Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Jeremiah 48

^{1 !} The worde of the Lord against the Moabites,

^{1 a} These were cities of the moabites, wich Nebuchad-nezzar toke before he went to fight against Necho King of Egypt.

^{2 b} Thus shal the Babylonians inconrage one another.

^{2 c} Read {Isa. 25, 10}.

^{5 d} Horonaim & Luhith were two places whereby the Moabites shulde flee, {Isa. 15, 5}.

^{6 e} Hide your selues in baren places, where the enemie wil not pursue after you, {Chap. 17, 6}.

^{7 f} That is, the idoles which are the workes of thine hands. Some read in thy possessions, for so the worde may signifie, as {1 Sam. 25, 2}.

^{7 g} Bothe thy great idole & his mainteiners shalbe led away captiues, so that they shal then knowe that it is in vaine to loke for helpe at idoles, {Isa. 15, 2}

^{10 /} Or, deceitfully.

^{10 h} He sheweth that God wolde punish the Caldeans, if they did not destroy the Egyptians and that with a courage, and calleth this executing of his vengeance against his enemies his worke: thogh the Caldeans soght another end, {Isa. 10, 12}

^{11 i} Hathe not bene remoued as the Jewes haue, but hath liued at ease and as wine that fedeth him self on his lees.

^{13 k} As the calfe of Beth-el was not able to deliuer the Israelites: no more shal Chemosh deliuer the Moabites.

^{15 /} Ebr., gone vp, or destroyed.

^{17 l} How are thei destroied that put their trust in their strength and riches!

^{20 m} Thus they that flee, shal answer.

^{25 n} That is, his power and strength.

^{26 !} Because of their pride and crueltie.

^{26 o} He willed the Caldeans to lay afflictions ynough vpon them until they be like druken men that fall downe to their shame and are derided of all.

^{26 /} Or, shal be ful or clappe his hands.

^{27 p} Thou rejoycest to heare of his miserie.

^{30 q} He shal not execute his malice against his neighbours.

^{31 r} Read {Isa. 16, 1}

^{31 s} Which citie was in the vtmoste border of Moab: and hereby he signifieth that the whole land shulde be destroied & the people caried away.

^{34 t} Read {Isa. 15, 5}

^{36 u} Their custome was to play on flutes or instruments, heauie & graue tunes at buryales and in the time of mourning, as Mat. 9, 23.

^{40 x} That is, Nebuchad-nezzar as {Chap. 49, 22}.

^{43 y} He that escapeth one danger, shal be taken of another {Isa. 24, 17}.

^{45 z} Thei fled thether thinking to haue succour of the Amorites.

^{45 a} The Amorites had destroied the Moabites in times past, and now because of their power, the Moabites shal seke to them for helpe.

^{46 b} Which vanted themselues of their idole as thogh he colde haue defended them.

^{47 c} That is thei shalbe restored by the Messiah.