Jeremiah 48:14

14 "How can you say, 'We are soldiers. We are men who are brave in 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 But other days are coming," announces the Lord. "At that time I will send people who pour wine from jars. They will pour Moab out like wine. They will empty its jars. They will smash its jugs.

13 Then Moab's people will be ashamed of their god Chemosh. They will be ashamed just as the people of Israel were when they trusted in their god at Bethel.

14 "How can you say, 'We are soldiers. We are men who are brave in battle'?

15 Moab will be destroyed. Its enemies will march into its towns. Her finest young men will die in battle," announces the King. His name is The LORD Who Rules Over All.

16 "The fall of Moab is near. Its time of trouble will come quickly.