The Meaning of Jeremiah 48:13 Explained

Jeremiah 48:13

KJV: And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.

YLT: And ashamed hath been Moab because of Chemosh, As the house of Israel have been ashamed Because of Beth-El their confidence.

Darby: And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.

ASV: And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Moab  shall be ashamed  of Chemosh,  as the house  of Israel  was ashamed  of Bethel  their confidence. 

What does Jeremiah 48:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 48

1  The judgment of Moab
7  for their pride
11  for their security
14  for their carnal confidence
26  and for their contempt of God and his people
47  The restoration of Moab

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 48:13 mean?

And shall be ashamed Moab of Chemosh as was ashamed the house of Israel of Bethel their confidence
וּבֹ֥שׁ מוֹאָ֖ב מִכְּמ֑וֹשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר־ בֹּ֙שׁוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִבֵּ֥ית אֵ֖ל מִבְטֶחָֽם

וּבֹ֥שׁ  And  shall  be  ashamed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּושׁ 
Sense: to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed.
מוֹאָ֖ב  Moab 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
מִכְּמ֑וֹשׁ  of  Chemosh 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּמֹושׁ 
Sense: the national deity of the Moabites and a god of the Ammonites.
בֹּ֙שׁוּ֙  was  ashamed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: בֹּושׁ 
Sense: to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed.
בֵּ֣ית  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
אֵ֖ל  Bethel 
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית־אֵל  
Sense: ancient place and seat of worship in Ephraim on border of Benjamin, identified with Luz (former name).
מִבְטֶחָֽם  their  confidence 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִבְטָח  
Sense: trust, confidence, refuge.