Jeremiah 48:42
New International Version
Moab will be destroyed as a nation because she defied the LORD.

New Living Translation
Moab will no longer be a nation, for it has boasted against the LORD.

English Standard Version
Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people, because he magnified himself against the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD.

King James Bible
And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.

New King James Version
And Moab shall be destroyed as a people, Because he exalted himself against the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
“Moab will be destroyed from being a people Because he has become arrogant toward the LORD.

NASB 1995
“Moab will be destroyed from being a people Because he has become arrogant toward the LORD.

NASB 1977
“And Moab will be destroyed from being a people Because he has become arrogant toward the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
Moab will be destroyed from being a people Because he has magnified himself against Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
“Moab will be destroyed from being a nation (people) Because he has become arrogant and magnified himself against the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
Moab will be destroyed as a people because he has exalted himself against the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Moab will be destroyed as a people because he has exalted himself against the LORD.

American Standard Version
And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against Jehovah.

Contemporary English Version
You are finished as a nation, because you dared oppose me, the LORD.

English Revised Version
And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Moab will be destroyed as a nation, because it spoke against the LORD.

Good News Translation
Moab will be destroyed and will no longer be a nation, because it rebelled against me.

International Standard Version
Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he exalted himself against the LORD.

Majority Standard Bible
Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD.

NET Bible
Moab will be destroyed and no longer be a nation, because she has vaunted herself against the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he has magnified himself against the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.

World English Bible
Moab will be destroyed from being a people, because he has magnified himself against Yahweh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Moab has been destroyed from [being] a people, "" For he exerted himself against YHWH.

Young's Literal Translation
And Moab hath been destroyed from being a people, For against Jehovah he exerted himself.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Moab was destroyed from a people, for he was magnified against Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moab shall cease to be a people : because he hath gloried against the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Moab will cease to be a people. For he has been glorified against the Lord.

New American Bible
Moab shall be wiped out, a people no more, because it set itself over against the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
Moab shall be destroyed as a people, because he magnified himself against the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people because he has magnified himself against the LORD.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Moab shall be cut off from the people, because he lifted himself up against LORD JEHOVAH
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, Because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Moab shall perish from being a multitude, because he has magnified himself against the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Judgment on Moab
41Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor. 42Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD. 43Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.…

Cross References
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.

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. ...

Zephaniah 2:8-11
“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / 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.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ...

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 2:1-3
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / 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. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.

Numbers 21:27-30
That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored. / 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. ...

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 13:19
And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.

Isaiah 34:5-10
When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. / And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat. ...

Lamentations 4:21-22
So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.

Isaiah 14:24-27
The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. / I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.” / This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. ...

Isaiah 47:5-11
“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms. / I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke. / You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome. ...

Ezekiel 35:3-9
and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste. / I will turn your cities into ruins, and you will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD. / Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment, ...

Obadiah 1:3-4
The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

Revelation 18:2-3
And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. / All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”


Treasury of Scripture

And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he has magnified himself against the LORD.

Jeremiah 46:28
Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.

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Jeremiah 48:2
There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.

Jeremiah 30:11
For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.

Esther 3:8-13
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them…

magnified

Jeremiah 48:26-30
Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision…

Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Isaiah 37:23
Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.

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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














Moab
Moab was a nation descended from Lot, Abraham's nephew, through an incestuous relationship with his eldest daughter (Genesis 19:37). Historically, Moab was located east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan. The Moabites often found themselves in conflict with Israel, both politically and spiritually. Their worship of the god Chemosh and their frequent opposition to Israelite kings and prophets marked them as adversaries of God's chosen people. This historical enmity sets the stage for the judgment pronounced in this verse.

will be destroyed
The Hebrew root for "destroyed" is "שָׁמַד" (shamad), which conveys a sense of complete annihilation or extermination. This is not merely a military defeat but a total obliteration of Moab's national identity and power. The prophetic declaration underscores the seriousness of Moab's sin and the certainty of divine judgment. It serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of opposing God's will.

as a nation
The phrase "as a nation" emphasizes the collective judgment on Moab, not just on individuals. This highlights the corporate nature of sin and judgment in the Old Testament, where entire communities could be held accountable for the actions of their leaders and people. It reflects the biblical principle that nations, like individuals, are subject to God's sovereign rule and justice.

because he vaunted himself
The term "vaunted" comes from the Hebrew "גָּדַל" (gadal), meaning to magnify oneself or to act arrogantly. Moab's pride and self-exaltation are at the heart of their downfall. In biblical theology, pride is often seen as the root of sin, leading to rebellion against God. Moab's arrogance is a direct affront to God's authority, illustrating the biblical truth that "pride goes before destruction" (Proverbs 16:18).

against the LORD
The phrase "against the LORD" indicates that Moab's sin was not just against Israel but directly against Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel. This highlights the personal nature of sin in the biblical worldview; it is ultimately an offense against God Himself. The use of "LORD" (YHWH) underscores the covenantal relationship God has with His people and His sovereign rule over all nations. Moab's defiance is thus seen as a challenge to God's rightful authority and holiness.

(42) Moab shall be destroyed . . .--What is predicted is not annihilation (see Jeremiah 48:47), but the loss of national independence. And the cause of this punishment is once more asserted. With Moab, as with other nations, it was her self-exalting pride that called for chastisement.



Parallel Commentaries ...


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

will be destroyed
וְנִשְׁמַ֥ד (wə·niš·maḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed

as a nation
מֵעָ֑ם (mê·‘ām)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

because
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he vaunted himself
הִגְדִּֽיל׃ (hiḡ·dîl)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great

against
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

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


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