Jeremiah 48:14

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How say you, We are men of war and strong fighters?

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  • Ps 33:16 : 16 A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.
  • Isa 10:13 : 13 For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my knowledge, for I am wise: and I have taken away the limits of the peoples' lands, and the stores of their wealth have become mine; and I have made towns low in the dust, sending destruction on those living in them;
  • Isa 10:16 : 16 For this cause the Lord, the Lord of armies, will make his fat become wasted; and in his inner parts a fire will be lighted like a burning flame.
  • Isa 16:6 : 6 We have had word of the pride of Moab, how great it is; how he is lifted up in pride and passion: his high words about himself are false.
  • Isa 36:4-5 : 4 And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the great king, the king of Assyria: In what are you placing your hope? 5 You say you have a design and strength for war, but these are only words: now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority?
  • Jer 8:8 : 8 How is it that you say, We are wise and the law of the Lord is with us? But see, the false pen of the scribes has made it false.
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:
  • Jer 49:16 : 16 ... the pride of your heart has been a false hope, O you who are living in the cracks of the rock, keeping your place on the top of the hill: even if you made your living-place as high as the eagle, I would make you come down, says the Lord.
  • Ezek 30:6 : 6 This is what the Lord has said: The supporters of Egypt will have a fall, and the pride of her power will come down: from Migdol to Syene they will be put to the sword in it, says the Lord.
  • Zeph 2:10 : 10 This will be their fate because of their pride, because they have said evil, lifting themselves up against the people of the Lord of armies.
  • Eccl 9:11 : 11 And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.
  • Ps 11:1 : 1 <For the chief music-maker. Of David.> In the Lord put I my faith; how will you say to my soul, Go in flight like a bird to the mountain?

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  • Jer 48:15-17
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    15 He who makes Moab waste has gone up against her; and the best of her young men have gone down to their death, says the King, whose name is the Lord of armies.

    16 The fate of Moab is near, and trouble is coming on him very quickly.

    17 All you who are round about him, give signs of grief for him, and all you who have knowledge of his name, say, How is the strong rod broken, even the beautiful branch!

  • 13 And Moab will be shamed on account of Chemosh, as the children of Israel were shamed on account of Beth-el their hope.

  • Jer 48:39-43
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    39 How is it broken down! how is Moab's back turned in shame! so Moab will be a cause of sport and of fear to everyone round about him.

    40 For the Lord has said, See, he will come like an eagle in flight, stretching out his wings against Moab.

    41 Kerioth is taken, and the strong places have been forced, and the hearts of Moab's men of war in that day will be like the heart of a woman in birth-pains.

    42 And Moab will come to an end as a people, because he has been lifting himself up against the Lord.

    43 Fear and death and the net have come on you, O people of Moab, says the Lord.

  • 29 We have had word of the pride of Moab, how great it is; how he is lifted up in pride; and his great opinion of himself, and that his heart is lifted up.

  • Jer 48:1-2
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    1 Of Moab. The Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Sorrow on Nebo, for it has been made waste; Kiriathaim has been put to shame and is taken: the strong place is put to shame and broken down.

    2 The praise of Moab has come to an end; as for Heshbon, evil has been designed against her; come, let us put an end to her as a nation. But your mouth will be shut, O Madmen; the sword will go after you.

  • Jer 48:20-21
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    20 Moab has been put to shame, she is broken: make loud sounds of grief, crying out for help; give the news in Arnon, that Moab has been made waste.

    21 And punishment has come on the lowlands; on Holon and Jahzah, and on Mephaath,

  • Jer 48:24-26
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    24 And on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, and on all the towns of the land of Moab, far and near.

    25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, says the Lord.

    26 Make him full of wine, for his heart has been lifted up against the Lord: and Moab will be rolling in the food he was not able to keep down, and everyone will be making sport of him.

  • 13 You whose joy is in a thing of no value, who say, Have we not taken for ourselves horns by the strength which is ours?

  • 29 At that time they put about ten thousand men of Moab to the sword, every strong man and every man of war; not a man got away.

  • 30 They are wounded with our arrows; destruction has come on Heshbon, even to Dibon; and we have made the land waste as far as Nophah, stretching out to Medeba.

  • Jer 48:45-47
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    45 Those who went in flight from the fear are waiting under the shade of Heshbon: for a fire has gone out from Heshbon and a flame from the house of Sihon, burning up the pride of Moab and the crown of the head of the violent ones.

    46 Sorrow is yours, O Moab! the people of Chemosh are overcome: for your sons have been taken away as prisoners, and your daughters made servants.

    47 But still, I will let the fate of Moab be changed in the last days, says the Lord.

  • Joel 3:9-10
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    9 And further, what are you to me, O Tyre and Zidon and all the circle of Philistia? will you give me back any payment? and if you do, quickly and suddenly I will send it back on your head,

    10 For you have taken my silver and my gold, putting in the houses of your gods my beautiful and pleasing things.

  • 6 We have had word of the pride of Moab, how great it is; how he is lifted up in pride and passion: his high words about himself are false.

  • 21 Now all Moab, hearing that the kings had come to make war against them, got together all who were able to take up arms and went forward to the edge of the country.

  • 10 This will be their fate because of their pride, because they have said evil, lifting themselves up against the people of the Lord of armies.

  • Isa 16:13-14
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    13 This is the word which the Lord said about Moab in the past.

    14 But now the Lord has said, In three years, the years of a servant working for payment, the glory of Moab, all that great people, will be turned to shame, and the rest of Moab will be very small and without honour.

  • 15 The chiefs of Edom were troubled in heart; the strong men of Moab were in the grip of fear: all the people of Canaan became like water.

  • 3 And in Moab there was great fear of the people, because their numbers were so great: and the feeling of Moab was bitter against the children of Israel.

  • 4 Heshbon is crying out, and Elealeh; their voice is sounding even to Jahaz: for this cause the heart of Moab is shaking; his soul is shaking with fear.

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    23 Then they said, This is blood: it is clear that destruction has come on the kings; they have been fighting one another: now come, Moab, let us take their goods.

    24 But when they came to the tents of Israel, the Israelites came out and made a violent attack on the Moabites, so that they went in flight before them; and they went forward still attacking them;

  • 9 Put up a pillar for Moab, for she will come to a complete end: and her towns will become a waste, without anyone living in them.

  • 8 My ears have been open to the bitter words of Moab and the words of shame of the children of Ammon, which they have said against my people, lifting themselves up against the limit of their land.

  • 18 And this will be only a small thing to the Lord: in addition he will give the Moabites into your hands.

  • 4 Moab is broken; her cry has gone out to Zoar.

  • 16 Their arrows give certain death, they are all men of war.

  • 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.

  • 13 Take heart, and let us be strong for our people and for the towns of our God; and may the Lord do what seems good to him.

  • 12 Take heart, and let us be strong for our people and for the towns of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him.

  • 2 For they say that they are of the holy town, and put their faith in the God of Israel: the Lord of armies is his name.

  • 15 Why has Apis, your strong one, gone in flight? he was not able to keep his place, because the Lord was forcing him down with strength.

  • 26 And when the king of Moab saw that the fight was going against him, he took with him seven hundred men armed with swords, with the idea of forcing a way through to the king of Aram, but they were not able to do so.

  • 13 Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. And still you say, What have we said against you?

  • 1 The word about Moab. For in a night Ar of Moab has become waste, and is seen no longer; for in a night Kir of Moab has become waste, and is seen no longer.