Jeremiah 48:14

New English Translation

How can you men of Moab say, ‘We are heroes, men who are mighty in battle?’

Cross References

Psalm 11:1

In the Lord I have taken shelter. How can you say to me, “Flee to a mountain like a bird!

Psalm 33:16

No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great might.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again, I observed this on the earth: the race is not always won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; prosperity does not always belong to those who are the wisest, wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning, nor does success always come to those with the most knowledge – for time and chance may overcome them all.

Isaiah 10:13

For he says: “By my strong hand I have accomplished this, by my strategy that I devised. I invaded the territory of nations, and looted their storehouses. Like a mighty conqueror, I brought down rulers.

Isaiah 10:16

For this reason the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, will make his healthy ones emaciated. His majestic glory will go up in smoke.

Isaiah 16:6

We have heard about Moab’s pride, their great arrogance, their boasting, pride, and excess. But their boastful claims are empty!

Jeremiah 49:16

The terror you inspire in others and the arrogance of your heart have deceived you. You may make your home in the clefts of the rocks; you may occupy the highest places in the hills. But even if you made your home where the eagles nest, I would bring you down from there,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 8:8

How can you say, “We are wise! We have the law of the Lord”? The truth is, those who teach it have used their writings to make it say what it does not really mean.

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says, “Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.

Ezekiel 30:6

“‘This is what the Lord says: Egypt’s supporters will fall; her confident pride will crumble. From Migdol to Syene they will die by the sword within her, declares the sovereign Lord.

Zephaniah 2:10

This is how they will be repaid for their arrogance, for they taunted and verbally harassed the people of the Lord who commands armies.