Jeremiah 48: The Downfall of Proud Moab

Jeremiah foretells the ruin of Moab’s towns because it relied on its own deeds and riches and grew complacent and arrogant against the LORD. God Himself grieves over Moab even as He judges its pride and mocking of Israel, yet the oracle ends with a promise to restore Moab in days to come.

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In 48:13, Moab’s coming shame over its god Chemosh is likened to Israel’s shame over what?

Bethel, in which it had put its trustTyre’s ships, in which it had put its trustSheba’s gold, in which it had put its trustSamaria’s walls, in which it had put its trust