Jeremiah 48:14

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How can you say, 'We are warriors, men mighty in battle'?

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  • Ps 33:16 : 16 A king is not saved by a large army; a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.
  • Isa 10:13 : 13 For he says, 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, plundered their treasures, and brought down their mighty ones like a bull.'
  • Isa 10:16 : 16 Therefore, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, will send leanness among his robust ones, and under his glory, a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire.
  • Isa 16:6 : 6 We have heard of Moab’s pride—how exceedingly proud and arrogant he is, full of pride, fury, and empty boasts.
  • Isa 36:4-5 : 4 The Rabshakeh said to them, 'Say to Hezekiah: This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is this confidence you rely on? 5 You say—it’s only empty words—‘I have advice and strength for war.’ But now, on whom do you trust that you have rebelled against me?
  • Jer 8:8 : 8 How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us,’ when the false pen of the scribes has produced lies?
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 But let the one who boasts boast in this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord who exercises kindness, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for in these things I delight, declares the Lord.
  • Jer 49:16 : 16 The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart have deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, holding the heights of the hill. Though you build your nest as high as the eagle, from there I will bring you down, declares the LORD.
  • Ezek 30:6 : 6 This is what the Lord says: 'Those who support Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Aswan, they will fall by the sword within her,' declares the Lord God.
  • Zeph 2:10 : 10 This will be their lot in return for their pride, because they have taunted and boasted against the people of the Lord of Hosts.
  • Eccl 9:11 : 11 Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor does bread come to the wise, nor riches to the discerning, nor favor to the knowledgeable; but time and chance happen to them all.
  • Ps 11:1 : 1 For the director of music. Of David: I have taken refuge in the LORD. How can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to your mountain"?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 48:15-17
    3 verses
    82%

    15 Moab is devastated, and its towns have been destroyed! The best of its young men have gone down to slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

    16 The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and her disaster is rushing swiftly.

    17 Mourn for her, all you who surround her, and all who know her name; say, 'How the mighty rod of strength and the glorious staff is broken!'

  • 13 Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.

  • Jer 48:39-43
    5 verses
    77%

    39 How shattered Moab is! Cry out! How Moab has turned his back in shame. So Moab will become a ridicule and a horror to all his neighbors.

    40 For this is what the LORD says: Behold, one will fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab.

    41 The cities are captured, and the strongholds are seized. On that day, the heart of Moab's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

    42 Moab will be destroyed as a people, because he exalted himself against the LORD.

    43 Terror, pit, and snare await you, O inhabitant of Moab, declares the LORD.

  • 29 We have heard of Moab's pride—so very proud—his arrogance, pride, conceit, and the haughtiness of his heart.

  • Jer 48:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says concerning Moab: Woe to Nebo, for it is devastated! Kiriathaim is disgraced and captured; the mighty stronghold is humbled and shattered.

    2 The glory of Moab is no more! In Heshbon, a plan for disaster was made against her: 'Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!' Even Madmen will be silenced; the sword will follow you.

  • Jer 48:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20 Moab is put to shame, for it is shattered. Wail and cry out! Proclaim at the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.

    21 Judgment has come to the land of the plain—to Holon, to Jahaz, and to Mephaath,

  • Jer 48:24-26
    3 verses
    74%

    24 to Kerioth, to Bozrah, and to all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.

    25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and her arm is broken, declares the LORD.

    26 Make her drunk, for she has magnified herself against the LORD. Moab will wallow in her vomit and become an object of ridicule.

  • 13 You who rejoice in nothingness and say, 'By our own strength we have taken horns for ourselves!'

  • 29 At that time, they struck down about ten thousand Moabite men, all strong and able-bodied; not a single one escaped.

  • 30 But we overthrew them; Heshbon as far as Dibon is destroyed. We devastated Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.

  • Jer 48:45-47
    3 verses
    72%

    45 In the shadow of Heshbon, the fugitives stand helpless, for a fire has gone out from Heshbon, and a flame from Sihon. It devours the corner of Moab and the crown of the noisy boasters.

    46 Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh are destroyed. Your sons have been taken into exile, and your daughters into captivity.

    47 Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the latter days, declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.

  • Joel 3:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Arouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and advance.

    10 Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’

  • 6 We have heard of Moab’s pride—how exceedingly proud and arrogant he is, full of pride, fury, and empty boasts.

  • 21 When all the Moabites heard that the kings had come to fight against them, they called together everyone old enough to wear armor and stationed themselves at the border.

  • 10 This will be their lot in return for their pride, because they have taunted and boasted against the people of the Lord of Hosts.

  • Isa 16:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13 This is the word the LORD spoke concerning Moab in the past.

    14 But now the LORD has spoken, saying: In three years, as precisely as the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab, along with its great multitude, will be brought into contempt. Only a small and insignificant remnant will remain, not mighty at all.

  • 15 The chiefs of Edom are dismayed; the leaders of Moab tremble; the inhabitants of Canaan melt away.

  • 3 Moab became very afraid of the people because they were numerous. Moab was overcome with dread because of the Israelites.

  • 4 Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore, the armed men of Moab cry out, and their souls are filled with dread.

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    23 They said, "This is blood! The kings have fought and killed each other. Now, to the plunder, Moab!"

    24 When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck down the Moabites, who fled before them. The Israelites invaded the land and continued to strike down the Moabites.

  • 9 Give Moab wings so she may fly away, for her cities will become desolate, with no one living in them.

  • 8 I have heard the taunts of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have reproached My people and enlarged their borders.

  • 18 This is an easy thing in the sight of the LORD; He will also give Moab into your hands.

  • 4 Moab is broken! A cry is heard; even her young ones make their distress known.

  • 16 Their quiver is like an open grave; all of them are mighty warriors.

  • 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, "We cannot attack these people, for they are stronger than we are."

  • 13 Be strong, and let us show courage for the sake of our people and the cities of our God. And may the LORD do what is good in His sight.

  • 12 Be strong, and let us show strength for the sake of our people and the cities of our God. May the LORD do what seems good to Him.

  • 2 For they are called from the holy city and rely on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.

  • 15 Why has your strong one been swept away? He did not stand because the Lord drove him away.

  • 26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took seven hundred men with swords to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not.

  • 13 Your words against me have been harsh, says the Lord. But you ask, 'What have we spoken against you?

  • 1 An oracle concerning Moab: In the night, Ar of Moab was devastated and destroyed. In the night, Kir of Moab was devastated and destroyed.