Jeremiah 48:47
Jeremiah 48:47 in Multiple Translations
Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity, ” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
¶ Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
Yet will I bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith Jehovah. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
But still, I will let the fate of Moab be changed in the last days, says the Lord.
But even so, later on, I will bring the people of Moab back from exile, declares the Lord. This is the end of the description of the judgment on Moab.
Yet will I bring againe the captiuitie of Moab in the latter dayes, sayeth the Lord. Thus farre of the iudgement of Moab.
And I have turned back [to] the captivity of Moab, In the latter end of the days, An affirmation of Jehovah! Hitherto [is] the judgment of Moab.
“Yet I will reverse the captivity of Moab in the latter days,” says the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
And I will bring back the captivity of Moab in the last days, saith the Lord. Hitherto the judgments of Moab.
But some day, I will enable the people of Moab to return to their land again. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it.” That is the end of what I prophesied about Moab.
Berean Amplified Bible — Jeremiah 48:47
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Jeremiah 48:47 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וְ/שַׁבְתִּ֧י
שְׁבוּת
מוֹאָ֛ב
בְּ/אַחֲרִ֥ית
הַ/יָּמִ֖ים
נְאֻם
יְהוָ֑ה
עַד
הֵ֖נָּה
מִשְׁפַּ֥ט
מוֹאָֽב
וְ/שַׁבְתִּ֧י
shûwb
H7725
to return
Conj | V-Qal-1cs
שְׁבוּת
shᵉbûwth
H7622
captivity
N-fs
מוֹאָ֛ב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
N-proper
בְּ/אַחֲרִ֥ית
ʼachărîyth
H319
end
Prep | N-fs
הַ/יָּמִ֖ים
yôwm
H3117
day
Art | N-mp
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
N-ms
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
The Lord
N-proper
עַד
ʻad
H5704
till
Prep
הֵ֖נָּה
hênnâh
H2008
here/thus
Adv
מִשְׁפַּ֥ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
justice
N-ms
מוֹאָֽב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
N-proper
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Hebrew Word Reference — Jeremiah 48:47
וְ/שַׁבְתִּ֧י
shûwb
H7725
"to return"
Conj | V-Qal-1cs
This Hebrew word means to return or turn back, and can be used literally or figuratively. It is often used to describe someone returning to God or repenting from sin, as seen in the book of Psalms and the prophets.
Definition: : return 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
Usage: Occurs in 953 OT verses. KJV: ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw. See also: Genesis 3:19; Numbers 8:25; Judges 8:13.
שְׁבוּת
shᵉbûwth
H7622
"captivity"
N-fs
This word refers to captivity or being held prisoner. It appears in 2 Kings 25:11 and Jeremiah 52:15, describing the Babylonian exile. The KJV translates it as 'captive' or 'captivity'.
Definition: 1) captivity, captives 2) defeat, reversed fortunes
Usage: Occurs in 26 OT verses. KJV: captive(-ity). See also: Deuteronomy 30:3; Jeremiah 33:26; Psalms 14:7.
מוֹאָ֛ב
Môwʼâb
H4124
"Moab"
N-proper
Moab refers to the land and descendants of the son of Lot, who was born out of an incestuous relationship. The land of Moab is mentioned in the book of Numbers and the book of Ruth.
Definition: Combined with a.ra.vah (עֲרָבָה " Plains" H6160I) § Moab = "of his father" the land inhabited by the descendants of the son of Lot
Usage: Occurs in 158 OT verses. KJV: Moab. See also: Genesis 19:37; 2 Kings 3:21; Psalms 60:10.
בְּ/אַחֲרִ֥ית
ʼachărîyth
H319
"end"
Prep | N-fs
End refers to the last or final part of something, including time or events. It can also mean the future or what comes after. In the Bible, it is often used to describe the latter time or posterity.
Definition: 1) after part, end 1a) end, issue, event 1b) latter time (prophetic for future time) 1c) posterity 1d) last, hindermost Aramaic equivalent: a.cha.rit (אַחֲרִית "latter" H0320)
Usage: Occurs in 60 OT verses. KJV: (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward. See also: Genesis 49:1; Ecclesiastes 7:8; Psalms 37:37.
הַ/יָּמִ֖ים
yôwm
H3117
"day"
Art | N-mp
The Hebrew word 'yom' refers to a day, which can be a literal 24-hour period or a figurative space of time. It is used in the Bible to describe a wide range of time periods, from a single day to a year or a lifetime. The word 'yom' is used in many different contexts throughout the Bible.
Definition: : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow
Usage: Occurs in 1930 OT verses. KJV: age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger. See also: Genesis 1:5; Genesis 33:13; Exodus 23:15.
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
"utterance"
N-ms
This word refers to an utterance or declaration from God, often through a prophet. It is used in the Bible to describe a revelation or message from God, like in Exodus or Numbers.
