17. bemoan —Not that Moab deserves pity, but this mode of expression pictures more vividly the grievousness of Moab's calamities. all ye that know his name —those at a greater distance whom the fame of Moab's "name" had reached, as distinguished from those "about him," that is, near. strong staff . . . rod —Moab is so called as striking terror into and oppressing other peoples ( Isaiah 9:4 ; Isaiah 14:4 ; Isaiah 14:5 ); also because of its dignity and power ( Psalms 110:2 ; Zechariah 11:7 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-18" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
- part_of
pericope/per-jer-48-002
절 (explains)
Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological