Bible Commentaries
Jeremiah 49

Introduction

Overview

Jeremiah 49:1, The judgment of the Ammonites; Jeremiah 49:6, Their restoration; Jeremiah 49:7, The judgment of Edom; Jeremiah 49:23, of Damascus; Jeremiah 49:28, of Kedar; Jeremiah 49:30, of Hazor; Jeremiah 49:34, and of Elam; Jeremiah 49:39, The restoration of Elam.

Verse 1

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Concerning: or, Against, Jeremiah 49:7, Jeremiah 49:23, Jeremiah 49:28, Jeremiah 48:1

Ammonites: Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 25:21, Jeremiah 27:3, Genesis 19:38, Deuteronomy 2:19, Deuteronomy 23:3, 2 Chronicles 20:1, 2 Chronicles 20:23, Psalms 83:7, Ezekiel 21:28-32, Ezekiel 25:2-10, Amos 1:13-15, Zephaniah 2:8-11

their king: or, Melcom, Judges 10:7, Judges 10:8, Judges 11:13-15, 1 Samuel 11:1-3, 2 Kings 10:33, 2 Kings 24:2, Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 4:7, Nehemiah 13:1, Nehemiah 13:2

cities: Psalms 9:6

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 27:5 - the king of the Ammonites Jeremiah 12:14 - that Jeremiah 40:14 - Ammonites Jeremiah 49:3 - their king Ezekiel 26:2 - she is Ezekiel 35:10 - thou hast Ezekiel 36:2 - ours Ezekiel 36:5 - appointed Joel 3:2 - and parted Obadiah 1:19 - Benjamin Micah 1:15 - will

Verse 2

that I will: Jeremiah 4:19, Ezekiel 25:4-6, Amos 1:14

Rabbah: Deuteronomy 3:11, Joshua 13:24, Joshua 13:25, Ezekiel 21:20, Rabbath

her daughters: Numbers 21:25, *marg. 2 Samuel 11:1, 2 Samuel 12:27-29, Psalms 48:11, Psalms 97:8, Ezekiel 16:46-55

shall Israel: Jeremiah 49:1, Isaiah 14:1-3, Obadiah 1:19

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 13:16 - an heap Joshua 8:28 - an heap 1 Chronicles 20:1 - Rabbah Isaiah 17:1 - a ruinous Jeremiah 50:12 - mother Ezekiel 25:7 - and will Ezekiel 25:14 - by the hand Ezekiel 26:6 - her daughters

Verse 3

Howl: Jeremiah 48:20, Jeremiah 51:8, Isaiah 13:6, Isaiah 14:31, Isaiah 15:2, Isaiah 16:7, Isaiah 23:1, Isaiah 23:6, James 5:1

gird: Jeremiah 4:8, Jeremiah 6:26, Jeremiah 48:37, Isaiah 32:11, Isaiah 32:12

run: Job 30:3-7, Isaiah 15:2

their king: or, Melcom, Jeremiah 49:1, 1 Kings 11:5, 1 Kings 11:33, 2 Kings 23:13, Milcom, Zephaniah 1:5, Malcham

shall go: Jeremiah 46:25, Jeremiah 48:7, Amos 1:15

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 20:1 - Rabbah Isaiah 3:24 - a girding

Verse 4

gloriest: Jeremiah 9:23, Isaiah 28:1-4, Isaiah 47:7, Isaiah 47:8, Revelation 18:7

thy flowing valley: or, they valley floweth away

O backsliding: Jeremiah 3:14, Jeremiah 7:24, Hosea 4:16

trusted: Jeremiah 48:7, Psalms 49:6, Psalms 52:7, Psalms 62:10, Proverbs 10:15, Ezekiel 28:4-7, 1 Timothy 6:17

Who: Jeremiah 49:16, Jeremiah 21:13, Obadiah 1:4, Obadiah 1:5

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 31:22 - backsliding Obadiah 1:3 - saith

