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Numbers 21:29 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Numbers 21:29 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 21 verse 29 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.”
Numbers 21:29 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 21:29
Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh (כְּמוֹש, Kemosh)—Chemosh was Moab's national deity (1 Kings 11:7), here mocked for inability to protect his worshipers. He hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon—The false god delivers his own people to defeat, reversing expected divine protection. This taunt exposes pagan deities' impotence.Jeremiah 48:46 later repeats this woe when Babylon conquers Moab, proving the ongoing validity of prophetic judgment. Chemosh's failure contrasts with Yahweh's faithfulness—Israel's God actually delivers, fight...
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Cross-References for Numbers 21:29
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“O Moab! the people of Chemosh is undone; for your sons are taken away captive”
“which were on the right hand of the mountain of corruption”
“them will we possess.”
“because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures”
“on the mountain that is before Jerusalem”
“and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians”
“to Eglath Shelishiyah; for they go up by the ascent of Luhith with weeping; for in the way of Horonaim”
“as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.”
“we know that no idol is anything in the world”
“as a scattered nest”