Jeremiah 48:15

13 Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.

14 How can you say, ‘We are warriors, mighty men ready for battle’?

Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

16 Moab’s calamity is at hand, and his affliction is rushing swiftly.

17 Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered— the glorious staff!

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.

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BSB
Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
KJV
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.
WEB
Moab is laid waste, and they have gone up into his cities, and his chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter,” says the King, whose name is the LORD of Armies.
ASV
Moab is laid waste, and they are gone up into his cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts.
DARBY
Moab is laid waste, and his cities are gone up [in smoke], and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts.
BLB
Moab has been laid waste, and he has gone up [from] her cities, and the choicest of her young men go down to the slaughter, a declaration of the King, YHWH of Hosts [is] His name.
ÅB
Moab blir ødelagt, og de stiger opp i dets byer, og dets utvalgte unge menn stiger ned for å slaktes, sier kongen, hvis navn er Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
OTB
Moab skal bli ødelagt og hennes byer invadert; hennes beste unge menn skal gå ned i slakten,» erklærer Kongen, hvis navn er Herren over hærskarene.
B1930
Moab blir ødelagt, og de stiger op i dets byer, og dets utvalgte unge menn stiger ned for å slaktes, sier kongen, hvis navn er Herren, hærskarenes Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 50:27

    Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come— the time of their punishment.

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  • Jeremiah 46:18

    As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.

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  • Jeremiah 51:57

    I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Isaiah 40:30–31

    Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.

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  • Malachi 1:14

    “But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.

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  • Psalms 47:2

    How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!

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  • Psalms 24:8–10

    Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

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  • Jeremiah 48:4

    Moab will be shattered; her little ones will cry out.

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