Jer 48:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. thy works —namely, fortifications built by thy work. Moab was famous for its fortresses ( ). The antithesis is to , "Be . . . in the wilderness," where there are no fortified cities. thou . . . also —like the rest of the surrounding peoples, Judah, &c. Chemosh —the tutelary god of Moab ( ). When a people were vanquished, their gods also were taken away by the victors ( ).

Jeremiah 48:7

7. thy works—namely, fortifications built by thy work. Moab was famous for its fortresses (Jer 48:18). The antithesis is to Jer 48:6, "Be . . . in the wilderness," where there are no fortified cities.

thou . . . also—like the rest of the surrounding peoples, Judah, &c.

Chemosh—the tutelary god of Moab (Nu 21:29; Jud 11:24; 1Ki 11:7; 2Ki 23:13). When a people were vanquished, their gods also were taken away by the victors (Jer 43:12).