Jeremiah 48:14
How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?
Jeremiah 48:14 in other translations
| BSB | How can you say, ‘We are warriors, mighty men ready for battle’? |
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| WEB | “How do you say, ‘We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war’? |
| ASV | How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war? |
| YLT | How do ye say, We are mighty, And men of strength for battle? |
| DARBY | How do ye say, We are mighty, and men of valour for the war? |
| BBE | How say you, We are men of war and strong fighters? |
| Webster | How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war? |
What does Jeremiah 48:14 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 48:14-47
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Jeremiah 48:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 48:14
- Psalms 33:16
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
- Isaiah 10:16
Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
- Isaiah 10:13
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
- Isaiah 16:6
We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
- Zephaniah 2:10
This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts.
- Jeremiah 49:16
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.
- Jeremiah 8:8
How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
- Ezekiel 30:6
Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God.
- Isaiah 36:4-5
And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
- Jeremiah 9:23
Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
- Psalms 11:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
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Context
- 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?
- Jeremiah 48:15
Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
Jeremiah 48:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Cómo diréis: Somos valientes, y robustos hombres para la guerra? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Comment dites-vous: Nous sommes des hommes forts, des hommes vaillants pour la guerre? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wie sprechet ihr: Wir sind Helden und tapfere Männer zum Streit? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quomodo dicitis: Fortes sumus, et viri robusti ad præliandum? |