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Waters of Nimrim

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(clear). A stream in Moab, S. E. of Dead Sea (Isa. 15:6⁶For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. (Isaiah 15:6); Jer. 48:34³⁴From 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. (Jeremiah 48:34)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Streams of Moab (Isa. 15:6⁶For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. (Isaiah 15:6); Jer. 48:34³⁴From 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. (Jeremiah 48:34)). Perhaps connected with the springs near Nimrah, or near the brook Zered toward the south end of the Dead Sea.