Jeremiah 48:14 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁴ “How do you say, ‘We are mighty and strong men for battle’?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ How can you say, We are heroes and mighty men in the war?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?

Common English Bible

¹⁴ How can you claim, “We’re soldiers; we’re war heroes”?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ How can you say: 'We are strong and robust men of battle?'

Jeremiah 48:14 Cross References

Psalm 11:1

In יהוה  I have taken refuge; Why do you say to me, “Flee to your mountain like a bird”?

Psalm 33:16

The sovereign is not saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the mighty, nor even bread to the wise, nor even riches to men of understanding, nor even favour to men of knowledge – for time and chance meets with them all.

Isaiah 10:13

“For he has said, ‘By the power of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have been clever. And I remove the boundaries of the people, and have robbed their treasuries. And I put down the inhabitants like a strong one.

Isaiah 10:16

Therefore the Master, יהוה  of hosts, sends leanness among his fat ones. And under his esteem he kindles a burning like the burning of a fire.

Isaiah 16:6

We have heard of the pride of Mo’aḇ

Jeremiah 49:16

“The dread for you, the pride of your heart, has deceived you, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, holding the height of the hill! Though you make your nest as high as the eagle, from there I bring you down,” declares the Master.

Jeremiah 8:8

“How do you say, ‘We are wise, and the Torah of יהוה  is with us’? But look, the false pen of the scribe has worked falsehood.

Jeremiah 9:23

Thus said יהוה, “Let not the wise boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty boast in his might, nor let the rich boast in his riches,

Ezekiel 30:6

‘Thus said יהוה, “Those who lean on Mitsrayim shall fall, and the pride of her power shall come down. From Migdol to Sewĕ

Zephaniah 2:10

This is what they get for their pride, because they have reproached and exalted themselves against the people of יהוה  of hosts.