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Jeremiah 48:27

25 The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,” declares the LORD.

26 “Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.

Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.

28 Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave.

29 We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.

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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
Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.
KJV
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.
WEB
For wasn’t Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves? For as often as you speak of him, you shake your head.
ASV
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head.
DARBY
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? Was he found among thieves, that as oft as thou didst speak of him, thou didst shake the head?
BLB
For did not Israel come to be for you a laughingstock? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you speak of him you shake your head about him?
ÅB
Eller var ikke Israel til latter for deg? Eller er det grepet blant tyver, siden du rister på hodet så ofte du taler om det?
OTB
Var ikke Israel til latter for deg? Ble hun fanget blant tyver, at du rister på hodet i hån hver gang du snakker om henne?
B1930
Eller var ikke Israel til latter for dig? Eller er det grepet blandt tyver, siden du ryster på hodet så ofte du taler om det?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 2:26

    As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets

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  • Micah 7:8–10

    Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

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  • Lamentations 2:15–17

    All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”

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  • Zephaniah 2:8

    “I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.

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  • Ezekiel 25:8

    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,”

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  • Ezekiel 36:2

    This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’

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  • Matthew 7:2

    For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

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  • Proverbs 24:17–18

    Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

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