Jeremiah 48:15
Spoiled is Moab And her cities, hath he ascended, And the choice of his young men, have gone down to the slaughter,—Declareth The King, Yahweh of hosts, is his Name.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
14How can ye say, Heroes, are we? and Men of might for the war?
16Near is the doom of Moab, to come,—And, his calamity, hasteth greatly.
Cross References
Psalms 24:8Who is the king of glory? Yahweh, strong and mighty, Yahweh, mighty in war.
Isaiah 34:2That Yahweh hath wrath against all the nations, and indignation against all their host,—He hath devoted them to destruction He hath delivered them to slaughter;
Jeremiah 46:18As I live, saith the King, Yahweh of hosts, is his name: Though Like Tabor among mountains, Like Carmel, Into the sea shall he go!
Jeremiah 48:8And the spoiler shall enter into every city, And not, a city, shall escape, Then shall perish the vale Then be destroyed the table-land,—As Yahweh hath said.
Jeremiah 50:34Their Redeemer, can hold fast, Yahweh of hosts, is his name, He will, thoroughly plead, their plea,—That he may quiet the earth, And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
Jeremiah 51:57Then will I make drunk—Her princes and her wise men, Her governors, and her deputies and her heroes, And they shall sleep an age-abiding sleep, and not wake,—Declareth the King, Yahweh of hosts, is his name.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 48:15-47
The Judgment of Moab. ( b. c. 605.) 14 How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war? 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. 16 The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast. 17 All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! 18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy… Read the whole commentary →