Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
thy works—namely, fortifications built by thy work. Moab was famous for its fortresses (Jeremiah 48:18). The antithesis is to Jeremiah 48:6, "Be . . . in the wilderness," where there are no fortified cities.
thou . . . also—like the rest of the surrounding peoples, Judah, etc.
Chemosh—the tutelary god of Moab (Numbers 21:29; Judges 11:24; I Kings 11:7; II Kings 23:13). When a people were vanquished, their gods also were taken away by the victors (Jeremiah 43:12).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 48:7:
Isaiah 46:1
Jeremiah 48:6
Jeremiah 49:3
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