Verse 5

I will: Jeremiah 49:29, Jeremiah 15:8, Jeremiah 20:4, Jeremiah 48:41-44, Joshua 2:9, 2 Kings 7:6, 2 Kings 7:7, 2 Kings 19:7, Job 15:21, Proverbs 28:1

ye shall: Jeremiah 46:5, Amos 4:3

none: Isaiah 16:3, Obadiah 1:12-14

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 21:13 - Who Jeremiah 49:37 - to be

Verse 6

Jeremiah 49:39, Jeremiah 46:26, Jeremiah 48:47, Isaiah 19:18-23, Isaiah 23:18, Ezekiel 16:53

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 12:15 - after Jeremiah 30:18 - Behold Daniel 11:41 - even Zechariah 9:7 - he that

Verse 7

Edom: Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 25:21, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 36:8, Numbers 20:14-21, Numbers 24:17, Numbers 24:18, Deuteronomy 23:7, Psalms 83:4-10, Psalms 137:7, Isaiah 34:1-17, Isaiah 63:1-6, Ezekiel 25:12-14, Ezekiel 35:1-15, Daniel 11:41, Joel 3:19, Amos 1:11, Amos 1:12, Obadiah 1:1-9, Malachi 1:3, Malachi 1:4

Is wisdom: Jeremiah 18:18, Job 5:12-14, Isaiah 19:11-13, Isaiah 29:14, Obadiah 1:8, Romans 1:22, Romans 1:23

Teman: Jeremiah 49:20, Genesis 36:11, Genesis 36:15, 1 Chronicles 1:53, Job 2:11, Job 4:1, Ezekiel 25:13, Amos 1:12, Obadiah 1:9, Habakkuk 3:3

Reciprocal: Genesis 25:23 - the elder Genesis 36:34 - Temani 1 Chronicles 1:36 - Teman 1 Chronicles 1:45 - Temanites Psalms 108:10 - who will lead Isaiah 21:11 - me out Isaiah 34:5 - upon Idumea Isaiah 44:25 - turneth Jeremiah 8:9 - The wise men are Jeremiah 12:14 - that Jeremiah 49:1 - Concerning Ezekiel 25:8 - Seir Ezekiel 32:29 - Edom Ezekiel 35:2 - and prophesy Ezekiel 36:5 - against all Obadiah 1:7 - there is Zephaniah 2:9 - Surely 1 Corinthians 13:8 - vanish

Verse 8

Flee: Jeremiah 49:30, Jeremiah 6:1, Jeremiah 48:6, Matthew 24:15-18, Revelation 6:15

turn back: or, they are turned back

dwell: Jeremiah 48:28, Judges 6:2, 1 Samuel 13:6, Isaiah 2:21, Amos 9:1-3, Obadiah 1:3, Obadiah 1:4

Dedan: Jeremiah 25:23, Isaiah 21:13

for: Jeremiah 49:32, Jeremiah 46:21, Jeremiah 48:44, Lamentations 4:21, Lamentations 4:22

Reciprocal: Genesis 25:3 - Dedan 1 Chronicles 1:32 - Dedan Ezekiel 25:13 - of Dedan shall fall by the sword Ezekiel 27:15 - Dedan

Verse 9

grapegatherers: Isaiah 17:6, Obadiah 1:5, Obadiah 1:6

till they have enough: Heb. their sufficiency

Reciprocal: Leviticus 19:10 - glean Judges 6:4 - left no Jeremiah 6:9 - They shall Nahum 2:2 - for

Verse 10

I have made: Malachi 1:3, Malachi 1:4, Romans 9:13

his secret: Jeremiah 23:24, Isaiah 45:3, Amos 9:3

his seed: Psalms 37:28, Isaiah 14:20-22, Obadiah 1:9

he is not: Psalms 37:35, Psalms 37:36, Isaiah 17:14

Reciprocal: Judges 6:4 - left no Obadiah 1:6 - are the

Verse 11

thy fatherless: Deuteronomy 10:18, Psalms 10:14-18, Psalms 68:5, Psalms 82:3, Psalms 146:9, Proverbs 23:10, Proverbs 23:11, Hosea 14:3, Jonah 4:11, Malachi 3:5, James 1:27

let thy: 1 Timothy 5:5

Reciprocal: Numbers 27:7 - General Luke 4:4 - That Acts 20:32 - I commend 1 Timothy 5:3 - widows 1 Peter 3:5 - who

