The Meaning of Jeremiah 48:24 Explained

Jeremiah 48:24

KJV: And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.

YLT: And on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, And on all cities of the land of Moab, The far off and the near.

Darby: and upon Kerijoth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.

ASV: and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And upon Kerioth,  and upon Bozrah,  and upon all the cities  of the land  of Moab,  far  or near. 

What does Jeremiah 48:24 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 48:24 mean?

and On Kerioth and Bozrah and On all the cities of the land of Moab Far or near
וְעַל־ קְרִיּ֖וֹת וְעַל־ בָּצְרָ֑ה וְעַ֗ל כָּל־ עָרֵי֙ אֶ֣רֶץ מוֹאָ֔ב הָרְחֹק֖וֹת וְהַקְּרֹבֽוֹת

וְעַל־  and  On 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
קְרִיּ֖וֹת  Kerioth 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: קְרִיּׄות  
Sense: a town in the southern district of Judah.
בָּצְרָ֑ה  Bozrah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּצְרָה 
Sense: a town in Edom.
וְעַ֗ל  and  On 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
עָרֵי֙  the  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
אֶ֣רֶץ  of  the  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מוֹאָ֔ב  of  Moab 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
הָרְחֹק֖וֹת  Far 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine plural
Root: רָחֹוק  
Sense: remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones.
וְהַקְּרֹבֽוֹת  or  near 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Adjective, feminine plural
Root: קָרֹוב  
Sense: near.

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