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Jeremiah 48:14

How say you, We are men of war and strong fighters?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Pride;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Moabites;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Moabites;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chemosh;   Heshbon;   Kiriathaim;   Pisgah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Madmen;   Moab, Moabites;   Obadiah, Book of;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Nebo;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ammon ammonites children of ammon;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Valiant;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
How can you say, “We are warriors—valiant men for battle”?
Hebrew Names Version
How say you, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?
King James Version
How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?
English Standard Version
"How do you say, ‘We are heroes and mighty men of war'?
New American Standard Bible
"How can you say, 'We are warriors, And men competent for battle'?
New Century Version
"You cannot say, ‘We are warriors! We are brave men in battle!'
Amplified Bible
"How can you say, 'We are great warriors And valiant men in war?'
World English Bible
How say you, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Howe thinke you thus, We are mightie and strong men of warre?
Legacy Standard Bible
How can you say, ‘We are mighty warriors,And men valiant for battle'?
Berean Standard Bible
How can you say, 'We are warriors, mighty men ready for battle'?
Contemporary English Version
You claim that your soldiers are strong and brave.
Complete Jewish Bible
"How can you say, ‘We are heroes, warriors valiant in battle'?
Darby Translation
How do ye say, We are mighty, and men of valour for the war?
Easy-to-Read Version
"You cannot say, ‘We are good soldiers. We are brave men in battle.'
George Lamsa Translation
How can you say, We are mighty and valiant men of war?
Good News Translation
"Men of Moab, why do you claim to be heroes, brave soldiers tested in war?
Lexham English Bible
How can you say, ‘we are warriors, and men of might for the battle.'
Literal Translation
How do you say, We are mighty and strong men for war?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Wherfore do ye thinke thus: we are mightie, and stronge men off warre?
American Standard Version
How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
How say ye: 'We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war'?
King James Version (1611)
How say yee, We are mightie and strong men for the warre?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Wherefore do ye thinke thus: we are mightie and strong men of warre?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
that they returned to Joanan.
English Revised Version
How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Hou seien ye, We ben stronge, and stalworthe men to fiyte?
Update Bible Version
How do you say, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?
Webster's Bible Translation
How say ye, We [are] mighty and strong men for the war?
New English Translation
How can you men of Moab say, ‘We are heroes, men who are mighty in battle?'
New King James Version
"How can you say, "We are mighty And strong men for the war'?
New Living Translation
"You used to boast, ‘We are heroes, mighty men of war.'
New Life Bible
How can you say, ‘We are strong soldiers and powerful men of war'?
New Revised Standard
How can you say, "We are heroes and mighty warriors"?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
How can ye say, Heroes, are we? and Men of might for the war?
Douay-Rheims Bible
How do you say: We are valiant and stout men in battle?
Revised Standard Version
"How do you say, 'We are heroes and mighty men of war'?
Young's Literal Translation
How do ye say, We [are] mighty, And men of strength for battle?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"How can you say, 'We are mighty warriors, And men valiant for battle'?

Contextual Overview

14 How say you, We are men of war and strong fighters? 15 He who makes Moab waste has gone up against her; and the best of her young men have gone down to their death, says the King, whose name is the Lord of armies. 16 The fate of Moab is near, and trouble is coming on him very quickly. 17 All you who are round about him, give signs of grief for him, and all you who have knowledge of his name, say, How is the strong rod broken, even the beautiful branch! 18 Come down from your glory, O people of Dibon, and take your seat in the place of the waste; for the attacker of Moab has gone up against you, sending destruction on your strong places. 19 O daughter of Aroer, take your station by the way, on the watch: questioning him who is in flight, and her who has got away safe, say, What has been done? 20 Moab has been put to shame, she is broken: make loud sounds of grief, crying out for help; give the news in Arnon, that Moab has been made waste. 21 And punishment has come on the lowlands; on Holon and Jahzah, and on Mephaath, 22 And on Dibon, and on Nebo, and on Beth-diblathaim, 23 And on Kiriathaim, and on Beth-gamul, and on Beth-meon,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

How: Jeremiah 8:8, Psalms 11:1, Isaiah 36:4, Isaiah 36:5

We: Jeremiah 9:23, Jeremiah 49:16, Psalms 33:16, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Isaiah 10:13, Isaiah 10:16, Isaiah 16:6, Ezekiel 30:6, Zephaniah 2:10

Cross-References

Genesis 41:51
And to the first he gave the name Manasseh, for he said, God has taken away from me all memory of my hard life and of my father's house.
Genesis 46:20
And Joseph had Manasseh and Ephraim in the land of Egypt, by Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On.
Genesis 48:17
Now when Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it did not seem right to him; and lifting his father's hand he would have put it on the head of Manasseh.
Genesis 48:18
And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.
Genesis 48:19
But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.
Exodus 15:6
Full of glory, O Lord, is the power of your right hand; by your right hand those who came against you are broken.
Numbers 8:10
And you are to take the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel are to put their hands on them:
Numbers 8:18
And in place of the first sons among the children of Israel, I have taken the Levites.
Deuteronomy 34:9
And Joshua, the son of Nun, was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had put his hands on him: and the children of Israel gave ear to him, and did as the Lord had given orders to Moses.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

How say ye, we [are] mighty and strong men for the war?] The Moabites were proud, haughty, and arrogant; boasted much of their strength and valour; of the strength of their bodies, and fitness for war, and skill in it; and of the strength of their fortified cities; and thought themselves a match for the enemy, and secure from all danger: for this their pride, vanity, and self-confidence, they are here reproved, since their destruction was at hand.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Mighty - Heroes, veteran warriors.


 
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