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Jeremiah 48:46

Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.

KJV

Væ tibi, Moab : periisti, popule Chamos, quia comprehensi sunt filii tui et filiæ tuæ in captivitatem.

Vulgate

Woe unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh is undone; for thy sons are taken away captive, and thy daughters into captivity.

ASV

אוֹי לְ/ךָ֣ מוֹאָ֔ב אָבַ֖ד עַם כְּמ֑וֹשׁ כִּֽי לֻקְּח֤וּ בָנֶ֨י/ךָ֙ בַּ/שֶּׁ֔בִי וּ/בְנֹתֶ֖י/ךָ בַּ/שִּׁבְיָֽה

Hebrew

Woe to thee, Moab, thou hast persisted, O people of Chamos: for thy sons, and thy daughters are taken captives.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א֣וֹי
'vy
particle · 24×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בַּת
bt
noun · 585×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
כְמוֹשׁ֙
kmvsh
proper_noun · 9×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
ם
m
verb · 183×
מוֹאָ֔ב
mv'b
proper_noun · 180×
שְּׁבִ֣י
shby
noun · 48×
שִּׁבְיָ֔ה
shbyh
noun · 11×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 11:7 — Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
  • Isa 16:12 — And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail.
  • Isa 16:14 — But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and
  • Jer 48:7 — For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
  • Jer 48:7 — For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
  • Jer 48:13 — And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.
  • Judg 11:24 — Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.
  • Num 21:29 — Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
  • Num 21:29 — Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.