Jeremiah 48 · Verse 13

Jeremiah 48:13

And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth–el their confidence.
Jeremiah 48:13, King James Version

Jeremiah 48:13 in other translations

BSBThen Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.
WEBMoab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
ASVAnd Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence.
YLTAnd ashamed hath been Moab because of Chemosh, As the house of Israel have been ashamed Because of Beth-El their confidence.
DARBYAnd Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
BBEAnd Moab will be shamed on account of Chemosh, as the children of Israel were shamed on account of Beth-el their hope.
WebsterAnd Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence.

What does Jeremiah 48:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. ashamed--have the shame of disappointment as to the hopes they entertained of aid from Chemosh, their idol. Beth-el--(1Ki 12:27, 29)--that is, the golden calf set up there by Jeroboam.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Beth-el their confidence - Alluding to the golden calves which Jeroboam had there set up, and commanded all the Israelites to worship.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 48:1-13

Prophecies against Moab for pride and security. (Jr 48:1-13) For carnal confidence and contempt of God. (Jr 48:14-47) Verses 1-13 . The Chaldeans are to destroy the Moabites. We should be thankful that we are required to seek the salvation of men's lives, and the salvation of their souls, not to shed their blood; but we shall be the more without excuse if we do this pleasant work deceitfully. The cities shall be…

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Jeremiah 48:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבֹ֥שׁu.Voshand it will be ashamedH954
מוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvMoabH4124
מִכְּמ֑וֹשׁmi.ke.Mo.oshfrom ChemoshH3645
כַּאֲשֶׁר\־ka.'a.Sher-just asH834
בֹּ֙שׁוּ֙bo.shuthey were ashamedH954
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
מִבֵּ֥יתmi.Beitfrom Beth-H1008
אֵ֖ל'el-elH1008
מִבְטֶחָֽם\׃miv.te.Chamtrust theirH4009

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Cross references for Jeremiah 48:13

  • Isaiah 45:16

    They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.

  • Judges 11:24

    Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the Lord our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

  • Jeremiah 48:39

    They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.

  • Hosea 8:5-6

    Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

  • Hosea 10:14-15

    Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth–arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children. So shall Beth–el do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.

  • 1 Kings 18:26-29

    And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.

  • 1 Kings 18:40

    And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

  • Jeremiah 48:7

    For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.

  • 1 Samuel 5:3-7

    And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day. But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof. …

  • Amos 5:5-6

    But seek not Beth–el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer–sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth–el shall come to nought. Seek the Lord, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth–el.

  • Isaiah 45:20

    Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.

  • Isaiah 2:20

    In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
ashamed.
7,39,46; Jud 11:24; 1Sa 5:3-7; 1Ki 11:7; 18:26-29,40; Isa 2:20
Isa 16:12; 45:16,20; 46:1,2
as the.
1Ki 12:28,29; Ho 8:5,6; 10:5,6,14,15; Am 5:5,6

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Context

  • Jeremiah 48:12

    Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.

  • Jeremiah 48:13

    And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth–el their confidence.

  • Jeremiah 48:14

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

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Jeremiah 48:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y avergonzaráse Moab de Chêmos, á la manera que la casa de Israel se avergonzó de Beth-el, su confianza.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moab sera honteux de Kemosh, comme la maison d’Israël a été honteuse de Béthel, sa confiance.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Moab wird sich über Kamos schämen, gleichwie das Haus Israel sich geschämt hat über Bethel, ihre Zuversicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et confundetur Moab a Chamos sicut confusa est domus Israël a Bethel, in qua habebat fiduciam.