Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 48:7

7 ¶ For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken , and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together .

Whether by workes in this place be meant their riches got by the labour of their hands; or their Idols which often are called by way of Defamation, the works of their own hands, or their fortifications is not much considerable, a confidence in Creatures opposed to a confidence in God is doubtless the sin here intended, what ever the ground of it was, whether their Idols, or Riches or fortified places.

Chemosh was their principal Idol as appears by Num. 21.29. Iud. 11.24. 1 King. 11.7.33. 2 King. 23.13. God sheweth them the vanity of this Idolatry, by telling them, that this Idol should go into Captivity, and be so far from being able to protect them, that he should not be able to protect himself or his own Priests, or the Princes that favoured him.

Marginal references: chap. 49.3.