Bible Commentary

But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbors, and he [is] not. 10. Parallel with Oba 1:6, which (as 8; see on Jer 49:7 above) is probably an insertion from this passage, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 49:10”

If grape gatherers come to thee, would they not leave [some] gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough. 9. would they not leave some gleaning grapes?] The v. is based on Oba 1:5, but while the general sense is the same, Obadiah contrasts the extremities to which the foe … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 49:9”

Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time [that] I will visit him. 8. dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan ] See on ch. Jer 25:23. They are bidden to seek an inaccessible hiding-place. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 49:8”

Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; [Is] wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? 7. If Oba 1:8 is a later insertion there (so Wellhausen), it may have been introduced from this passage. Eliphaz the Temanite (Job 2:11, etc.) has been thought to illustrate a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 49:7”

And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD. 6. But afterward ] Cp. Jer 48:47. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges In 1 Macc. 5:6, 7, the Ammonites appear again as a powerful nation. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse 6. Afterward I … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 49:6”

Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth. Every man right forth – The Ammonites will live in terror of the tribes which rove … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 49:5”

Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, [saying], Who shall come unto me? 4. Wherefore flowing valley ] mg. (scarcely possible), Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys? thy valley floweth away. Rabbah was on a broad tableland about 2700 feet above the sea, but it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 49:4”

Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, [and] his priests and his princes together. 3. Howl, O Heshbon ] Heshbon was a Moabite city (Jer 48:2; Jer 48:34; Jer 48:45), … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 49:3”

Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD. 2. Rabbah … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 49:2”

Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why [then] doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? 1. Hath Israel no sons?] The style is quite that of Jeremiah (e.g. Jer 2:14). Malcam ] mg. (less well), their king; and so in Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 49:1”