Text: Jeremiah 48:28
OT Text Referred to: Numbers 24:17
Subject: Moabite prophecies
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Anchor Text: Num 24:17 — Star Out of Jacob
Significance: Balaam's oracle in Numbers 24:17 prophesies that a ruler from Israel will "crush the forehead of Moab." Jeremiah 48:28 contributes to the prophetic fulfillment of this oracle, calling Moab's inhabitants to "leave the cities and settle among the rocks" like doves nesting in caverns. Jeremiah's extended oracle against Moab (ch. 48) draws extensively on Pentateuchal traditions about Moab, treating Balaam's prophecy as an unfulfilled divine word that Babylon's advance will finally bring to completion. The progression from Balaam's general prediction to Jeremiah's detailed scenario demonstrates how prophetic oracles gain specificity as their fulfillment approaches.