Jeremiah 48:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֠י יַ֣עַן בִּטְחֵ֤ךְ בְּמַעֲשַׂ֙יִךְ֙ וּבְא֣וֹצְרוֹתַ֔יִךְ גַּם־אַ֖תְּ תִּלָּכֵ֑דִי וְיָצָ֤א *כמיש **כְמוֹשׁ֙ בַּגּוֹלָ֔ה כֹּהֲנָ֥יו וְשָׂרָ֖יו *יחד **יַחְדָּֽיו׃

Transliteration

For yaʿan biṭḥēḵ in bᵉmaʿăśayiḵ and in ûḇᵉʾôṣᵉrôṯayiḵ, even you tillāḵēḏî [will be captured]; and wᵉyāṣāʾ Kᵉmôš in baggôlāh [exile], his kōhănāyw and his śārāyw yaḥdāw [together].

Grammar Details

• *kî yaʿan*: conjunction + preposition - 'because/since'
• *biṭḥēḵ*: Qal infinitive construct + 2nd feminine singular suffix - 'your trusting'
• *bᵉ-maʿăśayiḵ*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd feminine singular suffix - 'in your works/deeds'
• *û-ḇᵉ-ʾôṣᵉrôṯayiḵ*: conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd feminine singular suffix - 'and in your treasures'
• *gam*: adverb - 'also/even'
• *ʾatt*: pronoun, 2nd feminine singular - 'you'
• *tillāḵēḏî*: Niphal imperfect 2nd feminine singular - 'you will be captured/caught'
• *wᵉ-yāṣāʾ*: conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he will go out'
• *Kᵉmôš*: proper noun - 'Chemosh (Moabite deity)'
• *ba-ggôlāh*: preposition + article + noun, feminine singular - 'into the exile'
• *kōhănāyw*: noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his priests'
• *wᵉ-śārāyw*: conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and his princes/officials'
• *yaḥdāw*: adverb - 'together'

Word Meanings

• *biṭḥēḵ*: your trust/your confidence
• *maʿăśayiḵ*: your works/your deeds/your achievements
• *ʾôṣᵉrôṯayiḵ*: your treasures/your storehouses
• *tillāḵēḏî*: you will be captured/caught/seized
• *Kᵉmôš*: Chemosh (national deity of Moab)
• *gôlāh*: exile/captivity
• *kōhănāyw*: his priests/his religious officials
• *śārāyw*: his princes/his officials/his rulers
• *yaḥdāw*: together/all at once/at the same time

Referenced Verses

• Num 21:29 : 29 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
• Jer 49:3 : 3 Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
• Jer 9:23 : 23 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
• Jer 48:13 : 13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.
• Jer 48:46 : 46 Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.
• 1 Kgs 11:33 : 33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
• Ps 52:7 : 7 Lo, this is the man that made{H8799)} not God his strength; but trusted{H8799)} in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened{H8799)} himself in his wickedness.
• Isa 46:1-2 : 1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast. 2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
• Isa 59:4-6 : 4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. 5 They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. 6 Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
• Ps 62:8-9 : 8 Trust{H8798)} in him at all times; ye people, pour out{H8798)} your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid{H8800)} in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. 10 Trust{H8799)} not in oppression, and become not vain{H8799)} in robbery: if riches increase{H8799)}, set{H8799)} not your heart upon them.
• Ps 40:4 : 4 Blessed is that man that maketh{H8804)} the LORD his trust, and respecteth{H8804)} not the proud, nor such as turn aside{H8802)} to lies.
• Ps 49:6-7 : 6 They that trust{H8802)} in their wealth, and boast{H8691)} themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means{H8800)} redeem{H8799)} his brother, nor give{H8799)} to God a ransom for him:
• Judg 11:24 : 24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.
• 1 Kgs 11:7 : 7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
• Jer 13:25 : 25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
• Jer 43:12 : 12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.
• Ezek 28:2-5 : 2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: 3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: 5 By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
• Hos 10:13 : 13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
• 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
• Rev 18:7 : 7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.