Verse 12

they whose: Jeremiah 25:28, Jeremiah 25:29, Jeremiah 30:11, Jeremiah 46:27, Proverbs 17:5, Lamentations 4:21, Lamentations 4:22, Obadiah 1:16, 1 Peter 4:17, 1 Peter 4:18

Reciprocal: Lamentations 1:18 - hear Obadiah 1:15 - the day Zechariah 12:2 - a cup Romans 11:21 - if God Revelation 14:10 - into

Verse 13

I have: Jeremiah 44:26, Genesis 22:16, Isaiah 45:23, Ezekiel 35:11, Amos 6:8

Bozrah: Jeremiah 49:22, Genesis 36:33, Isaiah 34:6, Isaiah 63:1, Amos 1:12

a desolation: Jeremiah 49:17, Jeremiah 49:18, Isaiah 34:9-15, Ezekiel 25:13, Ezekiel 25:14, Ezekiel 35:2-15, Joel 3:19, Obadiah 1:18, Malachi 1:3, Malachi 1:4

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 1:44 - Bozrah Jeremiah 18:16 - make Jeremiah 19:8 - General Jeremiah 49:20 - make Jeremiah 51:14 - sworn Obadiah 1:10 - and Galatians 3:13 - being Hebrews 6:13 - he sware

Verse 14

heard: Jeremiah 51:46, Isaiah 37:7, Ezekiel 7:25, Ezekiel 7:26, Obadiah 1:1, Matthew 24:6

an ambassador: Isaiah 18:2, Isaiah 18:3, Isaiah 30:4

Gather: Jeremiah 50:9-16, Jeremiah 51:11, Jeremiah 51:27, Jeremiah 51:28, Isaiah 13:2, Isaiah 13:3

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 19:7 - hear a rumour Jeremiah 49:28 - Arise

Verse 15

1 Samuel 2:7, 1 Samuel 2:8, 1 Samuel 2:30, Psalms 53:5, Obadiah 1:2, Micah 7:10, Luke 1:51

Reciprocal: Obadiah 1:1 - We

Verse 16

terribleness: Jeremiah 48:29, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 18:21, Proverbs 29:23, Isaiah 25:4, Isaiah 25:5, Isaiah 49:25, Obadiah 1:3

dwellest: Song of Solomon 2:14, Isaiah 2:21

though: Jeremiah 48:28, Job 39:27, Isaiah 14:13-15, Ezekiel 28:11-19, Amos 9:2, Obadiah 1:4

Reciprocal: Job 29:18 - I shall die Isaiah 42:11 - let the inhabitants Jeremiah 21:13 - Who Jeremiah 22:23 - makest Jeremiah 48:14 - We Jeremiah 49:4 - Who Jeremiah 50:31 - O thou Jeremiah 51:53 - mount Ezekiel 17:3 - A great Habakkuk 2:9 - set Malachi 1:3 - laid Romans 7:11 - deceived Ephesians 4:22 - deceitful

Verse 17

Edom: Jeremiah 49:13, Isaiah 34:9-15, Ezekiel 25:13, Ezekiel 35:7, Ezekiel 35:15

every: Jeremiah 18:16, Jeremiah 50:13

shall hiss: Jeremiah 51:37, 1 Kings 9:8, 2 Chronicles 7:20, 2 Chronicles 7:21, Lamentations 2:15, Lamentations 2:16, Micah 6:16, Zephaniah 2:15

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 49:20 - make Jeremiah 49:33 - a dwelling Ezekiel 35:9 - perpetual Joel 3:19 - Edom Obadiah 1:1 - concerning Obadiah 1:10 - and

