Jeremiah 48:14

¹² Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.

¹³ And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence.

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.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: How can you say, ‘We are warriors, mighty men ready for battle’?
KJV: How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?
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?
DARBY: How do ye say, We are mighty, and men of valour for the war?
BLB: How can you⁺ say, ‘We [are] Mighty, and men of strength for battle’?

ÅB: Hvordan kan dere si: Vi er helter og djerve krigsmenn?
OTB: Hvordan kan dere påstå, ‘Vi er krigere, menn tapre i kamp’?
B1930: Hvorledes kan I si: Vi er helter og djerve krigsmenn?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 33:16
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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