Verse 14
Jeremiah 48:14
English Revised Version
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How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֵ֚יךְ תֹּֽאמְר֔וּ גִּבּוֹרִ֖ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ וְ/אַנְשֵׁי חַ֖יִל לַ/מִּלְחָמָֽה
English Translation
How can you say, "We are mighty men and men of valor for the battle"?
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Chapter 48 Context
1
Of Moab. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is laid was...
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The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her, Come, and let us cut h...
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The sound of a cry from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction!
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Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
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For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for in the going down of Horona...
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6
Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.
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7
For, because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chem...
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And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish,...
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9
Give wings unto Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, w...
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10
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD negligently, and cursed be he that keepeth back his swo...
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11
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied fr...
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12
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him them that pour off, and...
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13
And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence...
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14
How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?
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Moab is laid waste, and they are gone up into her cities; and his chosen young men are gone down to...
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16
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
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17
All ye that are round about him, bemoan him, and all ye that know his name; say, How is the strong s...
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18
O thou daughter that dwellest in Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler...
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19
O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy: ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say,...
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20
Moab is put to shame; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is laid wa...
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21
And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath;
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and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim;
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and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon;
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and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
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25
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.
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26
Make ye him drunken; for he magnified himself against the LORD: and Moab shall wallow in his vomit,...
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27
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as thou speakest o...
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28
O ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that maketh...
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29
We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; his loftiness, and his pride, and his arr...
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30
I know his wrath, saith the LORD, that it is nought; his boastings have wrought nothing.
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31
Therefore will I howl for Moab; yea, I will cry out for all Moab: for the men of Kir-heres shall the...
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32
With more than the weeping of Jazer will I weep for thee, O vine of Sibmah: thy branches passed over...
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33
And gladness and joy is taken away, from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab; and I have ca...
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34
From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, even unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar...
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35
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high place, and him...
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36
Therefore mine heart soundeth for Moab like pipes, and mine heart soundeth like pipes for the men of...
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37
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins...
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38
On all the housetops of Moab and in the streets thereof there is lamentation every where: for I have...
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39
How is it broken down! how do they howl! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab bec...
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40
For thus saith the LORD: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Mo...
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41
Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at tha...
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42
And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.
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43
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.
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44
He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be...
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45
They that fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon: for a fire is gone forth out of H...
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46
Woe unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh is undone: for thy sons are taken away captive, and thy...
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47
Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the jud...
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