The Meaning of Jeremiah 48:14 Explained

Jeremiah 48:14

KJV: How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?

YLT: How do ye say, We are mighty, And men of strength for battle?

Darby: How do ye say, We are mighty, and men of valour for the war?

ASV: How say ye, We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

How say  ye, We [are] mighty  and strong  men  for the war? 

What does Jeremiah 48:14 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 48:14 mean?

How can you say mighty we [are] and men strong for the war
אֵ֚יךְ תֹּֽאמְר֔וּ גִּבּוֹרִ֖ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ וְאַנְשֵׁי־ חַ֖יִל ؟ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה

אֵ֚יךְ  How 
Parse: Interjection
Root: אֵיךְ 
Sense: how? interj.
תֹּֽאמְר֔וּ  can  you  say 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
גִּבּוֹרִ֖ים  mighty 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: גִּבֹּור  
Sense: strong, mighty.
אֲנָ֑חְנוּ  we  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, first person common plural
Root: אֲנַחְנוּ  
Sense: we (first pers.
וְאַנְשֵׁי־  and  men 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֱנׄושׁ 
Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
חַ֖יִל  strong 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
؟ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה  for  the  war 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.