King James Version
Jeremiah 48:9 in the King James Version says “Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell ther...” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 48 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.”
Jeremiah 48:9 · KJV
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.
And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.
Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. deceitfully: or, negligently
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. remained: Heb. stood
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“wings”
H6731properly, glistening, i.e., a burnished plate; a wing (as gleaming in the air)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“and get away”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“for the cities”
H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“without any to dwell”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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