Jeremiah 48:14

14 “How can you say, ‘We are warriors, men valiant in battle’?

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Jeremiah 48:14 in Other Translations

KJV

14 How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?

ESV

14 "How do you say, 'We are heroes and mighty men of war'?

NLT

14 “You used to boast, ‘We are heroes, mighty men of war.’

MSG

14 For how long do you think you'll be saying, 'We're tough. We can beat anyone anywhere'?

CSB

14 How can you say, We are warriors- mighty men [ready] 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Jeremiah 48:14 In-Context

12 But days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will send men who pour from pitchers, and they will pour her out; they will empty her pitchers and smash her jars.

13 Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.

14 “How can you say, ‘We are warriors, men valiant in battle’?

15 Moab will be destroyed and her towns invaded; her finest young men will go down in the slaughter,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD Almighty.

16 “The fall of Moab is at hand; her calamity will come quickly.

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1. Psalms 33:16

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Jeremiah 48:14 Meaning and Commentary

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