The Meaning of Jeremiah 48:16 Explained

Jeremiah 48:16

KJV: The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.

YLT: Near is the calamity of Moab to come, And his affliction hath hasted exceedingly.

Darby: The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.

ASV: The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The calamity  of Moab  [is] near  to come,  and his affliction  hasteth  fast. 

What does Jeremiah 48:16 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 48

1  The judgment of Moab
7  for their pride
11  for their security
14  for their carnal confidence
26  and for their contempt of God and his people
47  The restoration of Moab

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 48:16 mean?

[is] near the calamity of Moab at hand and his affliction comes quickly
קָר֥וֹב אֵיד־ מוֹאָ֖ב לָב֑וֹא וְרָ֣עָת֔וֹ מִהֲרָ֖ה מְאֹֽד

קָר֥וֹב  [is]  near 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: קָרֹוב  
Sense: near.
אֵיד־  the  calamity 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֵיד  
Sense: distress, burden, calamity.
מוֹאָ֖ב  of  Moab 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
לָב֑וֹא  at  hand 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
וְרָ֣עָת֔וֹ  and  his  affliction 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
מִהֲרָ֖ה  comes 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מָהַר  
Sense: (Qal) to hasten.
מְאֹֽד  quickly 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.