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Jeremiah 48:14 Cross-References
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“How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?”
Jeremiah 48:14 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 48:14
How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war? (אֵיךְ תֹּאמְרוּ גִּבּוֹרִים אֲנַחְנוּ וְאַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָה)—Jeremiah's rhetorical question mocks Moabite military boasting. The Hebrew gibborim (mighty warriors) and anshei-chayil (men of valor) echo the self-confidence that preceded disaster. This recalls Goliath's taunts before David (1 Samuel 17) and anticipates James's warning against boasting about tomorrow (James 4:13-16).The question indicts human pride that forgets creaturehood before the Creator. Military strength, when divorced from submission to God's sovereignty, becom...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 48:14
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“There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.”
“By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers.,For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:, כִּי אָמַר בְּכֹחַ יָדִי עָשִׂיתִי וּבְחָכְמָתִי כִּי נְבֻנוֹתִי וְאָסִיר גְּבוּלֹת עַמִּים *ועתידתיהם **וַעֲתוּדוֹתֵיהֶם שׁוֹשֵׂתִי וְאוֹרִיד כַּאבִּיר יוֹשְׁבִים׃ ,For he hath said: By the strength of my hand I have done it, And by my wisdom, for I am prudent; In that I have removed the bounds of the peoples, And have robbed their treasures, And have brought down as one mighty the inhabitants;,καὶ ἔσται ὅταν συντελέσῃ κύριος πάντα ποιῶν ἐν τῷ ὄρει σιων καὶ ἐν ιερουσαλημ ἐπάξει ἐπὶ τὸν νοῦν τὸν μέγαν τὸν ἄρχοντα τῶν ἀσσυρίων καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ ὕψος τῆς δόξης τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ,For he said, I will act in strength, and in the wisdom of my understanding I will remove the boundaries of nations, and will spoil their strength.,,,,”
“Yahweh of Armies”
“because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Yahweh of Armies.”
“Don't let the wise man glory in his wisdom”
“We are wise”
“Now tell Hezekiah, 'Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this in which you trust?”
“that he is very proud; even of his arrogance”
“and saw under the sun”
“I take refuge. How can you say to my soul”