The Meaning of Jeremiah 48:17 Explained

Jeremiah 48:17

KJV: All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

YLT: Bemoan for him, all ye round about him, And all knowing his name, say ye: How hath it been broken, the staff of strength, The rod of beauty.

Darby: All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

ASV: All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!

KJV Reverse Interlinear

All ye that are about  him, bemoan  him; and all ye that know  his name,  say,  How is the strong  staff  broken,  [and] the beautiful  rod! 

What does Jeremiah 48:17 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 48:17 mean?

Bemoan him all you who are around him and all you who know his name Say how is broken the staff strong the rod beautiful
נֻ֤דוּ לוֹ֙ כָּל־ סְבִיבָ֔יו וְכֹ֖ל יֹדְעֵ֣י שְׁמ֑וֹ אִמְר֗וּ אֵיכָ֤ה נִשְׁבַּר֙ מַטֵּה־ עֹ֔ז ! מַקֵּ֖ל תִּפְאָרָֽה

נֻ֤דוּ  Bemoan 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: נוּד  
Sense: to shake, waver, wander, move to and fro, flutter, show grief, have compassion on.
סְבִיבָ֔יו  you  who  are  around  him 
Parse: Adverb, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
וְכֹ֖ל  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
יֹדְעֵ֣י  you  who  know 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
שְׁמ֑וֹ  his  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
אִמְר֗וּ  Say 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵיכָ֤ה  how 
Parse: Interjection
Root: אֵיךְ 
Sense: how? interj.
נִשְׁבַּר֙  is  broken 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁבוּר 
Sense: to break, break in pieces.
מַטֵּה־  the  staff 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
עֹ֔ז  strong 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹז  
Sense: might, strength.
! מַקֵּ֖ל  the  rod 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַקֵּל  
Sense: rod, staff.
תִּפְאָרָֽה  beautiful 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תִּפְאֶרֶת  
Sense: beauty, splendour, glory.