Jeremiah 48:17

All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod!

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 48:31-33 provides the lament's content — weeping over Moab's ruined vineyards and silenced joy.

Jeremiah 48:39 repeats 'How she is broken!' — directly echoing the lament and reinforcing the theme.

Jeremiah 48:2 shows Moab's downfall plotted in Heshbon, directly connected to the lament over the broken scepter in v17.

Jeremiah 9:17-20 summons wailing women for lament — a similar call to mourn judgment on another nation.

Isaiah 14:5 Parallel

Isaiah 14:4 also laments a tyrant's fall with identical phrasing — reinforcing the trope of broken power.

Isaiah 16:8 Parallel

Isaiah 16:8 mourns Moab's vine withering — reinforcing the image of Moab's lost splendor and broken staff.

Isaiah 14:4 Parallel

Isaiah 14:4 begins a taunt against Babylon's king with 'How...' — the same lament formula for a fallen tyrant.

Ezekiel 19:11-14 also uses a broken scepter and uprooted vine for a fallen leader, echoing the lament over Moab's broken staff.

Revelation 18:14-20 laments Babylon's fall with similar dirge — applying the same lament pattern to a later oppressive power.