Definition: 1) (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet) 1a) utterance, declaration, revelation (of prophet in ecstatic state) 1b) utterance, declaration (elsewhere always preceding divine name)
Usage: Occurs in 358 OT verses. KJV: (hath) said, saith. See also: Genesis 22:16; Jeremiah 22:16; Psalms 36:2.
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
"The Lord"
N-proper
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.
עַד
ʻad
H5704
"till"
Prep
This Hebrew word means until or as far as, describing a point in time or space. It's used in the Bible to set boundaries or limits, like in Exodus when describing the Israelites' journey.
Definition: prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even Aramaic equivalent: ad (עַד "till" H5705)
Usage: Occurs in 1128 OT verses. KJV: against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet. See also: Genesis 3:19; Exodus 32:20; Numbers 23:24.
הֵ֖נָּה
hênnâh
H2008
"here/thus"
Adv
This Hebrew word means a location or direction, like here or there, and can also refer to a point in time, such as now. It is used in various contexts, including Genesis and Psalms. The KJV translates it as 'here' or 'hither'.
Definition: here, there, now, hither
Usage: Occurs in 42 OT verses. KJV: here, hither(-to), now, on this (that) side, [phrase] since, this (that) way, thitherward, [phrase] thus far, to...fro, [phrase] yet. See also: Genesis 15:16; 2 Samuel 20:16; Psalms 71:17.
מִשְׁפַּ֥ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
"justice"
N-ms
Mishpat means justice or judgment, and is often used to describe God's righteous judgment, as well as human laws and decisions, in books like Deuteronomy and Isaiah.
Definition: : judgement/punishment 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan
Usage: Occurs in 406 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong. See also: Genesis 18:19; 1 Kings 2:3; Psalms 1:5.
מוֹאָֽב
Môwʼâb
H4124
"Moab"
N-proper
Moab refers to the land and descendants of the son of Lot, who was born out of an incestuous relationship. The land of Moab is mentioned in the book of Numbers and the book of Ruth.
Definition: Combined with a.ra.vah (עֲרָבָה " Plains" H6160I) § Moab = "of his father" the land inhabited by the descendants of the son of Lot
Usage: Occurs in 158 OT verses. KJV: Moab. See also: Genesis 19:37; 2 Kings 3:21; Psalms 60:10.
Study Notes — Jeremiah 48:47
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- Context
- Cross References
- Jeremiah 48:47 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 48:47
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 48:47
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 48:47
- Trapp's Commentary on Jeremiah 48:47
- Ellicott's Commentary on Jeremiah 48:47
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Jeremiah 48:47
- Cambridge Bible on Jeremiah 48:47
- Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 48:47
- Sermons on Jeremiah 48:47
Context — Judgment on Moab
45“Those who flee will stand helpless in Heshbon’s shadow, because fire has gone forth from Heshbon and a flame from within Sihon. It devours the foreheads of Moab and the skulls of the sons of tumult.
46Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.
47Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity, ” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Jeremiah 49:39 | “Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity, ” declares the LORD. |
| 2 | Jeremiah 49:6 | Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity, ” declares the LORD. |
| 3 | Jeremiah 23:20 | The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly. |
| 4 | Hosea 3:5 | Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days. |
| 5 | Deuteronomy 4:30 | When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. |
| 6 | Isaiah 18:7 | At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts— from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers— to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD of Hosts. |
| 7 | Numbers 24:14 | Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.” |
| 8 | Isaiah 19:18–23 | In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun. In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD near her border. It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them. The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them. And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them. In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. |
| 9 | Jeremiah 12:15 | But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land. |
| 10 | Deuteronomy 31:29 | For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come, disaster will befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.” |
Jeremiah 48:47 Summary
Jeremiah 48:47 tells us that even though Moab will face judgment, God will one day restore them from captivity. This shows that God is a God of second chances, who wants to redeem and restore all people, as we see in Jeremiah 29:11 and Romans 11:25-26. It reminds us that no matter what we're going through, God has a plan to bring us out of darkness and into His light. This verse gives us hope for our own lives and encourages us to trust in God's love and sovereignty.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the phrase 'latter days' mean in Jeremiah 48:47?
The phrase 'latter days' refers to a future time period when God will fulfill His promises, as seen in Jeremiah 48:47 and also in Jeremiah 30:24, which speaks of the days when God will bring restoration to His people.
Will Moab be completely destroyed, or is there hope for restoration?
According to Jeremiah 48:47, although Moab will face judgment, God promises to restore them from captivity in the latter days, showing that His judgment is not without hope for redemption, as also seen in Isaiah 2:2-4, where God's plan for restoration is revealed.
What is the significance of the declaration 'Here ends the judgment on Moab'?
The declaration 'Here ends the judgment on Moab' signifies the completion of God's judgment on Moab, as stated in Jeremiah 48:47, and marks a transition to a new era of restoration and redemption, echoing the themes found in Lamentations 3:22-23, where God's faithfulness and mercy are proclaimed.
How does this verse relate to God's character and plan for the nations?
