Jeremiah 48:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 48:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 48:2 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from be..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 48:2 — KJV
“There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee. be cut...: or, be brought to silence pursue...: Heb. go after thee”
— Jeremiah 48:2 (KJV)
Jeremiah 48:2 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 48:2
“But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. the tree...: Heb. the stalk with his bread”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:2: more, devised, against
“Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. displease...: Heb. be evil in thine eyes one...: Heb. so and such”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:2: more, evil, against
“They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:2: more, come, let
“After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:2: against, come, nation
“Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued. it...: Heb. it come down”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:2: against, come, cut
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