THEOSISJeremiah 48:17Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Comfort him, all you that are round about him, and all you that know his name, say: How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod?
נֻ֤דוּ לוֹ֙ כָּל־סְבִיבָ֔יו וְכֹ֖ל יֹדְעֵ֣י שְׁמ֑וֹ אִמְר֗וּ אֵיכָ֤ה נִשְׁבַּר֙ מַטֵּה־עֹ֔ז מַקֵּ֖ל תִּפְאָרָֽה׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Isa 9:4For the yoke of their burden, and the rod of their shoulder, and the sceptre of their oppressor thou hast overcome, as in the day of Madian.
- Jer 9:17Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, and let them come: and send to them that are wise women, and let them make haste:
- Jer 9:20Hear therefore, ye women, the word of the Lord: and let your ears receive the word of his mouth: and teach your daughters wailing: and every one her neighbour mourning.
- Zech 11:10And I took my rod that was called Beauty, and I cut it asunder to make void my covenant, which I had made with all people.
- Zech 11:14And I cut off my second rod that was called a Cord, that I might break the brotherhood between Juda and Israel.
- Jer 48:31Therefore will I lament for Moab, and I will cry out to all Moab, for the men of the brick wall that mourn.
- Jer 48:33Joy and gladness is taken away from Carmel, and from the land of Moab, and I have taken away the wine out of the presses: the treader of the grapes shall not sing the accustomed cheerful tune.
- Rev 18:14And the fruits of the desire of thy soul are departed from thee: and all fat and goodly things are perished from thee. And they shall find them no more at all.