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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 48:19 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 48:19 |
Strong Concordance |
O inhabitant [03427] of Aroer [06177], stand [05975] by the way [01870], and espy [06822]; ask [07592] him that fleeth [05127], and her that escapeth [04422], and say [0559], What is done [01961]? |
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King James |
O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Aroer--on the north bank of the Arnon, a city of Ammon (Deu 2:36; Deu 3:12). As it was on "the way" of the Moabites who fled into the desert, its inhabitants "ask" what is the occasion of Moab's flight, and so learn the lot that awaits themselves (compare Sa1 4:13, Sa1 4:16). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Aroer - On the Arnon, due south of Dibon. If Dibon falls, the turn of Aroer will come next, and therefore its inhabitants are to be on the look out, asking for news. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| O inhabitant of Aroer - See the note on Jer 48:6 (note). This place, being at a greater distance, is counselled to watch for its own safety, and inquire of every passenger, What is done? that it may know when to pack up and be gone. |
16 And the man [0376] said [0559] unto Eli [05941], I am he that came [0935] out of the army [04634], and I fled [05127] to day [03117] out of the army [04634]. And he said [0559], What is there done [01697], my son [01121]?
13 And when he came [0935], lo, Eli [05941] sat [03427] upon a seat [03678] by the wayside [01870] [03027] [03197] watching [06822]: for his heart [03820] trembled [02730] for the ark [0727] of God [0430]. And when the man [0376] came [0935] into the city [05892], and told [05046] it, all the city [05892] cried out [02199].
12 And this land [0776], which we possessed [03423] at that time [06256], from Aroer [06177], which is by the river [05158] Arnon [0769], and half [02677] mount [02022] Gilead [01568], and the cities [05892] thereof, gave [05414] I unto the Reubenites [07206] and to the Gadites [01425].
36 From Aroer [06177], which is by the brink [08193] of the river [05158] of Arnon [0769], and from the city [05892] that is by the river [05158], even unto Gilead [01568], there was not one city [07151] too strong [07682] for us: the LORD [03068] our God [0430] delivered [05414] all unto us [06440]:
6 Flee [05127], save [04422] your lives [05315], and be [01961] like the heath [06176] in the wilderness [04057].