Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 49:17
Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
17. Cp. Jer 19:8.
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The like is said of Babylon, Jer 50:13; it appears from 1Ki 9:8, that it was a kind of proverbial expression, when they would express a great desolation, or great plagues, that those who passed by such a place should be astonished, and hiss at it.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
17. (Compare 1Ki9:8).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Also Edom shall be a desolation,…. Not only Bozrah, its principal city, before spoken of, but the whole country of Idumea should be laid waste; its fortified cities destroyed; its riches plundered; and its inhabitants slain with the sword; or carried captive:
everyone that goeth by it shall be astonished; at the desolation made, so suddenly and so universally:
and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof; rejoice at them; clap their hands, and shake their heads, as the Targum; and hiss with their tongues, insulting and deriding them.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Here again the Prophet confirms what he had said. We have before stated how necessary was such a repetition, because no one could have thought that destruction was so nigh the Idumeans. He did not then repeat what he had said, in order to explain more clearly what might have been otherwise obscure, but to fix more fully in the hearts of the faithful what appeared incredible.
He then says that Edom would become a waste; and then, that every one passing by it would be astonished and hiss on account of all her wounds, or strokes. Hissing may refer to derision, or to astonishment, or, at least, to wonder: for many hiss, or shake the head through mockery; and others hiss through wonder, when any unusual thing happens. And as he had said before, Whosoever shall pass through it shall be astonished, I am disposed to refer this also to what is produced by wonder or amazement. It afterwards follows —
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(17) Edom shall be a desolation.The words did not receive an immediate or even a rapid fulfilment. Iduma was a populous and powerful country in the time of John Hyrcanus. Petra, as we have seen, was rebuilt by the Romans as a centre of trade and government, and had its baths, and theatres, and temples. But the end came at last, and there are few lands, once the seat of a thriving nation, more utterly desolate than that of Edom. From the ninth century of the Christian era it disappears from history (Robinsons Researches, ii. 575).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Jer 49:17 Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
Ver. 17. And Edom shall be a desolation ] Heb., For a desolation. See on Jer 49:13 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Jer 49:17-19
17Edom will become an object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss at all its wounds. 18Like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors, says the LORD, no one will live there, nor will a son of man reside in it. 19Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is chosen I shall appoint over it. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can stand against Me?
Jer 49:17 an object of horror. . .hiss See note at Jer 49:13 for other words used to describe the shame and reproach. Here
1. everyone who passes by it will be horrified – BDB 1030, KB 1563, Qal IMPERFECT, cf. Lev 26:32; Jer 18:16; Jer 19:8; Jer 50:13
2. everyone who passes by it will hiss – BDB 1056, KB 1656, Qal IMPERFECT, cf. 1Ki 9:8; Jer 19:8; Jer 50:13; Lam 2:15
Jer 49:18 like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors Sodom and Gomorrah were the wicked cities destroyed by God in Genesis 19. Their destruction and lack of habitation became a cultural idiom (cf. Deu 29:23; Isa 1:9-10; Isa 13:19; Jer 23:14; Jer 50:40; Lam 4:6; Eze 16:46; Eze 16:48-49; Eze 16:53; Eze 16:55-56; Amo 4:11; Zep 2:9; Mat 10:15; Mat 11:23-24; Rom 9:29; 2Pe 2:6; Jude Jer 49:7; Rev 11:8).
a son of man This is the Hebrew CONSTRUCT ben-adam (i.e., Eze 2:1), which meant human person. In this verse it is parallel to no one.
SPECIAL TOPIC: THE SON OF MAN
Jer 49:19-21 This is very similar to Jer 50:44-46, obviously common cultural idioms.
Jer 49:19 like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan At one time the Jordan River valley was heavily forested and had many wild lions.
whoever is chosen I shall appoint over it This phrase is uncertain in the MT. Possibly Nebuchadnezzar was YHWH’s choice for judgment and Cyrus for restoration (cf. Isa 44:28; Isa 45:1-7). Some commentators change this phrase so as to refer to a shepherd trying to protect the sheep from the lion (AB footnote e, p. 329).
Fuente: You Can Understand the Bible: Study Guide Commentary Series by Bob Utley
a desolation = an astonishment.
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Edom
See Jer 49:14-22 (See Scofield “Gen 36:1”).
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Edom: Jer 49:13, Isa 34:9-15, Eze 25:13, Eze 35:7, Eze 35:15
every: Jer 18:16, Jer 50:13
shall hiss: Jer 51:37, 1Ki 9:8, 2Ch 7:20, 2Ch 7:21, Lam 2:15, Lam 2:16, Mic 6:16, Zep 2:15
Reciprocal: Jer 49:20 – make Jer 49:33 – a dwelling Eze 35:9 – perpetual Joe 3:19 – Edom Oba 1:1 – concerning Oba 1:10 – and
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jer 49:17. Not only was Edom to he humiliated from its position of pride and haughtiness, but the country was to become desolate to the extent that passers-by would look with scorn and belittle ik
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Jer 49:17-19. Edom shall be a desolation; every one shall hiss, &c. See note on Jer 18:16. As in the overthrow of Sodom, &c. A proverbial expression, denoting an utter destruction. Behold, he shall come up like a lion, &c. This is a description of Nebuchadnezzars marching with his army against Idumea, whom the prophet compares to a lion coming out of his den near Jordan. When that river swells, in the time of harvest, the lions, that lie in the thickets on the river side, are raised out of their coverts, and infest the country: see note on Jer 12:5, and Maundrells Travels, pp. 81, 82. Against the habitation of the strong Hebrew, , the strong folds, or rough pastures. The LXX. read , to the place Aitham, considering the word which we render strong as a proper name. But I will suddenly make him run away from her This clause should rather be rendered, I will rouse him up and make him, run upon her, the preposition , here rendered from likewise signifying upon, and being so rendered by our translators, 1Ki 9:5. To this purpose the Vulgate, quia subito currere faciam eum ad illam, because I will cause him to run suddenly against her. And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her? Namely, to spoil and destroy her. What select man shall I employ for this purpose? for it must be one who will do it effectually. Nebuchadnezzar, or his captain-general Nebuzar- adan, seems to be here meant. For who is like me? Who is able, like me, to prepare instruments to perform his work? And who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd? &c. Who will challenge me to meet him in the field, as if we were upon equal terms? or what leader or general can enter the lists with me? The word shepherd often signifies a prince, or commander. But here it is used in opposition to the lion mentioned before; as if he had said, A shepherd may as well encounter a lion as the best appointed warrior contend with the Almighty, or those whom he makes the instruments of his vengeance. Lowth.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Observers would be horrified at Edom’s fate, which would be destruction as complete as that of Sodom, Gomorrah, and the other cities of the plain (Genesis 19). People would no longer live in Edom.