Jeremiah 48:47 demonstrates God's character as a God of both judgment and restoration, as seen in Ezekiel 36:22-23, and highlights His plan to redeem and restore all nations, as proclaimed in Revelation 21:24-26, where all nations will come to worship God.
Reflection Questions
- What does the promise of restoration in Jeremiah 48:47 reveal about God's heart towards those who have faced judgment and captivity?
- In what ways can I apply the principle of God's restoration in my own life, especially in areas where I feel captive or limited?
- How does the declaration of the end of judgment on Moab encourage me to trust in God's sovereignty and timing in my own life?
- What does this verse teach me about the balance between God's justice and His mercy, and how can I reflect this balance in my relationships with others?
Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 48:47
Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter day, saith the Lord,.... Some think this is added, not so much for the sake of Moab as of the Jews, to assure them of their return from
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 48:47
Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Jeremiah 48:47
Some think this prophecy was fulfilled upon the return of the Jews out of Babylon, when the Jews inhabited the land of Moab, ; but this doth not seem to be the bringing again the captivity of Moab, but of Judah; besides, in that place it is said that Moab should be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and salt-pits, and a perpetual desolation. It is therefore rather to be understood of a spiritual reduction of them, by calling some of them under the kingdom of the Messiah, as the Jewish doctors themselves interpret it. Some think this a promise rather respecting the Jews than the Moabites; it is said, , that the remnant of the Lord’ s people should possess Moab; and, , that all the isles of the heathen should worship God. Thus far is the judgment of Moab: these last words are doubtless to be interpreted rather as a conclusion of this prophecy against Moab, than (as some would have it) as a limitation of the time how long this judgment on Moab should endure, as if thus far were as much as thus long.
Trapp's Commentary on Jeremiah 48:47
Jeremiah 48:47 Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far [is] the judgment of Moab.Ver. 47. Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab.] Laetiora demum annuntiat. But because this was never that we find fulfilled in the letter, therefore it was a presage of the calling of the Gentiles to an interest in Christ, and benefit by him.
Ellicott's Commentary on Jeremiah 48:47
(47) Yet will I bring again . . .—This intermingling of the hope of a far-off return is specially characteristic of these later chapters, as in the case of the Ammonites (Jeremiah 49:6) and Elam (Jeremiah 49:39). Thus far is the judgment of Moab.—This is very probably originally a note made by editor or transcriber to indicate the close of one section and the beginning of another. A like conclusion meets us in Jeremiah 51:64.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Jeremiah 48:47
Verse 47. Will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days] I have already expressed doubts (see Jeremiah 48:42) whether the Moabites were ever restored to their national distinction. The expressions in this chapter, relative to their total destruction as a people, are so strong and so frequent, that they leave little room for a limited interpretation. That many of them returned on the edict of Cyrus, by virtue of which the Jews were restored, I doubt not; but neither the Ammonites, Moabites, Philistines, nor even the Jews themselves, were ever restored to their national consequence. Perhaps the restoration spoken of here, which was to take place in the latter days, may mean the conversion of these people, in their existing remnants, to the faith of the Gospel. Several judicious interpreters are of this opinion. The Moabites were partially restored; but never, as far as I have been able to learn, to their national consequence. Their conversion to the Christian faith must be the main end designed by this prophecy.
Cambridge Bible on Jeremiah 48:47
47. bring again] See on Jeremiah 46:26 for possible genuineness. Thus far … Moab] an editor’s insertion.
Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 48:47
Bring again the captivity - (Or, “restore the prosperity.”) A similar promise is given to Egypt, Ammon, and Elam Jeremiah 46:26; Jeremiah 49:6. Thus far ... Moab - An editorial note by the same hand as the last words of Jer 51:64.
Sermons on Jeremiah 48:47
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The Care of the Soul Urged as the One Thing Needful. (Luke 10:42 by George Whitefield | George Whitefield preaches about the importance of the soul's care, emphasizing the need to prioritize spiritual matters over worldly concerns. He uses the story of Mary and Martha |
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The Jews in Relation to the Coming of the Lord. by William Kelly | William Kelly preaches about the importance of understanding and respecting the future restoration and blessing of Israel as prophesied in the Bible. He emphasizes that acknowledgi |
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10 - Education and Its Purpose by Ben Torrey | In this sermon, Ben Torrey discusses the topic of education and its significance in Korean society. He highlights the strong emphasis on education in Korea, which stems from the Co |
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Acceptable Present to the Lord of Hosts by J.C. Philpot | Joseph Philpot preaches about the nature of the present that is brought to the Lord of hosts, describing a people who are scattered, peeled, meted out, trodden under foot, and whos |
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Mid South Conference 1978-02 Fellowship in the Gospel by Aldy Fam Fanous | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the importance of fellowship in the gospel and how it is initiated by God Himself. He emphasizes the need for believers to actively share the |
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K-493 the Holocaust in Jewish Consciousness by Art Katz | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the concept of God's goodness and justice, even in the face of events that seem contradictory. The sermon also explores the idea of a "genera |