Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 48:7
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7. thy works —namely, fortifications built by thy work. Moab was famous for its fortresses ( Jeremiah 48:18 ). The antithesis is to Jeremiah 48:6 , "Be . . . in the wilderness," where there are no fortified cities. thou . . . also —like the rest of the surrounding peoples, Judah, c. Chemosh —the tutelary god of Moab ( Numbers 21:29 Judges 11:24 ; 1 Kings 11:7 ; 2 Kings 23:13 ). When a people were vanquished, their gods also were taken away by the victors ( Jeremiah 43:12 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-8" class="com-number"
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