Jeremiah 48:7

7 "For because of your 1trust in your own achievements and treasures, Even you yourself will be captured; And 2Chemosh will go off into exile Together with his priests and his princes.

Jeremiah 48:7 In-Context

5 "For by the ascent of Luhith They will ascend with continual weeping; For at the descent of Horonaim They have heard the anguished cry of destruction.
6 "Flee, save your lives, That you may be like a juniper in the wilderness.
7 "For because of your trust in your own achievements and treasures, Even you yourself will be captured; And Chemosh will go off into exile Together with his priests and his princes.
8 "A destroyer will come to every city, So that no city will escape; The valley also will be ruined And the plateau will be destroyed, As the LORD has said.
9 "Give wings to Moab, For she will flee away; And her cities will become a desolation, Without inhabitants in them.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 52:7; Isaiah 59:4; Jeremiah 9:23
  • 2. Numbers 21:29; 1 Kings 11:33; Jeremiah 48:13, 46
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