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Your god Chemosh, with his priests and officials, will be hauled off to distant lands!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For, because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you also shall be taken; and Chemosh shall go into exile with his priests and his officials.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity <i>with</i> his priests and his princes together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For because you have trusted in your works and your treasures, You also shall be taken. And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, His priests and his princes together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For because of your trust in your own achievements and treasures, You yourself will also be captured; And Chemosh will go off into exile Together with his priests and his leaders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For because of your trust in your own works and treasures, Even you yourself will be captured; And Chemosh will go off into exile Together with his priests and his princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For because you have trusted in your works [your hand-made idols] and in your treasures [instead of in God], Even you yourself will be captured; And Chemosh [your disgusting god cannot rescue you, but] will go away into exile [along with the fugitives] Together with his priests and his princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because you trust in your works and treasures, you will be captured also. Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because you trust in your works and treasures, you will be captured also. Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For, because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You thought you could be saved by your power and wealth, but you will be captured along with your god Chemosh, his priests, and officials. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For, because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Since you trust the things you do and your treasures, you will be captured. Chemosh will go into captivity with all its priests and officials.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Moab, you trusted in your strength and your wealth, but now even you will be conquered; your god Chemosh will go into exile, along with his princes and priests. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But, because you trust in your deeds and your riches, you will also be captured. Chemosh will go out into exile, along with his priests and officials.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Moab, you trust in the things you do and in your riches. So you too will be conquered. Your god Chemosh will go into exile along with his priests and his officials. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For, because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you also shall be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his officials together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For, because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you also will be taken. Chemosh will go out into captivity, his priests and his princes together. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For because of your trusting in your works, "" And in your treasures, even you are captured, "" And Chemosh has gone out in a removal, "" His priests and his heads together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For, because of thy trusting in thy works, And in thy treasures, even thou art captured, And gone out hath Chemosh in a removal, His priests and his heads together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For because of thy boasting in thy works and in thy treasures, also thou shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his chiefs together.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For because thou hast trusted in thy bulwarks, and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chamos shall go into captivity, his priests, and his princes together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For because you have had faith in your fortifications and in your storehouses, you too will be seized. And Chemosh will go into captivity: his priests and his leaders together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you also shall be captured. Chemosh shall go into exile, his priests and princes with him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Surely, because you trusted in your strongholds and your treasures, you also shall be taken; Chemosh shall go out into exile, with his priests and his attendants.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For, because you have trusted in your fortifications and in your treasures, you shall also be taken; and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity together with his priests and his princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because you have trusted on your mighty ones and upon your treasures, you also shall be seized and Kemosh shall go forth into captivity, and his Priests and his Princes as one<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For, because thou hast trusted In thy works and in thy treasures, Thou also shalt be taken; And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, His priests and his princes together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Since thou hast trusted in thy strong-hold, therefore thou shalt be taken: and Chamos shall go forth into captivity, and his priests, and his princes together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=14263" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">The Judgment on Moab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>‘Flee! Run for your lives! Become like a juniper in the desert.’ <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/982.htm" title="982: biṭ·ḥêḵ (V-Qal-Inf:: 2fs) -- To trust. A primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure.">you trust</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: bə·ma·‘ă·śa·yiḵ (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2fs) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">in your works</a> <a href="/hebrew/214.htm" title="214: ū·ḇə·’ō·wṣ·rō·w·ṯa·yiḵ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse. From 'atsar; a depository.">and treasures,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at (Pro-2fs) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">too</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: til·lā·ḵê·ḏî (V-Nifal-Imperf-2fs) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">will be captured,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3645.htm" title="3645: ḵə·mīš (N-proper-ms) -- A god of the Moabites. Or Kmiysh; from an unused root meaning to subdue; the powerful; Kemosh, the god of the Moabites.">and Chemosh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·yā·ṣā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">will go</a> <a href="/hebrew/1473.htm" title="1473: bag·gō·w·lāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Exiles, exile. Or golah; active participle feminine of galah; exile; concretely and collectively exiles.">into exile</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: ya·ḥaḏ (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: kō·hă·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">his priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: wə·śā·rāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">and officials.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>The destroyer will move against every city, and not one town will escape. The valley will also be ruined, and the high plain will be destroyed, as the LORD has said.