Jeremiah 48:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You thought you could be saved by your power and wealth, but you will be captured along with your god Chemosh, his priests, and officials.

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:21

David and his troops also carried away the idols that the Philistines had left behind.

1 Kings 11:33

“Solomon and the Israelites are not like their ancestor David. They will not listen to me, obey me, or do what is right. They have turned from me to worship Astarte the goddess of Sidon, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of Ammon.

1 Kings 11:7

Solomon built shrines on a hill east of Jerusalem to worship Chemosh the disgusting god of Moab, and Molech the disgusting god of Ammon.

Psalm 40:4

You bless all of those who trust you, LORD, and refuse to worship idols or follow false gods.

Psalm 52:7

“Just look at them now! Instead of trusting God, they trusted their wealth and their cruelty.”

Jeremiah 13:25

I won't change my mind. I, the LORD, have spoken. You rejected me and worshipped false gods.

Jeremiah 43:12

I will let him set Egypt's temples on fire, and he will either burn or carry off their idols. He will destroy the sacred monuments at the temple of the sun-god. Then Nebuchadnezzar will pick the land clean, just like a shepherd picking the lice off his clothes. And he will return safely home.

Jeremiah 48:13

Then you will be ashamed, because your god Chemosh cannot save you, just as Bethel could not help the Israelites.

Jeremiah 48:46

People of Moab, you worshipped Chemosh, your god, but now you are done for, and your children are prisoners in a foreign country.

Jeremiah 49:3

Cry, people of Heshbon; your town will become a pile of rubble. You will turn here and there, but your path will be blocked. Put on sackcloth and mourn, you citizens of Rabbah, because the idol you worship will be taken to a foreign country, along with its priests and temple officials.

Jeremiah 49:4

You rebellious Ammonites trust your wealth and ask, “Who could attack us?” But I warn you not to boast when your strength is fading.

Jeremiah 9:23

The LORD says: Don't boast about your wisdom or strength or wealth.

Hosea 10:13

You have planted evil, harvested injustice, and eaten the fruit of your lies. You trusted your own strength and your powerful forces.

Numbers 21:29

You Moabites are done for! Your god Chemosh deserted your people; they were captured, taken away by King Sihon the Amorite.

1 Timothy 6:17

Warn the rich people of this world not to be proud or to trust in wealth that is easily lost. Tell them to have faith in God, who is rich and blesses us with everything we need to enjoy life.

Revelation 18:7

That woman honoured herself with a life of luxury. Reward her now with suffering and pain. “Deep in her heart Babylon said, ‘I am the queen! Never will I be a widow or know what it means to be sad.’

Judges 11:24

If Chemosh your god takes over a country and gives it to you, don't you have a right to it? And if the LORD takes over a country and gives it to us, the land is ours!