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Jeremiah 49:4

Why do you boast of your valleys—your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’

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ASV

Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?

KJV

Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מַה־mah-why?H4100 →
תִּתְהַֽלְלִי֙tit.ha.Lido you boastH1984 →
בָּֽעֲמָקִ֔יםba.'a.ma.Kimin the valleysH6010 →
זָ֣בzav[is] flowingH2100 →
עִמְקֵ֔ךְ'im.Kekhvalley yourH6010 →
הַבַּ֖תha.BatO daughterH1323 →
הַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑הha.shoe.Vah<the> apostateH7728 →
הַבֹּֽטְחָה֙ha.bo.te.Chahwho trustsH982 →
בְּאֹ֣צְרֹתֶ֔יהָbe.'O.tze.ro.Tei.hain treasures herH214 →
מִ֖יmiwho?H4310 →
יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'will he comeH935 →
אֵלָֽי׃'e.Laiagainst meH413 →

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Jeremiah 31:22How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land—a woman will shelter a man.”1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.Jeremiah 21:13Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau—declares the LORD—you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.Jeremiah 48:7Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.Jeremiah 3:14“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.Psalms 62:10Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.Psalms 52:7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.Jeremiah 49:16The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.Proverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.Revelation 18:7As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’Jeremiah 7:24Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.Isaiah 28:1–4Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.Hosea 4:16For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?Isaiah 47:7–8You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.Ezekiel 28:4–7By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.Obadiah 1:4–5Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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