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Jeremiah 48:17

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Mourn for him, all you who [live] around him, Even all of you who know his name; Say, ‘How has the mighty scepter been broken, A staff of splendor!’
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, [and] the beautiful rod!
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— All ye that are about him bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, [and] the beautiful rod!
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Lament ye for him—All that are round about him, and, All that know his name,—Say, How, is broken—The staff of strength! The rod of beauty!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Bemoan for him, all ye round about him, And all knowing his name, say ye: How hath it been broken, the staff of strength, The rod of beauty.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Comfort him, all you that are round about him, and all you that know his name, say: How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— All ye that are about him, mourne for him, and all ye that knowe his name, say, Howe is the strong staffe broken, and the beautifull rod!
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— All yee that are about him bemoane him, and all yee that know his Name, say, How is the strong staffe broken, [and] the beautifull rod!
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— All who are round about him are troubled and shaken, and all who know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Shake [the head] at him, all ye that are round about him; all [of you] utter his name; say ye, How is the glorious staff broken to pieces, the rod of magnificence!
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, [and] the beautiful rod!

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
All x3605
(3605) Complement
כֹּל
kol
{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
ye that are about 5439
{5439} Prime
סָבִיב
cabiyb
{saw-beeb'}
From H5437; (as noun) a circle, neighbor, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around.
him, bemoan 5110
{5110} Prime
נוּד
nuwd
{nood}
A primitive root; to nod, that is, waver; figuratively to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt.
z8798
<8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847
him; and all x3605
(3605) Complement
כֹּל
kol
{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
ye that know 3045
{3045} Prime
ידע
yada`
{yaw-dah'}
A primitive root; to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively instruction, designation, punishment, etc.).
z8802
<8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 5386
his name, 8034
{8034} Prime
שֵׁם
shem
{shame}
A primitive word (perhaps rather from H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064); an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.
say, 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8798
<8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847
How x349
(0349) Complement
אֵיךְ
'eyk
{ake}
Prolonged from H0335; how? or how!; also where.
is the strong 5797
{5797} Prime
עֹז
`oz
{oze}
From H5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise).
staff 4294
{4294} Prime
מַטֶּה
matteh
{mat-teh'}
From H5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively a support of life, for example bread).
broken, 7665
{7665} Prime
שָׁבַר
shabar
{shaw-bar'}
A primitive root; to burst (literally or figuratively).
z8738
<8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 1429
[and] the beautiful 8597
{8597} Prime
תִּפְאָרָה
tiph'arah
{tif-aw-raw'}
From H6286; ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively).
rod! 4731
{4731} Prime
מַקֵּל
maqqel
{mak-kale'}
From an unused root meaning apparently to germinate; a shoot, that is, stick (with leaves on, or for walking, striking, guiding, divining).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Jeremiah 48:17

_ _ bemoan — Not that Moab deserves pity, but this mode of expression pictures more vividly the grievousness of Moab’s calamities.

_ _ all ye that know his name — those at a greater distance whom the fame of Moab’s “name” had reached, as distinguished from those “about him,” that is, near.

_ _ strong staff ... rod — Moab is so called as striking terror into and oppressing other peoples (Isaiah 9:4; Isaiah 14:4, Isaiah 14:5); also because of its dignity and power (Psalms 110:2; Zechariah 11:7).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Jeremiah 48:14-47.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jeremiah 48:17

Staff — A staff and a rod are as well, ensigns of power and government, as instruments to punish offenders.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Jeremiah 48:17

All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, (l) How is the strong staff broken, [and] the beautiful rod!

(l) How are they destroyed that put their trust in their strength and riches?

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
bemoan:

Jeremiah 48:31-33 Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; [mine heart] shall mourn for the men of Kirheres. ... And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; [their] shouting [shall be] no shouting.
Jeremiah 9:17-20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning [women], that they may come: ... Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
Isaiah 16:8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, [and] the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come [even] unto Jazer, they wandered [through] the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
Revelation 18:14-20 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. ... Rejoice over her, [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

How:

Jeremiah 48:39 They shall howl, [saying], How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
Isaiah 9:4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
Isaiah 10:5 O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
Isaiah 14:4-5 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! ... The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, [and] the sceptre of the rulers.
Ezekiel 19:11-14 And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches. ... And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, [which] hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod [to be] a sceptre to rule. This [is] a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
Zechariah 11:10-14 And I took my staff, [even] Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. ... Then I cut asunder mine other staff, [even] Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Is 9:4; 10:5; 14:4; 16:8. Jr 9:17; 48:31, 39. Ezk 19:11. Zc 11:10. Rv 18:14.

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