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Jeremiah 48:13
13At last Moab will be ashamed of his idol Chemosh, as the people of Israel were ashamed of their gold calf 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 his earliest history, Moab has lived in peace, never going into exile. He is like wine that has been allowed to settle. He has not been poured from flask to flask, and he is now fragrant and smooth. 12But the time is coming soon,” says the Lord, “when I will send men to pour him from his jar. They will pour him out, then shatter the jar! At last Moab will be ashamed of his idol Chemosh, as the people of Israel were ashamed of their gold calf at Bethel. 14“You used to boast, ‘We are heroes, mighty men of war.’ 15But now Moab and his towns will be destroyed. His most promising youth are doomed to slaughter,” says the King, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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 48:7Because you have trusted in your wealth and skill, you will be taken captive. Your god Chemosh, with his priests and officials, will be hauled off to distant lands!
- Judges 11:24You keep whatever your god Chemosh gives you, and we will keep whatever the Lord our God gives us.
- 1 Samuel 5:3But when the citizens of Ashdod went to see it the next morning, Dagon had fallen with his face to the ground in front of the Ark of the Lord! So they took Dagon and put him in his place again.
- 1 Kings 11:7On the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, he even built a pagan shrine for Chemosh, the detestable god of Moab, and another for Molech, the detestable god of the Ammonites.
- 1 Kings 18:26So they prepared one of the bulls and placed it on the altar. Then they called on the name of Baal from morning until noontime, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no reply of any kind. Then they danced, hobbling around the altar they had made.
- Isaiah 2:20On that day of judgment they will abandon the gold and silver idols they made for themselves to worship. They will leave their gods to the rodents and bats,
- Isaiah 16:12The people of Moab will worship at their pagan shrines, but it will do them no good. They will cry to the gods in their temples, but no one will be able to save them.
- Isaiah 45:16All craftsmen who make idols will be humiliated. They will all be disgraced together.
- Isaiah 46:1Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon, bow as they are lowered to the ground. They are being hauled away on ox carts. The poor beasts stagger under the weight.
- 1 Kings 12:28So on the advice of his counselors, the king made two gold calves. He said to the people, “It is too much trouble for you to worship in Jerusalem. Look, Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of Egypt!”
- Hosea 8:5“O Samaria, I reject this calf— this idol you have made. My fury burns against you. How long will you be incapable of innocence?
- Hosea 10:5The people of Samaria tremble in fear for their calf idol at Beth-aven, and they mourn for it. Though its priests rejoice over it, its glory will be stripped away.
- Amos 5:5Don’t worship at the pagan altars at Bethel; don’t go to the shrines at Gilgal or Beersheba. For the people of Gilgal will be dragged off into exile, and the people of Bethel will be reduced to nothing.”
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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