Albert Barnes Commentary Jeremiah 48:32

Albert Barnes Commentary

Jeremiah 48:32

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Jeremiah 48:32

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"With more than the weeping of Jazer will I weep for thee, O vine of Sibmah: thy branches passed over the sea, they reached even to the sea of Jazer: upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage the destroyer is fallen." — Jeremiah 48:32 (ASV)

Or, “More than the weeping of Jazer” over its ruined vineyards “will I weep for you, O vine of Sibmah.” Compare the marginal reference. Jazer lies in an upland valley about 15 miles north of Heshbon.

Your plants ... - “Your branches are gone over the sea,” that is, the power of Moab is felt even on the western side of the Dead Sea; “they reached etc.”