Verse 18

in the: Jeremiah 50:40, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 19:25, Deuteronomy 29:23, Psalms 11:6, Isaiah 13:19-22, Amos 4:11, Zephaniah 2:9, 2 Peter 2:6, Jude 1:7

no man: Jeremiah 49:33, Job 18:15-18, Isaiah 34:10, Revelation 18:21-23

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 49:13 - a desolation Jeremiah 49:20 - make Ezekiel 16:50 - therefore Ezekiel 35:9 - perpetual Romans 9:29 - we had been

Verse 19

he shall come: Jeremiah 4:7, Jeremiah 50:44-46, Zechariah 11:3

the swelling: Jeremiah 12:5, Joshua 3:15, 1 Chronicles 12:15

who is like: Exodus 15:11, Psalms 89:6, Psalms 89:8, Psalms 113:5, Psalms 113:6, Isaiah 40:25

appoint me the time: or, convent me in judgment, Job 9:19, Job 9:21, Job 23:3-7, Job 40:2-8, Job 42:3-5, Psalms 143:2

that shepherd: Jeremiah 30:21, Job 41:10, Psalms 76:7, Nahum 1:6, Revelation 6:17

Reciprocal: Exodus 24:2 - General 2 Kings 10:4 - how then shall Job 9:32 - not a man Ecclesiastes 6:10 - neither Isaiah 5:29 - roaring Isaiah 21:8 - General Jeremiah 5:6 - a lion Jeremiah 25:38 - hath Jeremiah 50:17 - the lions Daniel 7:13 - and they Zechariah 4:14 - that

Verse 20

the counsel: Jeremiah 50:45, Psalms 33:11, Proverbs 19:21, Isaiah 14:24-27, Isaiah 46:10, Isaiah 46:11, Acts 4:28, Ephesians 1:11

Teman: Jeremiah 49:7, Job 6:19, Job 6:20

Surely: The prophet having given the name of the shepherd to the generals of the army, pursues the same metaphor, calling the common soldiers, "the least of the flock;" who shall have strength and courage enough to the defeat the Idumean forces. Jeremiah 37:10, Jeremiah 50:45, Zechariah 4:6, 1 Corinthians 1:27-29

make: Jeremiah 49:13, Jeremiah 49:17, Jeremiah 49:18, Malachi 1:3, Malachi 1:4

Reciprocal: Genesis 36:15 - duke Teman Judges 9:53 - woman 1 Chronicles 1:36 - Teman 1 Chronicles 1:45 - Temanites 1 Chronicles 4:41 - the habitations Ezekiel 25:13 - Teman Amos 1:12 - Teman Obadiah 1:9 - O

Verse 21

earth: Jeremiah 50:46, Isaiah 14:4-15, Ezekiel 26:15-18, Ezekiel 21:16, Ezekiel 32:10, Revelation 18:10

Red sea: Heb. Weedy sea

Reciprocal: Psalms 99:1 - earth Jeremiah 46:12 - thy cry Ezekiel 30:9 - great

Verse 22

he shall: Jeremiah 4:13, Jeremiah 48:40, Jeremiah 48:41, Deuteronomy 28:49, Daniel 7:4, Hosea 8:1

Bozrah: Jeremiah 49:13

the heart of the: Jeremiah 49:24, Jeremiah 4:31, Jeremiah 6:24, Jeremiah 13:21, Jeremiah 22:23, Jeremiah 30:6, Jeremiah 48:41, Psalms 18:5, Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 21:3, Isaiah 26:17, 1 Thessalonians 5:3

Reciprocal: Genesis 36:33 - Bozrah Jeremiah 49:37 - to be Jeremiah 50:36 - her mighty Jeremiah 50:43 - pangs Amos 1:12 - Bozrah Obadiah 1:9 - thy

Verse 23

Damascus: Genesis 14:15, Genesis 15:2, 1 Kings 11:24, Isaiah 17:1-3, Isaiah 37:13, Amos 1:3-5, Zechariah 9:1, Zechariah 9:2, 2 Corinthians 11:32

