“Those who fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon;for a fire has gone out of Heshbon,and a flame from the middle of Sihon,and has devoured the corner of Moab,and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.”
Jeremiah 48:45 (WEB)
Context Reading
43Terror, the pit, and the snare are on you,inhabitant of Moab,” says Yahweh. 44“He who flees from the terror will fall into the pit;and he who gets up out of the pit will be taken in the snare,for I will bring on him, even on Moab,the year of their visitation,” says Yahweh. 45“Those who fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon;for a fire has gone out of Heshbon,and a flame from the middle of Sihon,and has devoured the corner of Moab,and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. 46Woe to you, O Moab!The people of Chemosh are undone;for your sons are taken away captive,and your daughters into captivity. 47“Yet I will reverse the captivity of Moab in the latter days,”says Yahweh.Thus far is the judgment of Moab.