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high place, and him that burneth incense to his gods.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will stop those in Moab who come to worship sites, those who bring offerings to their gods," declares the LORD.

Good News Translation
I will stop the people of Moab from making burnt offerings at their places of worship and from offering sacrifices to their gods. I, the LORD, have spoken.

International Standard Version
In Moab," declares the LORD, "I'll put an end to the one who offers a burnt offering on the high place and to the one who burns incense to his gods.

Majority Standard Bible
In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.

NET Bible
I will put an end in Moab to those who make offerings at her places of worship. I will put an end to those who sacrifice to other gods. I, the LORD, affirm it!

New Heart English Bible
And I will cause to cease in Moab,' says the LORD, 'the one who offers sacrifice upon the high place, and the one who burns incense to his gods.

Webster's Bible Translation
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.

World English Bible
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab,” says Yahweh, “him who offers in the high place, and him who burns incense to his gods.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I have caused to cease in Moab, "" A declaration of YHWH, "" Him who is offering in a high place, "" And him who is making incense to his god.

Young's Literal Translation
And I have caused to cease to Moab, An affirmation of Jehovah, Him who is offering in a high place, And him who is making perfume to his god.

Smith's Literal Translation
And I caused to cease to shout, says Jehovah, him bringing up to the height, and him burning incense to his gods.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will take away from Moab, saith the Lord, him that offereth in the high places, and that sacrificeth to his gods.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I will take away from Moab, says the Lord, the one who makes offerings in exalted places, and the one who sacrifices to his gods.

New American Bible
I will leave no one in Moab—oracle of the LORD—to offer burnt offerings on the high place or to make sacrifices to their gods.

New Revised Standard Version
And I will bring to an end in Moab, says the LORD, those who offer sacrifice at a high place and make offerings to their gods.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, says the LORD, him that offers sacrifices in the high places and him that burns incense to his god.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I shall rid from Moab, says LORD JEHOVAH, him who brings out burnt offerings and sets incense for his god
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, Saith the LORD, Him that offereth in the high place, And him that offereth to his gods.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will destroy Moab, saith the Lord, as he comes up to the altar, and burns incense to his gods.
Audio Bible



Context
The Judgment on Moab
34There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up. 35In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods. 36Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.…

Cross References
Isaiah 16:12
When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.

Isaiah 15:2
Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.

Isaiah 15:1-9
This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...

Amos 2:2
So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.

Zephaniah 2:9
Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”

Numbers 21:28-30
For a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights. / Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. / But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”

Ezekiel 25:8-11
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ...

Isaiah 25:10-12
For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile. / He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands. / The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.

Isaiah 16:6-7
We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty. / Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.

Isaiah 13:6
Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Isaiah 24:8-11
The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent. / They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it. / The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry. ...

Isaiah 2:12
For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—

Isaiah 2:18
and the idols will vanish completely.

Isaiah 2:20
In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship.

Isaiah 17:10-11
For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines— / though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.


Treasury of Scripture

Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, said the LORD, him that offers in the high places, and him that burns incense to his gods.

him that offereth

Jeremiah 48:7
For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.

Numbers 22:40,41
And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him…

Numbers 28:14,28-30
And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year…

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Jeremiah 48
1. The judgment of Moab
7. for their pride
11. for their security
14. for their carnal confidence
26. and for their contempt of God and his people
47. The restoration of Moab














Moreover, I will put an end to Moab
The phrase "I will put an end" is a declaration of divine judgment. In Hebrew, the word used here is "שָׁבַת" (shavat), which means to cease or to bring to an end. This reflects God's sovereign power to bring about the cessation of a nation or people. Moab, a nation often in conflict with Israel, is here subject to God's judgment due to their persistent idolatry and opposition to His people. Historically, Moab was located east of the Dead Sea, and its people were descendants of Lot. This pronouncement underscores the seriousness of turning away from God and the inevitable consequences of such actions.

declares the LORD
The phrase "declares the LORD" is a common prophetic formula that emphasizes the authority and certainty of the message. The Hebrew word "נְאֻם" (ne'um) is used, which signifies a solemn declaration. This is not merely a prediction but a divine decree from Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel. It assures the reader that the words spoken are not of human origin but are the authoritative word of God, who is faithful to His promises and just in His judgments.

the one who offers sacrifices on the high places
"High places" in Hebrew is "בָּמוֹת" (bamot), referring to elevated sites often used for worship. These were locations where the Moabites, like many other ancient Near Eastern peoples, conducted religious rituals and sacrifices. Such practices were contrary to the worship of Yahweh, who commanded that sacrifices be made only at the designated place of worship in Jerusalem. The use of high places is indicative of syncretism and idolatry, which were abominations in the sight of God. This phrase highlights the specific sin of idolatry that led to Moab's downfall.

and burns incense to his gods
Burning incense was a common religious practice in the ancient world, symbolizing prayers or offerings to deities. The Hebrew word for "burns incense" is "קָטַר" (qatar), which involves the act of offering fragrant smoke to gods. The phrase "to his gods" indicates the polytheistic nature of Moabite religion, which was in direct opposition to the monotheistic worship of Yahweh. This practice of idolatry is a key reason for the divine judgment pronounced against Moab. It serves as a reminder of the first commandment, which calls for exclusive worship of the one true God, and the dangers of deviating from this command.

(35) I will cause to cease in Moab . . .--The words indicate that the pilgrimages to the sanctuary of Chemosh, on the mountains of Moab, were a prominent feature in the nation's life. One result of the Chaldaean conquest would be that they should be brought to an end.

Verse 35. - Him that offereth in the high places; rather, him that goeth up to a high place. Apparently a reminiscence of Isaiah 15:2 and Isaiah 16:12. As Dr. Payne Smith well remarks, "The last stage of natural ruin is reached, when thus the rites of religion entirely cease."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
In Moab,
לְמוֹאָ֖ב (lə·mō·w·’āḇ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

I will bring an end
וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י (wə·hiš·bat·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7673: To repose, desist from exertion

to those who make offerings
מַעֲלֶ֣ה (ma·‘ă·leh)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

on the high places
בָמָ֔ה (ḇā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1116: An elevation

and burn incense
וּמַקְטִ֖יר (ū·maq·ṭîr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire

to their gods.
לֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ (lê·lō·hāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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