Hamath: Numbers 13:21, 2 Samuel 8:9, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 18:34, 2 Kings 19:13, Isaiah 10:9, Isaiah 11:11

fainthearted: Heb. melted, Deuteronomy 20:8, *marg. Joshua 2:11, Joshua 14:8, 2 Samuel 17:10, Isaiah 13:7, Nahum 2:10

sorrow: Isaiah 57:20

on the sea: or, as on the sea, Psalms 107:26, Psalms 107:27, Luke 8:23, Luke 8:24, Luke 21:25, Luke 21:26, Acts 27:20

Reciprocal: Isaiah 36:19 - Arphad Jeremiah 25:22 - isles which are beyond the sea Jeremiah 49:1 - Concerning Ezekiel 21:7 - For the Ezekiel 27:8 - Arvad

Verse 24

anguish: Jeremiah 49:22

Reciprocal: Genesis 3:16 - in sorrow Jeremiah 4:31 - I have heard Jeremiah 6:24 - anguish Jeremiah 30:6 - every Jeremiah 48:41 - as the heart Jeremiah 49:29 - Fear Jeremiah 49:37 - to be Jeremiah 50:43 - pangs Hosea 13:13 - sorrows Mark 13:8 - sorrows

Verse 25

Jeremiah 33:9, Jeremiah 48:2, Jeremiah 48:39, Jeremiah 51:41, Psalms 37:35, Psalms 37:36, Isaiah 1:26, Isaiah 14:4-6, Daniel 4:30, Revelation 18:10, Revelation 18:16-19

Verse 26

Jeremiah 9:21, Jeremiah 11:22, Jeremiah 50:30, Jeremiah 51:3, Jeremiah 51:4, Lamentations 2:21, Ezekiel 27:27, Amos 4:10

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 52:7 - all the men

Verse 27

I will: Amos 1:3-5

Benhadad: 1 Kings 15:18-20, 1 Kings 20:1-22, 2 Kings 13:5

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 17:27 - then Jeremiah 50:32 - kindle Amos 1:4 - I will

Verse 28

Kedar: Jeremiah 2:10, Genesis 25:13, 1 Chronicles 1:29, Song of Solomon 1:5, Isaiah 21:13, Isaiah 21:16, Isaiah 21:17, Isaiah 42:11, Ezekiel 27:21

Hazor: Jeremiah 49:30, Jeremiah 49:33

Arise: Jeremiah 49:14, Jeremiah 49:31, Jeremiah 50:14-16, Isaiah 13:2-5

spoil: Genesis 25:6, Judges 6:3, Job 1:3, Isaiah 11:14

Reciprocal: Psalms 120:5 - the tents Jeremiah 25:24 - the mingled

Verse 29

tents: Psalms 120:5, Isaiah 13:20, Isaiah 60:7

curtains: Jeremiah 4:20, Jeremiah 10:20, Habakkuk 3:7

camels: Genesis 37:25, Judges 6:5, Judges 7:12, Judges 8:21, Judges 8:26, 1 Chronicles 5:20, 1 Chronicles 5:21, Job 1:3

Fear: Jeremiah 49:24, Jeremiah 6:25, Jeremiah 20:3, Jeremiah 20:4, *marg. Jeremiah 46:5, Psalms 31:13, 2 Corinthians 4:8, 2 Corinthians 7:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 13:5 - tents Job 18:11 - Terrors Jeremiah 49:5 - I will Jeremiah 49:32 - their camels Jeremiah 49:37 - to be

Verse 30

get you far off: Heb. flit greatly

dwell: Jeremiah 49:8

for: Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 25:24, Jeremiah 25:25, Jeremiah 27:6, Isaiah 10:7

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 49:28 - Hazor

Verse 31

wealthy nation: or, nation that is at ease, Jeremiah 48:11, Psalms 123:4, Isaiah 32:9, Isaiah 32:11

that: Judges 18:7-10, Judges 18:27, Isaiah 47:8, Ezekiel 30:9, Ezekiel 38:11, Ezekiel 39:6, Nahum 1:12, Zephaniah 2:15

which dwell: Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 33:28, Judges 18:28, Micah 7:14

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 49:28 - Arise Amos 6:1 - to them

Verse 32

their camels: Jeremiah 49:29

I will scatter: Jeremiah 49:36, Deuteronomy 28:64, Ezekiel 5:10, Ezekiel 5:12, Ezekiel 12:14, Ezekiel 12:15

in the utmost corners: Heb. cut off into corners, or, that have the corners of their hair polled, Jeremiah 9:26, Jeremiah 25:23, *marg.

