"For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a …" — Jeremiah 48:5

Jeremiah 48:5 · KJV

“For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction. {continual...: Heb. weeping with weeping}”

— Jeremiah 48:5

Verse 4

Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.

Verse 6

Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. {the heath: or, a naked tree}

Jeremiah 48 — Context

A voice of crying {shall be} from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.

Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.

For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction. {continual...: Heb. weeping with weeping}

Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. {the heath: or, a naked tree}

For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity {with} his priests and his princes together.

Cross References

Isaiah 15:5

My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives {shall flee} unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. {his...: or, to the borders thereof, even to Zoar, as an heifer} {destruction: Heb. breaking}