And Moabוּ מוֹאָבwill be ashamedבֹשׁof Chemosh,מִכְּמוֹשׁasכַּאֲשֶׁרthe houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwas ashamedבֹּשׁוּof Bethel,מִבֵּית אֵלtheir confidence.מִבְטֶחָם
Jeremiah 48:13
Study it in the app“And Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 48:13, word by word
- And Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- will be ashamedבֹשׁvosh
be disappointed
To be disgraced because what one trusted in failed.
Where else “vosh” appears- of Chemoshכְּמוֹשׁkemosh
Chemosh
Chemosh, the god of the Moabites. The name means "the mighty one."
Where else “kemosh” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- of Bethelבֵּיתbet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appears- their confidenceמִבְטֶחָmivteach
confidence, trust
Security, what someone trusts in; a refuge.
Where else “mivteach” appears
Places in this verse
1Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
2Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
12Therefore, look, days are coming, declares YHWH, when I will send to him pourers, and they will pour him off, and his vessels they will empty, and their jars they will smash.
13 · This verse (above)
14How can you say, “We are mighty men, and men of strength for battle”?