Reciprocal: Judges 6:5 - their camels Jeremiah 10:21 - their Jeremiah 49:8 - for Ezekiel 38:11 - go to

Verse 33

Hazor: Hazor as well as Kedar, with which it is joined - Jeremiah 49:28, was no doubt situated in Arabia, and a place of considerable importance; but it is now no more, and its very name seems to have perished.

a dwelling: Jeremiah 49:17, Jeremiah 49:18, Jeremiah 9:11, Jeremiah 10:22, Jeremiah 50:39, Jeremiah 50:40, Jeremiah 51:37, Isaiah 13:20-22, Isaiah 14:23, Isaiah 34:9-17, Zephaniah 2:9, Zephaniah 2:13-15, Malachi 1:3, Revelation 18:2, Revelation 18:21, Revelation 18:22

Reciprocal: Isaiah 34:13 - an habitation

Verse 34

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Elam: Elam, the Elymais of the Greeks and Romans, was properly a province of the Persian empire, between Media and Susiana; but sometimes the name Elam is used in a larger sense, including Susiana and other provinces - see Daniel 8:2, all of which were subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, and afterwards restored and raised to dignity by Cyrus. Jeremiah 25:25, Genesis 10:22, Genesis 14:1, Ezra 4:9, Isaiah 21:2, Ezekiel 32:24, Ezekiel 32:25, Daniel 8:2, Acts 2:9

Reciprocal: Hosea 1:5 - I will

Verse 35

break: Jeremiah 50:14, Jeremiah 50:29, Jeremiah 51:56, Psalms 46:9, Isaiah 22:6

the bow: Strabo says that the mountainous part of Elymais chiefly bred archers; and Livy speaks of Elymei sagittarii "the Elymean archers.

Reciprocal: Psalms 18:34 - so that Hosea 1:5 - I will

Verse 36

the four winds: Daniel 7:2, Daniel 7:3, Daniel 8:8, Daniel 8:22, Daniel 11:4, Revelation 7:1

scatter: Jeremiah 49:32, Deuteronomy 28:25, Deuteronomy 28:64, Ezekiel 5:10, Ezekiel 5:12, Amos 9:9

the outcasts: Jeremiah 30:17, Psalms 147:2, Isaiah 11:12, Isaiah 16:3, Isaiah 16:4, Isaiah 27:13, Isaiah 56:8

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 9:16 - and I Jeremiah 51:1 - a destroying wind

Verse 37

to be: Jeremiah 49:5, Jeremiah 49:22, Jeremiah 49:24, Jeremiah 49:29, Jeremiah 48:39, Jeremiah 50:36, Psalms 48:4-6, Ezekiel 32:23, *marg.

their enemies: Jeremiah 34:20, Jeremiah 34:21

I will send the sword: Jeremiah 9:16, Jeremiah 48:2, Leviticus 26:33, Ezekiel 5:2, Ezekiel 5:12, Ezekiel 12:14

Verse 38

Jeremiah 43:10, Daniel 7:9-14

Verse 39

in the: Jeremiah 48:47, Isaiah 2:2, Ezekiel 38:16, Daniel 2:28, Daniel 10:14, Hosea 3:5, Micah 4:1

I will: Jeremiah 49:6, Job 42:10, Ezekiel 16:53-55, Ezekiel 29:14, Ezekiel 39:25, Amos 9:14

Reciprocal: Numbers 24:14 - the latter Jeremiah 12:15 - after Jeremiah 27:3 - Edom Jeremiah 30:18 - Behold Jeremiah 30:24 - in Jeremiah 46:26 - and afterward Ezekiel 38:8 - many days Habakkuk 1:17 - and Zechariah 9:7 - he that 1 Timothy 4:1 - the latter 2 Timothy 3:1 - in