Jeremiah 48:1

 Jeremiah 48:1 says, Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.  God now had Jeremiah prophesy against Moab.  God will send His judgment against not some who defy Him, but against all who do.  Verse two adds, There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.  People of the world may have praised Moab, but God said they no longer would.  There are countries today that the world may praise or fear, but if they stand against God, then their destruction will one day come.  God's rule and judgment is universal.  Verse three  states, A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.  God said that cries of mourning would soon come from the cities of Moab.  Verse four adds, Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.  Moab was to be destroyed, and her young ones would cause their cry to be heard.   The people of Moab had worshipped false gods, and now even their children would cry out in despair.  We need to teach our children about God, and if we do not and they follow the false gods of the world, then one day they will cry out in despair when God's judgment comes, and it will certainly come.  Verse five continues, For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.  God said that the weeping would be throughout the land because of the destruction in Moab.  Verse six declares, Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.  The people of Moab were warned to flee, but there is no place that anyone can flee to escape God's coming judgment.  The only way to avoid everlasting punishment is to flee to Jesus Christ and not away from Him.  Verse seven adds, For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.  God said that they were going to be defeated because they put their faith in their works and wealth.  No matter how much money or power a person has in the world today, putting one's faith in it will never bring security outside the will of God.  Verse eight says, And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.  The destruction of Moab was to be a total destruction, just as all the works against God will one day be totally destroyed and those who put their faith in them will go away to everlasting destruction.   Verse nine adds, Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.  God said the people of Moab would have to fly away in order to avoid the coming destruction.