What Does Jeremiah 48:11 Mean?

“hath been at ease”

to loll, i.e., be peaceful

“Moab”

moab, an incestuous son of lot; also his territory and descendants

“from his youth”

(only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)

“and he hath settled”

to repose (usually figurative)

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo

near, with or among; often in general, to

“on his lees”

something preserved, i.e., the settlings (plural only) of wine

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“and hath not been emptied”

to pour out (literally or figuratively), i.e., empty

“from vessel”

something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“from vessel”

something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)

“into captivity”

exile; concretely and collectively exiles

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“neither hath he gone”

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner

“remained”

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

“therefore his taste”

properly, a taste, i.e., (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate

“in him and his scent”

odor (as if blown)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“is not changed”

to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of