There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
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Gill's Exposition
There shall be no more praise of Moab,.... It shall be no more commended for a rich, populous, and fruitful country, being now laid waste; though the next phrase,
in Heshbon, or "concerning Heshbon"…
Barnes' Notes
No more praise of Moab - literally, “The glory of Moab is no more,” i. e., Moab has no more cause for boasting. Heshbon - This town now belonged to the Ammonites Jer 49:3 but was on the border. The…
We may observe in these verses,
I. The author of Moab's destruction; it is the Lord of hosts, that has armies, all armies, at his command, and the God of Israel (Jer 48:1), who will herein plead the…
Cambridge Bible
in Heshbon they have devised There is a play on the two Hebrew words thus rendered (b"Ḥeshbon ḥash'bu) which might be represented in English by in Devizes they have devised. Heshbon, one of the chief…
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