Albert Barnes Commentary Jeremiah 48:12

Albert Barnes Commentary

Jeremiah 48:12

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Jeremiah 48:12

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will send unto him them that pour off, and they shall pour him off; and they shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles in pieces." — Jeremiah 48:12 (ASV)

I will send - tilters “unto him and they shall” tilt “him, and they shall empty his vessels, and break their” pitchers “in pieces.” “Pitchers” originally meant “skins,” but the word came to signify small earthenware jars (Isaiah 30:14): thus the Chaldeans will destroy everything of Moab that has contained the wine of her political life, both small and great.