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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:8

Verse 8 The Prophet shews here how great was the pride of that nation, and sets it as it were before their eyes. Flee, he says; the language is abrupt, yet the meaning is not ambiguous. The meaning is, that when any one warned the Idumeans to flee, none of them would move; nay, they would remain fixed in their own country, for they thought that they would have there a perpetual quietness. The citizens of Dedan have made deep their habitation He names another city not far from Teman. He then... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:9

Verse 9 Interpreters have not only obscured, but also perverted this verse, and only said what is to no purpose, and have gone far from the meaning of the Prophet. (37) How so? because it did not occur to them to compare this with a passage in Obadiah. Obadiah is the true interpreter; nay, our Prophet has borrowed what we read here from him. For there a question is asked, “If thieves were to come to thee, if robbers ( שדדי, shaddi, is added there, but is omitted by Jeremiah) — if robbers by... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:10

Verse 10 As to the beginning of the verse, the meaning of the Prophet is not obscure; for he means that such would be the destruction of the people of Edom, that they would be spoiled by enemies, that they would become wholly naked. But he speaks in the name of God: Behold, I uncover Esau, and make open his hidden things By hidden things he means treasures, as it is evident from Obadiah. He then says that he would so expose the Idumeans to plunder, that there would be no hidden thing but that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:7

Teman was celebrated for its "wisdom," i.e. for a practical moral philosophy, similar to that which we find in the less distinctly religions portions of the Book of Proverbs. It was this "wisdom" which formed the common element in the higher culture of the Semitic peoples, and of which the sacred narrator speaks when he says that "Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country" ( 1 Kings 4:30 ). One of Job's friends, Eliphaz, was a Temanite ( Job 2:11 ).... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:7

The failure of wisdom. Edom, the country of Job, the haunt of ancient lore, is to find that her learning and science will prove no safeguard against the deluge of destruction that is about to burst over the nations. The disaster which fell upon ancient "wise men" of the East may be a warning to the higher intelligences of all ages. The failure of wisdom is twofold—negative and positive. I. NEGATIVE ; THERE ARE EVILS WITH WHICH WISDOM CANNOT COPE . 1 . Physical. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:7

(cf. Obadiah 1:8 ; Isaiah 19:11 ; Isaiah 33:18 ).— Where is the wise? Edom, celebrated for its wisdom from of old ( Obadiah 1:8 ; Job 11:11 ; Baruch 3:22, 23), had secured itself in inaccessible fastnesses of the mountains, dwelling in rock-hewn cities. Eliphaz was a Temanite. It was chiefly in international relations that the skill or subtlety of the Idumaeans displayed itself. Their diplomacy was full of craft and falsehood, and could not be relied upon. Their wisdom was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:7-10

A startling picture of the judgment impending over Edom, the severity of which is to be inferred from the behaviour of the sufferers. Observe, no allusion is made by Jeremiah to any special bitter feeling of the Edomites towards the Israelites, such as is implied in Isaiah 34:1-17 ; Ezekiel 35:1-15 , and other passages. With regard to the fulfilment of the prophecy, we may fairly quote in the first place Malachi 1:2-4 . The agents in the desolation there referred to (still fresh in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:8

Turn back. The grammatical form is peculiar (literally, be made to turn back ). If the punctuation is not an oversight the object is to suggest the compulsiveness of the change of route of the Dedanites. Dwell deep; i.e. tarry in the deepest recesses ye can find, so as to avoid the calamities of the Edomites. The Dedanites, it will be remembered, were a tribe devoted to commerce (see on Jeremiah 25:23 ). Isaiah had already, on an earlier occasion, given the same advice as Jeremiah,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:8

Desirable habitations: a new year's sermon. "Dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan." The prophet is foretelling the calamities that are to come on the different heathen nations who dwelt around the land of God's people, and from whom they, at various times, had received sore wrong and harm. The Edomites—the descendants of Esau—were the traditional foes of Israel, and it is they who in all probability are referred to. The country they inhabited was full of rocks, cliffs, deep gorges in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:9

If grape gatherers, etc. Jeremiah modifies his original in Obadiah 1:5 ; the interrogative clauses here become affirmative. Render, If vintagers come to thee, they will not leave any gleanings: if thieves by night, they destroy what is sufficient for them. read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:7-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:9

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