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Jeremiah 48:19

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 48:19

Verse 19 of 47

Scripture focus

O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, [and] say, What is done?

Jeremiah 48:19 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 48:19

Theological / Devotional

Aroer. Either a town now called ‘Ara‘ir, 3 1/8 mi. (5 km.) southeast of Dibon and mentioned as captured from Israel by Mesha (see Additional Note on 2 Kings 3), or an unidentified site near Rabbah (Joshua 13:25); but not the Aroer of 1 Sam. 30:28.

Way. Heb. derek. Probably a reference to the King’s Highway (see on v. 18), upon which Aroer was situated. This thoroughfare was the natural route for Moabite refugees to take when fleeing the approaching Babylonians from the north. Here Jeremiah ironically calls upon the people of Aroer to go forth and behold their fellow countrymen fleeing southward along the highway before the invaders.

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