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For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; for the grass is withered away, the tender grass fails, there is no green thing.
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A Land Without Life
Commentators explain that the "waters of Nimrim," once a source of life and fertility for Moab, will become desolate. This leads to a complete ecological collapse where all grass and green things wither. This vivid imagery emphasizes the totality and severity of the judgment prophesied against Moab.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For the waters of Nimrim - It is supposed by some that the prophet here states the cause why the Moabites would flee to the cities …
19th Century
Anglican
The waters of Nimrim ... —These also appear in Jeremiah 48:34. They were probably a reservoir from which the fields were irrigated…
16th Century
Protestant
The waters of Nimrim. By an exaggerated form of expression, he gives a more enlarged view of this desolation. He says that the
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate Or dried up, through a great drought that should come upon the land at th…
The Divine judgments about to come upon the Moabites.
This prophecy, coming to pass within three years, would confirm the prophet's mission …
13th Century
Catholic
1. The burden of Moab. In this part, the prophet issues a threat against the Moabites, who were descended from Moab, the fir…
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