“We have heard of the pride of Moab. He is very proud; his loftiness, and his pride, and his arrogance, and the haughtiness of his heart.
Parallel translations
- KJV We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
- BSB We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.
- NKJV “We have heard the pride of Moab (He is exceedingly proud), Of his loftiness and arrogance and pride, And of the haughtiness of his heart.”
- NASB “We have heard of the pride of Moab—he is very proud— Of his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance, and his self-exaltation.
- NLT We have all heard of the pride of Moab, for his pride is very great. We know of his lofty pride, his arrogance, and his haughty heart.
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Quick answer
The LORD recounts Moab's notorious pride, loftiness, arrogance, and haughty heart.
Overview
Moab's reputation for overweening pride is rehearsed in a heaping of terms that stress her self-exaltation. This pride is named as the root of her downfall. Scripture consistently identifies pride as opposition to God, and the gospel calls the proud to the humility of repentance and faith in Christ, who alone exalts the lowly.
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 16:6We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogance, his pride, and his wrath. His boastings are nothing.
- Ps 138:6For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.
- Isa 2:11–12The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the haughtiness of men will be bowed down, and Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day.
- Prov 18:12Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
- Job 40:10–12“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
- Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Zeph 2:8–15I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the insults of the children of Ammon, with which they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
- Prov 8:13The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
- Jas 4:6But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Dan 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.
- Prov 30:13There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.
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