Jeremiah 48:14

14 "How can you say, 'We are ¹mighty warriors, And men valiant for battle '?

Jeremiah 48:14 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:14

How say ye, we [are] mighty and strong men for the war?
] The Moabites were proud, haughty, and arrogant; boasted much of their strength and valour; of the strength of their bodies, and fitness for war, and skill in it; and of the strength of their fortified cities; and thought themselves a match for the enemy, and secure from all danger: for this their pride, vanity, and self-confidence, they are here reproved, since their destruction was at hand.

Jeremiah 48:14 In-Context

12 "Therefore behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD , "when I will send to him those who tip vessels, and they will tip him over, and they will empty his vessels and shatter his jars.

13 "And Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.

14 "How can you say, 'We are mighty warriors, And men valiant for battle '?

15 "Moab has been destroyed and men have gone up to his cities; His choicest young men have also gone down to the slaughter," Declares the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

16 "The disaster of Moab will soon come, And his calamity has swiftly hastened.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 33:16; Isaiah 10:13-16