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Jeremiah 48:13
13The people of Moab will be disappointed by their god Chemosh. They will be as disappointed as the people of Israel were when they put their trust in the calf god at Bethel.
Jeremiah 48:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth–el their confidence.
- New International Version (NIV)Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, As the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
Context of Jeremiah 48:13
11“From its earliest days Moab has lived undisturbed. It has never been taken into exile. Its people are like wine allowed to settle undisturbed on its dregs, never poured out from one jar to another. They are like wine which tastes like it always did, whose aroma has remained unchanged. 12But the time is coming when I will send men against Moab who will empty it out. They will empty the towns of their people, then will lay those towns in ruins. I, the Lord, affirm it! The people of Moab will be disappointed by their god Chemosh. They will be as disappointed as the people of Israel were when they put their trust in the calf god at Bethel. 14How can you men of Moab say, ‘We are heroes, men who are mighty in battle?’ 15Moab will be destroyed. Its towns will be invaded. Its finest young men will be slaughtered. I, the King, the Lord who rules over all, affirm it!
Read all of Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 48:13 word by word
וּבֹ֥שׁ מוֹאָ֖ב מִכְּמ֑וֹשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר־בֹּ֙שׁוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִבֵּ֥ית אֵ֖ל מִבְטֶחָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
- shall be ashamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
- of Chemoshכְּמוֹשׁkemôsh kemîysh · ChemoshH3645
- as the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- of Beth–elבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008
- their confidenceמִבְטָחmibţâch · confidenceH4009
Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:13
- Jeremiah 48:7“Moab, you trust in the things you do and in your riches. So you too will be conquered. Your god Chemosh will go into exile along with his priests and his officials.
- Judges 11:24You have the right to take what Chemosh your god gives you, but we will take the land of all whom the Lord our God has driven out before us.
- 1 Samuel 5:3When the residents of Ashdod got up early the next day, Dagon was lying on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set him back in his place.
- 1 Kings 11:7Furthermore, on the hill east of Jerusalem Solomon built a high place for the detestable Moabite god Chemosh and for the detestable Ammonite god Milcom.
- 1 Kings 18:26So they took a bull, as he had suggested, and prepared it. They invoked the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “Baal, answer us.” But there was no sound and no answer. They jumped around on the altar they had made.
- Isaiah 2:20At that time men will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made for themselves to worship, into the caves where rodents and bats live,
- Isaiah 16:12When the Moabites plead with all their might at their high places, and enter their temples to pray, their prayers will be ineffective!
- Isaiah 45:16They will all be ashamed and embarrassed; those who fashion idols will all be humiliated.
- Isaiah 46:1Bel kneels down, Nebo bends low. Their images weigh down animals and beasts. Your heavy images are burdensome to tired animals.
- 1 Kings 12:28After the king had consulted with his advisers, he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people, “It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
- Hosea 8:5O Samaria, he has rejected your calf idol! My anger burns against them! They will not survive much longer without being punished, even though they are Israelites!
- Hosea 10:5The inhabitants of Samaria will lament over the calf idol of Beth Aven. Its people will mourn over it; its idolatrous priests will wail over it, because its splendor will be taken from them into exile.
- Amos 5:5Do not seek Bethel! Do not visit Gilgal! Do not journey down to Beer Sheba! For the people of Gilgal will certainly be carried into exile; and Bethel will become a place where disaster abounds.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Beth-el their confidence - Alluding to the golden calves which Jeroboam had there set up, and commanded all the Israelites to worship.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Israel was ashamed of Beth-el - After Salmaneser had carried Israel away, they could trust no longer in the calf of Bethel established by Jeroboam.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The Lord's judgment would make the Moabites embarrassed that Chemosh could not protect them. This is similar to how the Israelites of the northern kingdom felt when the false gods they worshiped could not protect them from the Assyrians (1 Kings 12:28–29; 13:33–34; Hosea 8:5–6). ashamed when they trusted in Bethel: See 1 Kings 12:28–30.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. ashamed--have the shame of disappointment as to the hopes they entertained of aid from Chemosh, their idol. Beth-el--(1Ki 12:27, 29)--that is, the golden calf set up there by Jeroboam.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 48
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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