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Jeremiah 48:7
New English Translation
Jeremiah 48:7
New English Translation
7 “Moab, you trust in the things you do and in your riches.
So you too will be conquered.
Your god Chemosh[a] will go into exile[b]
along with his priests and his officials.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 48:7 sn Chemosh was the national god of Moab (see also Num 21:29). Child sacrifice appears to have been a part of his worship (2 Kgs 3:27). Solomon built a high place in Jerusalem for him (1 Kgs 11:7), and he appears to have been worshiped in Israel until Josiah tore that high place down (2 Kgs 23:13).
- Jeremiah 48:7 sn The practice of carrying off the gods of captive nations has already been mentioned in the study note on 43:12. See also notes at Isa 46:1-2.
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