Jeremiah 48:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,

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Referenced Verses

Josh 13:17 : 17 Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,
Jer 48:1 : 1 Of Moab. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and broken down.
Josh 13:19 : 19 and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar in the mount of the valley,
Gen 14:5 : 5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Num 32:38 : 38 and Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Sibmah: and they gave other names unto the cities which they builded.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Jer 48:20-22
3 verses
88%
20Moab is put to shame; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell ye it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
21And judgment is come upon the plain country, upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath,
22and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,
Jer 48:24
83%
24and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
Josh 13:17-20
4 verses
78%
17Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,
18and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
19and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar in the mount of the valley,
20and Beth-peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,
Ezek 25:9
77%
9therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim,
Jer 48:1-3
3 verses
76%
1Of Moab. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and broken down.
2The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. Thou also, O Madmen, shalt be brought to silence: the sword shall pursue thee.
3The sound of a cry from Horonaim, desolation and great destruction!
Num 32:3
75%
3Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
Josh 18:21-23
3 verses
75%
21Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz,
22and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,
23and Avvim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
Josh 13:26
74%
26and from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
Num 21:19-20
2 verses
73%
19and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
20and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh down upon the desert.
Neh 11:34
73%
34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
Neh 11:25-26
2 verses
73%
25And as for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kiriath-arba and the towns thereof, and in Dibon and the towns thereof, and in Jekabzeel and the villages thereof,
26and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet,
Josh 13:9
72%
9from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
Num 21:30
72%
30We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, And we have laid waste even unto Nophah, Which [reacheth] unto Medeba.
Josh 15:53
72%
53and Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,
Jer 48:42-43
2 verses
72%
42And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against Jehovah.
43Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah.
Jer 48:34
72%
34From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, even unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, to Eglath - shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim also shall become desolate.
Jer 48:5
72%
5For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.
Josh 15:23
71%
23and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
2 Kgs 3:25
71%
25And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the fountains of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth [only] they left the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
1 Chr 6:79
71%
79and Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;
Jer 48:13
71%
13And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence.
1 Sam 30:28
71%
28and to them that were in Aroer, and to them that were in Siphmoth, and to them that were in Eshtemoa,
Jer 48:31
71%
31Therefore will I wail for Moab; yea, I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall they mourn.
Num 32:36
71%
36and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran: fortified cities, and folds for sheep.
Josh 19:21
70%
21and Remeth, and Engannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez,
Jer 25:21
70%
21Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon;
Jer 48:9
70%
9Give wings unto Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.
Josh 21:22
70%
22and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.
Josh 19:45
70%
45and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,
Deut 4:48
70%
48from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even unto mount Sion (the same is Hermon),
Josh 15:27
70%
27and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet,
Num 21:15
70%
15And the slope of the valleys That inclineth toward the dwelling of Ar, And leaneth upon the border of Moab.
Josh 15:55
70%
55Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah,
Num 33:49
70%
49And they encamped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.
Jer 48:46
70%
46Woe unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh is undone; for thy sons are taken away captive, and thy daughters into captivity.
Isa 15:1
70%
1The burden of Moab. For in a night Ar of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to nought; for in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to nought.
Josh 18:26
70%
26and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
Isa 15:8
70%
8For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the wailing thereof unto Eglaim, and the wailing thereof unto Beer-elim.