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Jeremiah 48:24
upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Jeremiah delivers a divine oracle of judgment against Moab, pronouncing disaster upon the nation's cities during a period of impending military collapse.
The words — The Hebrew preposition עַל (ʿal) repeats three times to mean "upon," directing the coming judgment specifically toward the named locations. The noun קְרִיּוֹת (Qəriyyôt) denotes the fortified city of Kerioth, which anchors the pronouncement.
The thread — This judgment against Kerioth echoes in Amos 2:2, where fire consumes Moab's citadels, and is fulfilled in Jeremiah 48:41, which records the city's capture. The geographic reference to Bozrah also connects to Deuteronomy 4:43, which places it on the wilderness plateau.
Why it lands — The text states that judgment falls upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and every Moabite town regardless of distance. It requires a reader to acknowledge that no geographic location or political status provides immunity from the declared verdict.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
Cross-references
- 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.
- Jeremiah 48:41 Kirioth 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.
- Deuteronomy 4:43 Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.
- Joshua 21:36 From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,
- Zephaniah 2:8 “I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.