Text: Jeremiah 48:5
OT Text Referred to: Numbers 21:28
Subject: oracles against Moab
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Jeremiah 48:5 references Moabite geography within an oracle of judgment, echoing the ancient Song of Heshbon in Numbers 21:28, which describes fire going out from Heshbon to consume Moab. Both texts share Moabite place names and the theme of devastation sweeping across Moab's territory. Jeremiah incorporates this ancient poetic tradition into his prophetic oracle to demonstrate continuity between past and present judgment — the same God who brought destruction upon Moab through Sihon now brings a new wave of judgment through Babylon. The prophetic reuse of ancient conquest poetry lends canonical authority to the contemporary oracle.