Jeremiah 48:29

²⁷ 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.

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

³⁰ I know his insolence,” declares the LORD, “but it is futile. His boasting is as empty as his deeds.

³¹ Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.

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: We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.
KJV: We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
WEB: “We have heard of the pride of Moab. He is very proud in his loftiness, his pride, his arrogance, and the arrogance of his heart.
ASV: We have heard of the pride of Moab, [that] he is very proud; his loftiness, and his pride, and his arrogancy, and the haughtiness of his heart.
DARBY: We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, [he is] very proud; his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
BLB: We have heard the pride of Moab—his exceeding pride—his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pridefulness, and the haughtiness of his heart.

ÅB: Vi har hørt om Moabs veldige overmot, om dets storaktighet, dets overmot, dets oppblåsthet og dets stolte hjerte.
OTB: Vi har hørt om Moabs stolthet—hvor stor er hennes arroganse!— om hennes frekkhet, hennes stolthet, hennes innbilskhet og hjertets hovmod.
B1930: Vi har hørt om Moabs veldige overmot, om dets storaktighet, dets overmot, dets opblåsthet og dets stolte hjerte.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 16:6
We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.
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Psalms 138:6
Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
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Isaiah 2:11–12
The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
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Proverbs 18:12
Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
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Proverbs 30:13
There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—
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Zephaniah 2:8–15
“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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Job 40:10–12
Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
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Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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