Jeremiah 48:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 48:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 48:38 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 48:38 — KJV
“There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.”
— Jeremiah 48:38 (KJV)
Jeremiah 48:38 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 48:38
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:38: moab, like, saith
“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:38: moab, thereof, saith
“Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:38: lamentation, streets, saith
“Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:38: broken, vessel, wherein
“The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:38: moab, broken, saith
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