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Jeremiah 48:39 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Jeremiah 48:39 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 48 verse 39 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him. back: Heb. neck”
Jeremiah 48:39 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 48:39
They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! (הֵילִילוּ אֵיךְ חַתָּה)—The command/prediction to 'howl' (yalal, יָלַל—wail, lament loudly) introduces a funeral dirge. The question 'How is it broken down?' (ek chattah, אֵיךְ חַתָּה) expresses shock and dismay—the word chatah (חָתָה) means to be shattered, dismayed, broken. This rhetorical question of stunned disbelief appears in other laments (Lamentations 1:1, 2:1, 4:1).How hath Moab turned the back with shame! (אֵיךְ הִפְנָה־עֹרֶף בּוֹשׁ מוֹאָב). Turning the back (panah oref, פָּנָה עֹרֶף) means fleeing in defeat, showing the back to the en...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 48:39
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“young and old”
“and he also shall be in derision.”
“and lay aside their robes”
“who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her”
“who were made rich by her”
“How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.”
“bemoan him”
“And hasn't remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.”
“that was full of people! She has become as a widow”