Jeremiah 48:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Jeremiah 48:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Works - Possibly the products of labor. The versions render fortifications. Chemosh - As the national god of Moab Numbers 21:29 , he represents the whole land; and his being led into captivi...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For because thou hast trusted in thy (f) works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and (g) Chemosh shall go forth into captivity [with] his priests and his princes together. (f) That is,...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 48. Moab (the territory E. of the Dead Sea, from Wady Kerak in the S. to the neighbourhood of Heshbon in the N.). Many of the numerous places named in this prophecy will be found on G. A....
Jeremiah 48:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

thou shalt also . thou too shalt. Chemosh shall go forth into captivity. Reference to Pentateuch ( Numbers 21:29 ). App-92. See App-54, and compare Judges 11:24 . 1Ki 11:7. 2 Kings 23:13 .
Jeremiah 48:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah assigns here the reason why God would take vengeance on the Moabites; but we shall hereafter see other reasons why God had been so much displeased with them. Let us then know that we a...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Chemosh shall go fort...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Chemosh shall go forth into captivity— It was customary for the heathens to carry the images of their gods with them to battle; and the capture of these deities was deemed a very great acquisition....
Jeremiah 48:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Because thou ha...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Against Moab Moab, in recompense for its pride and security, and for its triumphing over Israel in the day of her calamity, shall itself be laid waste and taken captive: cp. the 'burden of Moab 'i...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Chemosh shall go forth into captivity. — The name appears as that of the national deity of Moab in Numbers 21:29 , as worshipped also by the Ammonites in Judges 11:24 . Solomon introduced and Jos...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIX MOAB Jeremiah 48:1-47 "Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against Jehovah."- Jeremiah 48:42 "Chemosh said to me, Go, take Nebo agains...
Jeremiah 48:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The word of the Lord concerning Moab is a judgment, which nevertheless closes with a gleam of hope. The judgment is described, first, from the standpoint of the scourge. The widespread extent of it i...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Prophet Jeremiah, whom the Lord when giving him his commission, had set over the nations and over the kingdoms, (see Jeremiah 1:10 ) is here arraigning, trying, and condemning Moab; and an awful...
Jeremiah 48:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For because thou hast trusted in thy works ,.... The strong works and fortifications they had made about their cities, and so thought themselves safe in them; which is the sense of the Septuagint an...
Jeremiah 48:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 7. For becaus...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Chemosh shall go , &c. Chemosh was the idol of the Moabites, Numbers 21:29 . The valley also shall perish and the plain Those who live in the country, with their flocks and pastures, shall be...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Judgment of Moab. B. C. 605. 1 Against Moab thus saith the L ORD of hosts, the God...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Whether by works in this place he meant their riches, got by the labour of their hands, or their idols , which often are called, by way of defamation, the works of their own hands, or their fortif...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Destruction of Moab ( Jeremiah 48:1-13 ). Note how, as in Isaiah 15 , the towns and prominent places are mentioned by name. Some of them were towns that had been taken over from Israel (compa...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter .—Naegelsbach suggests, with ample justification, that “this prophecy certainly belongs to the time of Jehoiakim, and before the fourth y...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

trusted ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 2:12 ).
Jeremiah 48:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 48:1 . Against Moab, saith the Lord. Isaiah had prophesied of the devastation of Moab by Salmaneser: chap. 15, 16. Jeremiah here speaks of the terrible conquest of the country by Nebuchad...
Jeremiah 48:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This prophecy is so full of repetitions that the question has naturally arisen whether the most prominent of these may not be due to interpolation. For instance: 1 . Jeremiah 48:29-...
Jeremiah 48:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Coming Devastation of Moab Described
Jeremiah 48:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 11:33 ; 1 Kings 11:7 ; 1 Timothy 6:17 ; Ezekiel 28:2-5 ; Hosea 10:13 ; Isaiah 46:1 ; Isaiah 46:2 ; Isaiah 59:4-6 ; Jeremiah 13:25 ; Jeremiah 43:12 ; Jeremiah 48:13 ; Jeremiah 48:4...
Jeremiah 48:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Trusted — In thy idols. Chemosh — Chemosh was their principal idol.

Jeremiah 48:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 48:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 48:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 48:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 48:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 48:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 48:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 48:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 48:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 48:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 48:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 48:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 48:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 48:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 48:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 48:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 48:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 48:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 48:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 48:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 48:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

Jeremiah 48:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 48:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 48:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 48:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 48:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes