KJV King James Version
O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, [and] say, What is done?
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Jeremiah 48:19
O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, [and] say, What is done?
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’
WEB World English Bible
Inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him who flees, and her who escapes; say, What has been done?
ASV American Standard Version
O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What hath been done?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
On the way stand, and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer, Ask the fugitive and escaped, Say, What hath happened?
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 48
16 The calamity of Moab [is] near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
17 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!
18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from [thy] glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, [and] he shall destroy thy strong holds.
19 O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, [and] say, What is done?
20 Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
21 And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
22 And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim,
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֶל־H413 · elto(wards)דֶּ֛רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductעִמְדִ֥יH5975 · a.madto stand: standוְצַפִּ֖יH6822 · tsa.phahto watchיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתH3427 · ya.shavto dwellעֲרוֹעֵ֑רH6177 · a.ro.erAroerשַׁאֲלִי־H7592 · sha.alto askנָ֣סH5127 · nusto fleeוְנִמְלָ֔טָהH4422 · ma.latto escapeאִמְרִ֖יH559 · a.marto sayמַה־H4100 · mahwhat?נִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃H1961 · ha.yahto be
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 2:36From Aroer, which [is] by the brink of the river of Arnon, and [from] the city that [is] by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:1 Samuel 4:16And the man said unto Eli, I [am] he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?1 Samuel 4:13-14And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told [it], all the city cried out.2 Samuel 1:3-4And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.2 Samuel 18:24-32And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.1 Chronicles 5:8And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:2 Samuel 24:5And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that [lieth] in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:Numbers 32:34And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
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