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Jeremiah 48:43
Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD declares this judgment to the inhabitants of Moab, directly following the announcement of Moab’s national destruction for its pride against Him.
The words — The Hebrew text lists פַּחַד (pa·ḥad, terror), פַּחַת (pa·ḥat, pit), and פָּח (pāḥ, snare) as impending judgments that will fall upon the dweller.
The thread — This exact triad reappears in Isaiah 24:17, while Lamentations 3:47 echoes only the terror and pitfall elements.
Why it lands — The passage demands recognition that divine punishment leaves no viable escape, as fleeing one danger only exposes the victim to another.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 24:17 Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
- Lamentations 3:47 Panic and pitfall have come upon us—devastation and destruction.
- Deuteronomy 32:23 I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.
- Psalms 11:6 On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.