Jeremiah 48:27

Cited in 1 topic on this site.

Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“For wasn’t Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves? For as often as you speak of him, you shake your head.”

— WEB

“For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.”

— KJV

“For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head.”

— ASV

Bible Verses About Betrayal

Cross-references

Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Jeremiah 2:26 "As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and the…"
Micah 7:8-10 "Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, Yahweh will be a light to me."
Zephaniah 2:8 "I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the insults of the children of Ammon, with which they have reproached my people, and magnified the…"
Ezekiel 25:8 "“‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because Moab and Seir say, ‘Behold, the house of Judah is like all the nations;’"
Lamentations 2:15-17 "All that pass by clap their hands at you. They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, “Is this the city that men c…"
Psalms 44:13 "You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us."
Jeremiah 18:16 "to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing. Everyone who passes thereby will be astonished, and shake his head."
Proverbs 24:17-18 "Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;"

Commentary

(Zep 2:8). a derision--The Hebrew has the article: referring to Jer 48:26, "Was not Israel (the whole nation) the object of derision to thee?" Therefore, Moab is to suffer as formerly for its exultation over the calamity (Kg2 17:6) of the ten tribes under the Assyrian Shalmaneser (Isa. 15:1-16:14), so now for its exultation over the fall of Judah, under the Chaldean Nebuchadnezzar. God takes up His people's cause as His own (Oba 1:13-18). was he . . . among thieves-- (Jer 2:26). Proverbial. What did Israel do to deserve such derision? Was he detected in theft, that thou didst so exult over him in speaking of him? Though guilty before God, Israel was guiltless towards thee. since--"since ever" thou didst begin speaking of him. skippedst for joy--at Israel's calamity [CALVIN]; or, "thou didst shake thy head" in "derision" [MAURER].

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

Newsletter

A short reflection, a single passage, three articles to read. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Topics that cite this verse

Commentary

One verse, every Tuesday.