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10-11</a></span><br />You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’ / But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Ezekiel 25:9-11</a></span><br />therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. / So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-10</a></span><br />“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6-7</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty. / Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29-30</a></span><br />Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. / But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a></span><br />And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10-12</a></span><br />For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile. / He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands. / The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6-9</a></span><br />Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a></span><br />The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-28.htm">Proverbs 11:28</a></span><br />He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Isaiah 32:9-11</a></span><br />Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters. / In a little more than a year you will tremble, O secure ones. For the grape harvest will fail and the fruit harvest will not arrive. / Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Isaiah 10:3</a></span><br />What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm">Isaiah 20:6</a></span><br />And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you shall also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.</p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise <i>man</i> glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty <i>man</i> glory in his might, let not the rich <i>man</i> glory in his riches:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-25.htm">Jeremiah 13:25</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-4.htm">Psalm 40:4</a></b></br> Blessed <i>is</i> that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.</p><p class="hdg">Chemosh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-13.htm">Jeremiah 48:13,46</a></b></br> And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/43-12.htm">Jeremiah 43:12</a></b></br> And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29</a></b></br> Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.</p><p class="hdg">his priests</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Jeremiah 49:3</a></b></br> Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, <i>and</i> his priests and his princes together.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/9-5.htm">Achievements</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-12.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-27.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">Chemosh</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">Confided</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-14.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-19.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-21.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-14.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-5.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-21.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-8.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-18.htm">Trusted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-14.htm">Trusting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/7-22.htm">Achievements</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-41.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-13.htm">Chemosh</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-2.htm">Confided</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-40.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-33.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-36.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-38.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-14.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-13.htm">Trusted</a> <a href="/nahum/1-7.htm">Trusting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-6.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">The judgment of Moab</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">for their pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">for their security</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-14.htm">for their carnal confidence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">and for their contempt of God and his people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">The restoration of Moab</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Biblically, trusting in material wealth and human accomplishments rather than God is a recurring theme of caution (<a href="/proverbs/11-28.htm">Proverbs 11:28</a>, <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>). The Moabites, descendants of Lot (<a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37</a>), were known for their prosperity and fortified cities. However, their reliance on these rather than on divine guidance led to their downfall. This serves as a warning against idolatry of self-sufficiency and materialism.<p><b>you too will be captured</b><br>The prophecy of capture indicates the impending judgment and conquest by Babylon, led by Nebuchadnezzar. Historically, Moab was a frequent target due to its strategic location east of the Dead Sea. The capture signifies the futility of relying on earthly power and wealth for security. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative where nations that oppose God's will face consequences (Isaiah 13-23).<p><b>and Chemosh will go into exile</b><br>Chemosh was the national deity of Moab, often associated with war and destruction. The exile of Chemosh symbolizes the impotence of false gods when confronted with the true God’s power. This mirrors the fate of other deities in the Old Testament, such as Dagon in <a href="/1_samuel/5.htm">1 Samuel 5:1-5</a>. Theologically, it underscores the supremacy of Yahweh over all other gods and the futility of idolatry.<p><b>with his priests and officials</b><br>The mention of priests and officials highlights the comprehensive nature of Moab's judgment. Religious and political leaders, who were responsible for guiding the people, are also subject to exile. This reflects the biblical principle that leaders bear responsibility for the spiritual direction of their people (<a href="/james/3.htm">James 3:1</a>). The exile of these figures signifies the dismantling of Moab's societal structure and the end of its religious practices, emphasizing the totality of divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>An ancient nation located east of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. Moab is the primary subject of <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/48.htm">Jeremiah 48</a>, facing judgment for its pride and idolatry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/chemosh.htm">Chemosh</a></b><br>The national deity of the Moabites, often associated with child sacrifice and idolatry. Chemosh's exile signifies the downfall of Moab's spiritual and cultural identity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who delivered messages of judgment and hope to the nations, including Moab. His prophecies often called for repentance and warned of consequences for sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests_and_officials_of_moab.htm">Priests and Officials of Moab</a></b><br>Religious and political leaders who led the people in idolatry and were complicit in Moab's reliance on false gods and material wealth.