"He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare:…" — Jeremiah 48:44

Jeremiah 48:44 · KJV

“He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, {even} upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.”

— Jeremiah 48:44

Verse 43

Fear, and the pit, and the snare, {shall be} upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.

Verse 45

They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. {tumultuous...: Heb. children of noise}

Jeremiah 48 — Context

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

Fear, and the pit, and the snare, {shall be} upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.

He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, {even} upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.

Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives. {captives, and: Heb. in captivity, etc}

Cross References

1 Kings 19:17

And it shall come to pass, {that} him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.

Jeremiah 11:23

And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, {even} the year of their visitation.

Jeremiah 46:21

Also her hired men {are} in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, {and} are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, {and} the time of their visitation. {fatted...: Heb. bullocks of the stall}

Amos 5:19

As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

Amos 2:14-15

Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: {himself: Heb. his soul, or, life}

1 Kings 20:30

But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and {there} a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men {that were} left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber. {into an...: or, from chamber to chamber: Heb. into a chamber within a chamber}

Isaiah 37:36-38

Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they {were} all dead corpses.

Micah 7:4

The best of them {is} as a brier: the most upright {is sharper} than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen {and} thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.