Jeremiah 48:26

 Jeremiah 48:26 says, Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.  God said that since the people of Moab had magnified themselves against Him that they would be made as drunken people.  The result of defyfing God will never be pretty when His judgment comes.  Verse twenty-seven asks, For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.  God asked if the people of Moab had not viewed Israel with derision.  The Moabites had danced in joy at the suffering of the people of Israel.  Some people today delight when Christians suffer, but they will one day realize how foolish they were.  Verse twenty-eight declares, O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.  The people of Moab were warned to leave their cities and to hide out in the rocks, or mountains. Verse twenty-nine adds, We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.  God said He was aware of the arrogance and pride of the Moabites in their attitude toward the people of Israel.  Saying "We have heard" does not mean more than one God but is an empirical We.  Verse thirty states, I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall nlot so effect it.  God said that He knew that the reason for the people of Moab laughing at the distress of the people of Israel really came from a hatred for them.  There are many people today who enjoy seeing Christians in distress, but whether they want to acknowledge it or not, God is watching.  Verse thirty-one adds, Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres. Verse thirty-two continues, O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.  God does not delight in the destruction of those who will not believe in Him, but He will not simply overlook sin.  Verse thirty-three says, And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting.  God said the Moabites would no longer enjoy a plentiful harvest.  Though He may not always do so immediately, one day God will take away all the pleasure and security that people think they have found outside of faith in and obedience to God.  Verse thirty-four adds, From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.  God said their suffering would be great, just as the suffering of those who do not believe in Jesus Christ will one day be great and everlasting.  Verse thirty-five states, Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.  God said that He was going to cause those who worshipped other gods to cease to exist.  Verse thirty-six adds, Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.  Verse thirty seven concludes, For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.  God said that all the people of Moab would be in mourning because they lost all of the things that they had put their faith in.