Jeremiah Chapter 48 verse 9 Holy Bible
Give wings unto Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.
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Put up a pillar for Moab, for she will come to a complete end: and her towns will become a waste, without anyone living in them.
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Give wings unto Moab, that she may flee and get away; and the cities thereof shall become a desolation, without inhabitant.
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Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
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Give wings to Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.
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Give wings to Moab, for she utterly goeth out, And her cities are for a desolation, Without an inhabitant in them.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 9-16. - So sudden is the blow that Moab stands in need of wings to make good his escape. Were the human instrument to delay, the curse meant for Moab would come upon himself. Is a reason demanded? It is that Moab has long been in a state of morally perilous security, and requires to be thoroughly shaken and aroused, in order that he may discover the inability of Chemosh to help his worshippers. Verse 9. - Give wings, etc. Comp. ver. 28; also Isaiah 16:2, where the fugitive Moabites are likened to "wandering birds."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Give wings unto Moab . . .--"No other prayer," the prophet seems to say, in grave, stern irony, "is left but this. Resistance is hopeless. There is nothing left but to wish for the wings of a bird that safety may be found in flight." (Comp. Ps. Iv. 6.)
