Jer 48:36 | JFB | STEP | 36. (See on ; ). like pipes-- a plaintive instrument, therefore used at funerals and in general mourning. riches ... gotten-- literally, the abundance ... that which is over and above the necessaries of life. Grotius translates, "They who have been left remaining shall perish"; they who have not been slain by the enemy shall perish by disease and famine.

‏ Jeremiah 48:36

like pipes--a plaintive instrument, therefore used at funerals and in general mourning.

riches ... gotten--literally, the abundance ... that which is over and above the necessaries of life. Grotius translates, "They who have been left remaining shall perish"; they who have not been slain by the enemy shall perish by disease and famine.