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Jeremiah 48:28 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Jeremiah 48:28 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 48 verse 28 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Jeremiah 48:28 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 48:28
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock (עִזְבוּ עָרִים וְשִׁכְנוּ בַּסָּלַע)—God commands Moab to abandon their fortified cities and flee to caves in the rocky cliffs. The Hebrew sela (סֶלַע) means cliff, crag, or rocky stronghold—natural defensive positions but primitive compared to urban fortifications. This reverses their security: cities, symbols of civilization and strength, will become death traps; wilderness caves will be refuges.Be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth (כְּיוֹנָה תְּקַנֵּן בְּעֶבְרֵי פִי־פָחַת). Rock doves nest in...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 48:28
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“In the hiding places of the mountainside”
“Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.,And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest., וָאֹמַר מִי־יִתֶּן־לִּי אֵבֶר כַּיּוֹנָה אָעוּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּנָה׃ ,And I said: 'Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.,54:7 καὶ εἶπα τίς δώσει μοι πτέρυγας ὡσεὶ περιστερᾶς καὶ πετασθήσομαι καὶ καταπαύσω,54:6 And I said, O that I had wings as those of a dove! then would I flee away, and be at rest.,,,,”
“and the caves”
“that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation”
“and into the holes of the earth”
“the pride of your heart has deceived you”
“you who dwell in the clefts of the rock”
“then the people did hide themselves in caves”