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Jeremiah 48:46 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Jeremiah 48:46 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 48 verse 46 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives. captives, and: Heb. in captivity, etc”
Jeremiah 48:46 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 48:46
Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth—the Hebrew hoy (הוֹי, woe) introduces a funeral lament. Moab is identified as 'people of Chemosh,' their national deity (1 Kings 11:7, 33). The verb 'avad (אָבַד, perisheth, is destroyed) indicates total ruin. This phrase echoes Numbers 21:29, turning Israel's ancient victory song into Moab's epitaph. The theological point is devastating: Chemosh could not protect his own people, proving his impotence against Yahweh.For thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives—the double mention of 'captives' (shevi, שְׁבִי, captivity) em...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 48:46
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“Moab! You are undone”
“on the mountain that is before Jerusalem”
“them will we possess.”
“because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures”
“as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.”
“which were on the right hand of the mountain of corruption”