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>The event of being forcibly removed from one's homeland, often as a result of divine judgment. For Moab, this exile is a consequence of misplaced trust and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/m/misplaced_trust.htm">Misplaced Trust</a></b><br>Trusting in material wealth and human achievements leads to downfall. True security is found in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry's_consequences.htm">Idolatry's Consequences</a></b><br>Idolatry, whether ancient or modern, results in spiritual exile and separation from God. We must guard against modern forms of idolatry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment.htm">Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is just and inevitable for those who persist in sin. Repentance and turning to God are essential.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_accountability.htm">Leadership Accountability</a></b><br>Religious and political leaders bear responsibility for guiding people in truth. Their failure can lead to national consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a></b><br>Even in judgment, there is hope for restoration. God's discipline aims to bring people back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_kemosh's_captivity.htm">Jeremiah 48:7 references Moab’s deity Kemosh going into captivity; is there any historical or biblical corroboration of this event? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_the_deity_chemosh.htm">Who was the deity Chemosh?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_moab's_fate_sealed_in_jer._48_1-39.htm">Why does Jeremiah 48:1–39 repeatedly portray divine retaliation against Moab with no apparent path for redemption? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_144,000_conflict_with_lost_tribes.htm">Revelation 7:4 states 144,000 are sealed from the tribes of Israel; does this number conflict with historical records of the 'lost' tribes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Chemosh shall go forth into captivity.</span>--The name appears as that of the national deity of Moab in <a href="/numbers/21-29.htm" title="Woe to you, Moab! you are undone, O people of Chemosh: he has given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.">Numbers 21:29</a>, as worshipped also by the Ammonites in <a href="/judges/11-24.htm" title="Will not you possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.">Judges 11:24</a>. Solomon introduced and Josiah abolished his worship at Jerusalem (<a href="/1_kings/11-7.htm" title="Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.">1Kings 11:7</a>; <a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm" title="And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.">2Kings 23:13</a>). He is identified by Jerome (<span class= "ital">Comm. </span>on <a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm" title="He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.">Isaiah 15:2</a>) with the Baal-peor of <a href="/numbers/25-3.htm" title="And Israel joined himself to Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.">Numbers 25:3</a>. The name is prominent in the Moabite Inscription as that of the national deity, who subdues the people of his rival, Jehovah. The captivity of the idol implies, of course, that of the people The "works" in which Moab is said to have trusted are represented in the LXX. and Vulgate as "fortresses," but the word is not used in this sense elsewhere, and it is more probable that the prophet represents Moab as relying on its past achievements and deeds of prowess. The last words of the verse are an echo of <a href="/amos/1-15.htm" title="And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, said the LORD.">Amos 1:15</a>.<span class= "bld"> . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In thy works;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> either "in thy evil deeds" (comp. <a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Isaiah 28:15</a>) or "in thy idols" (frequently called "the work of men's hands," <span class="accented">e.g.</span> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-28.htm">Deuteronomy 4:28</a>, and sometimes simply "works," <span class="accented">e.g.</span> <a href="/isaiah/41-29.htm">Isaiah 41:29</a>; <a href="/isaiah/57-12.htm">Isaiah 57:12</a>; comp. Isaiah L 31). <span class="cmt_word">Chemoah</span>. In <a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29</a> Moab is called "people of Chemosh," the patron-god being the king and lord of his people. In accordance with the strictly localizing theory of the nature of deity, current among primitive nations, Chemosh is said to go into captivity together with his worshippers (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Jeremiah 49:3</a>; <a href="/amos/1-15.htm">Amos 1:15</a>). This helps us to understand the idolatry into which the Jews fell during the Exile (<a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Isaiah 42:17</a>); they imagined that Jehovah himself was "in captivity," and restrained from putting forth his power on behalf of his worshippers. The text reading is not Chemosh, but Chemish; the latter form does not occur elsewhere, but has been thought to illustrate the name of the Hittite city Carchemish (the Hittites or their predecessors may have been worshippers of this deity), <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "castle of Chemosh." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Because</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֣עַן</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you trust</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּטְחֵ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(biṭ·ḥêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_982.htm">Strong's 982: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trust, be confident, sure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in your works</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמַעֲשַׂ֙יִךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ma·‘ă·śa·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and treasures,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְא֣וֹצְרוֹתַ֔יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·’ō·wṣ·rō·w·ṯa·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_214.htm">Strong's 214: </a> </span><span class="str2">Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֖תְּ</span> <span class="translit">(’at)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">too</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be captured,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּלָּכֵ֑דִי</span> <span class="translit">(til·lā·ḵê·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Chemosh</span><br /><span class="heb">כְמוֹשׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·mō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3645.htm">Strong's 3645: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chemosh -- a god of the Moabites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will go</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָצָ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ṣā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into exile</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּגּוֹלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(bag·gō·w·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exile, exiles</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְדָּֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his priests</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּהֲנָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(kō·hă·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and officials.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׂרָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śā·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 48:7 For because you have trusted in your (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/48-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 48:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 48:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>