Jeremiah 48:46

Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 48:7 adds that Chemosh will go into exile with his priests — linking Moab's disaster to trust in false gods.

Jeremiah 48:13 says Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as Israel was of Bethel — highlighting the futility of their idol.

Numbers 21:29 is the source of this woe — the identical line appears after Sihon's victory over Moab.

Numbers 21:28 Historical context

Numbers 21:28 precedes the quoted woe, describing the fire from Heshbon that consumed Moab — immediate context of the poem.

Isaiah 16:12 depicts Moab exhausting themselves at the high place in vain — same theme of futile worship of Chemosh.

Isaiah 16:14 prophesies Moab's downfall within three years — a parallel judgment oracle.