Jeremiah 48:39
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 48:39 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 48:39 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 48:39 — KJV
“They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him. back: Heb. neck”
— Jeremiah 48:39 (KJV)
Jeremiah 48:39 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 48:39
“Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD. beaten...: Heb. broken in pieces fled...: Heb. fled a flight”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:39: broken, down, turned
“Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. brought...: or, begotten me their back: Heb. the hinder part of the neck”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:39: saying, turned, back
“Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:39: howl, how, broken
“Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. Jerubbaal: that is, Let Baal plead Jerubbesheth: that is, Let the shameful thing plead”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:39: saying, down, hath
“And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him. torn: Heb. broken”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 48:39: broken, hath, back
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