Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 49:22
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
22. Cp. Jer 48:40.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 22. He shall come up and fly as the eagle] Nebuchadnezzar. See Jer 48:40.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
See Poole “Jer 48:40“, See Poole “Jer 48:41“, where the very same thing, and under the same phrases, was spoken against Moab. That which is threatened is the enemies coming swiftly upon the Edomites and preying upon them, and the fear that should surprise them, which should make their hearts faint as the heart of a woman that hath a hard labour.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
22. (Compare Jer 48:40;Jer 48:41).
Bozrah(See on Jer48:24).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Behold, he shall come up, and fly as the eagle,…. The Targum is,
“behold, as an eagle comes up and flies, so shall a king come up with his army;”
the king of Babylon with his army, compared to an eagle for his swiftness and voraciousness, as before to a lion for his strength and fierceness:
and spread his wings over Bozrah; besiege that city, invest it, and seize upon it; very fitly are the wings of an army expressed by the wings of this bird, denoting both their extent and force; the same is said concerning Moab, Jer 48:40;
and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Moab be as the heart of a woman in her pangs; when just ready to be delivered; not only weak and timorous, but full of anguish, and: quite dispirited;
[See comments on Jer 48:41].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
He again speaks of the speedy coming of the Chaldeans, as though he had said, “When the state of that nation shall seem peaceable, when they rest secure in their own nest, then shall the Chaldeans suddenly come, or rather fly.” For he compares them to eagles, in order to show that it would be a very quick and ruinous expedition. At the time this prophecy was declared by the Prophet, no one could have suspected that the Chaldeans would become enemies to the Idumeans, for they were on the best terms with each other; nay, we know that they paid every attention to gain the favor of the Chaldeans. Hence it is said in the Psalms,
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Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom, who said in the day of Jerusalem, Let it be cut down, let it be cut down.” (Psa 137:7)
By these words is intimated the impious conspiracy of that nation with the Chaldeans. Nor is there a doubt but that they tried by all means to conciliate the Chaldeans for their own interest. Hence the Prophet here points out a sudden change, when he says that the Chaldeans would be like eagles, who would expand their wings over Bozrah We have seen elsewhere that this was the chief city of that nation.
The heart, he says, of the valiant men of Edom shall be like the heart of a sorrowful woman We have seen how great was the pride of the Idumeans. As then they thought themselves superior in valor and counsel, and all other things, the Prophet here shews that the heart of their valiant men would become effeminate; for it cannot be but the hearts of men are in God’s hand. God then is alone he who can sustain and animate us and give us firmness; and he also, when he pleases, can debilitate our spirits; and these things he does every moment: and that day then is not expressed without reason; for God does not only impart to every one of us what valor he pleases, but also takes away, when he pleases, the courage which he had given. Hence it is, that the hearts of the brave become cowardly, and also, that the most timid become sometimes bolder than lions, even when it pleases God either to weaken or to strengthen the hearts of men.
But it ought to be noticed, that no hope is given here to the Idumeans as to any remnant. When the Prophet spoke before of other nations, he gave them some consolation; but here he does not mitigate God’s vengeance: he dooms the Idumeans to final ruin, without giving them any hope; and for this reason, because God had for a long time borne with them, and they had most wickedly abused his forbearance. He had spared them from the time the children of Israel came up from Egypt; and when they denied a passage to them, the children of Israel made a long circuit with great inconvenience, that they might not touch their land. It was a singular favor shown to them. And had they had the least drop of humanity in them, they must have acknowledged such a kindness; on the contrary, they had ever cruelly treated their own brethren, and never ceased to do so, though often warned. It is no wonder then that God should now give them up to ruin, and announce predictions full of despair. This ought to be carefully observed, so that we may learn not to make light of God’s patience when he bears long with us, but in due time to repent, lest when he rises for judgment he should utterly destroy us. It now follows —
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(22) He shall come up and fly as the eagle.The prophet passes from one symbol of sovereignty to another, and instead of the lion we have (see Note on Jer. 48:40) the eagle. What Kerioth was to Moab, Bozrah was to Edom, and its capture is painted in the same terms.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
22. Come up as the eagle Not as the eagle rises in the air, but as an enemy to the attack.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Jer 49:22 Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Ver. 22. Behold, he shall come up and fly. ] See Jer 48:40-41 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
fly as the eagle. Reference to Pentateuch (Deu 28:49). App-92. Compare Jer 48:40.
mighty men. Hebrew. geber. App-14.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
he shall: Jer 4:13, Jer 48:40, Jer 48:41, Deu 28:49, Dan 7:4, Hos 8:1
Bozrah: Jer 49:13
the heart of the: Jer 49:24, Jer 4:31, Jer 6:24, Jer 13:21, Jer 22:23, Jer 30:6, Jer 48:41, Psa 18:5, Isa 13:8, Isa 21:3, Isa 26:17, 1Th 5:3
Reciprocal: Gen 36:33 – Bozrah Jer 49:37 – to be Jer 50:36 – her mighty Jer 50:43 – pangs Amo 1:12 – Bozrah Oba 1:9 – thy
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jer 49:22, The pronoun he refers to the Babylonian king who was to come against Edom, in this passage the comparison is to an eagle because of its ability to overspread the territory attacked. Barra is singled out because it was one of the chief cities of the Edomites. For the explanation of comparison to a womans pangs, see the comments at chapter 4: 31: 6: 24; 13: 21; 22: 23; 30: (5; 48: 41.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
49:22 Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, {x} and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
(x) As Jer 48:40 was said of Moab.
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes
The enemy would come down on Edom like an eagle (or vulture, cf. Jer 48:40-41). Men would be as fearful as women in labor when the invader struck.
Nebuchadnezzar fulfilled the judgment predicted in this prophecy when he subdued the entire Transjordan region. Like Moab and Ammon, Edom plotted against the Babylonians, who had incorporated them into their empire about 605 B.C. However, the Edomites assisted the Babylonians in attacking Judah in 588-586 B.C. (Psa 137:7; Lam 4:21; Eze 25:12-14; cf. Obad.). Babylonian reprisals against Edom for lack of cooperation, and subsequent invasions of Arab tribes (Nabateans; cf. Mal 1:1-4), drove the Edomites into Judah where they settled, north of Hebron. This area later became known as Idumea. Herod the Great was an Idumean.
". . . the threatened devastation of the land of Edom was brought about by the Chaldeans, as is clear from Mal. i. 3; but the annihilation of the people was commenced by the Maccabeans, and completed by the Romans, about the time of the Jewish war [i.e., A.D. 68-70]." [Note: Keil, 2:250.]
Misplaced trust, plus pride in herself and in her reputedly inaccessible heights, caused Yahweh to judge this nation (Jer 49:16).