Jeremiah 48:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Moabמֹואָב֙
(mo·v·'av)
4124: a son of Lot,also his desc. and the territory where they settledfrom a prefixed syllable and ab
has been destroyedשֻׁדַּ֤ד
(shud·dad)
7703: to deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruina prim. root
and men have goneעָלָ֔ה
(a·lah,)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up to his cities;וְעָרֶ֣יהָ
(ve·'a·rei·ha)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
His choicestוּמִבְחַ֥ר
(u·miv·char)
4005: choicest, bestfrom bachar
young menבַּֽחוּרָ֖יו
(ba·chu·rav)
970: a young manpass. part. of bachar
have also gone downיָרְד֣וּ
(ya·re·du)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to the slaughter," 
 
2874: slaughtering, slaughterfrom tabach
Declaresנְאֻ֨ם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the King,הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech,)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
whose nameשְׁמֹֽו׃
(she·mov.)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
is the LORDיְהוָ֥ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
of hosts.צְבָאֹ֖ות
(tze·va·'o·vt)
6635: army, war, warfarefrom tsaba


















KJV Lexicon
Moab
Mow'ab  (mo-awb)
from (her (the mother's) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants -- Moab.
is spoiled
shadad  (shaw-dad')
to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage -- dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), utterly, (lay) waste.
and gone up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
out of her cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and his chosen
mibchar  (mib-khawr')
select, i.e. best -- choice(-st), chosen.
young men
bachuwr  (baw-khoor')
participle passive of 977; properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective) -- (choice) young (man), chosen, hole.
are gone down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
to the slaughter
tebach  (teh'-bakh)
something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstr. butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter) -- beast, slaughter, slay, sore.
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the King
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
whose name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
is the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
of hosts
tsaba'  (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Moab has been destroyed and men have gone up to his cities; His choicest young men have also gone down to the slaughter," Declares the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

King James Bible
Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The destroyer of Moab and its towns has come up, and the best of its young men have gone down to slaughter. This is the King's declaration; Yahweh of Hosts is His name.

International Standard Version
Moab will be destroyed, and the enemy will come up against her cities. Her finest young men will go down to slaughter," declares the King, whose name is the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

NET Bible
Moab will be destroyed. Its towns will be invaded. Its finest young men will be slaughtered. I, the King, the LORD who rules over all, affirm it!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The enemy will attack Moab and destroy its cities. Its finest young men will be slaughtered," declares the king, whose name is the LORD of Armies.

King James 2000 Bible
Moab is plundered, and gone up out of her cities, and her chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter, says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
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