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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 48:13 - King James

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Jer 48:13 King James And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
ashamed--have the shame of disappointment as to the hopes they entertained of aid from Chemosh, their idol.

Beth-el-- (Kg1 12:27, Kg1 12:29) --that is, the golden calf set up there by Jeroboam.
 
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29 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.