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Jeremiah 48 Translation Questions
Q? What does Yahweh say about Moab?
A. Devastation will happen to the cities, no one will honor Moab, and their enemies will try to destroy her as a nation. [48:1-2]
Q? Why are people screaming, weeping, and crying?
A. They are doing these things because Moab has been destroyed. [48:3-5]
Q? Why will Chemosh and his priests and leaders go away into captivity?
A. They were putting their trust in their practices and their wealth. [48:7]
Q? What does Yahweh say will happen to the towns in Moab?
A. They will all be destroyed, none of them will escape. [48:8]
Q? What is to happen to their cities?
A. They will become a wasteland where no one lives. [48:9]
Q? What will Yahweh do to anyone who will not kill Moabites for him?
A. Yahweh will curse him. [48:10]
Q? What does Yahweh say will happen to the Moabites?
A. He says he will send enemies to attack them and get rid of them. [48:11-12]
Q? What does Yahweh say will happen to the country of Moab?
A. It will very soon be destroyed. [48:15-16]
Q? What should the people who live near Moab do after Moab is destroyed?
A. They should wail for Moab because their power has been broken. [48:17]
Q? What should the people in the city of Dibon and Aroer do instead of being proud?
A. They should notice they are being attacked and take notice of people who are escaping. They should howl, lament, and shout for help because Moab has been devastated. [48:18-20]
Q? What punishment has come to all the cities in the land of Moab?
A. Yahweh has punished many cities. The horn of Moab has been hacked off; its arm has been broken. [48:21-25]
Q? The Moabites thought they were powerful against Yahweh, but what will Yahweh do to them?
A. Yahweh will judge Moab and their enemies will laugh at them. [48:26-27]
Q? What should the inhabitants do because of their pride?
A. They should abandon the cities and camp on the cliffs in the rocks. [48:28-29]
Q? Why does Yahweh lament, shout in sorrow, and weep for the people in Moab?
A. Yahweh laments because he knows Moab's defiant speech amounts to nothing. [48:30-32]
Q? What has Yahweh done to Moab?
A. He has taken away their celebration and rejoicing. [48:33]
Q? What does Yahweh say he will do to the people of Moab who offer sacrifices and burn incense to their gods?
A. He will get rid of those people. [48:35]
Q? How do the people of Kir Heres express their sorrow because their riches are gone?
A. They shave their heads and beards, cut their hands, and wear sackcloth around their waists. [48:36-37]
Q? Why is there mourning everywhere on the roofs and in the plazas?
A. Because Yahweh has destroyed Moab as people destroy pots that no one wants. [48:38-39]
Q? What does Yahweh say the capture of Kerioth will be like?
A. It will happen quickly, like when an eagle gets its prey. The enemy will seize the strongholds, and the soldiers will be afraid. [48:40-41]
Q? How will Yahweh destroy Moab?
A. Yahweh will cause the people to be terrified and fall into pits and traps. [48:42-44]
Q? Why will the people flee only as far as the city of Heshbon?
A. Because a fire will be burning in Heshbon, and it will burn up all the people in Moab who boasted. [48:45]
Q? What does Jeremiah say will happen to the Moabites?
A. The Moabites will be destroyed and their sons and daughters will be captured and taken to other countries, but someday Yahweh will allow them to return to their land. [48:46-47]