7-22 The Edomites were old enemies to the Israel of God. But their day is now at hand; it is foretold, not only to warn them, but for the sake of the Israel of God, whose afflictions were aggravated by them. Thus Divine judgments go round from nation to nation; the earth is full of commotion, and nothing can escape the ministers of Divine vengeance. The righteousness of God is to be observed amidst the violence of men. read more
Against Edom v. 7. Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts, Is wisdom no more in Teman? a city on the boundary of Idumea and Arabia, the home of Eliphaz, Job 2:11. Is counsel perished from the prudent? from those who formerly showed intelligence. Is their wisdom vanished? The rhetorical question has, of course, a strong negative significance: Wisdom and common sense seem to have disappeared entirely. v. 8. Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, hiding in caves and remote places, O... read more
6. Prophecy against the AmmonitesJeremiah 49:1-6The Ammonites also, the brother nation of the Moabites, (Genesis 19:37) after centuries of various conflict (comp. Judges 3:13; Judges 10:7 sqq.; Judges 11:32; 1 Samuel 11:0; 2 Samuel 10:11; 2 Samuel 12:26; 2 Chronicles 20:0; 2 Chronicles 26:8; 2 Chronicles 27:5) in consequence of the deportation of the East-Jordanic tribes have appropriated a part of their territory. This fact forms the point of departure for the present prophecy. Older... read more
Against the children of Ammon Jeremiah raised a protest because their king was in possession of Gad. He declared that by the fierce judgment of war, they were to be dispossessed and driven forth. The message ends with a gleam of hope, in which the prophet foretold that again the children of Ammon would be made captive. Concerning Edom, destruction is foretold, in spite of her wisdom. The reference to wisdom in Teman may be a satirical literary allusion to the fact that it was the birtbplace... read more
Prophecy Of Judgment On The Nations Continued (Jeremiah 49:1 to Jeremiah 51:64 ). Having learned that judgment was coming on Egypt, Philistia and Moab, we now go on to learn that it will also visit Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Arabia, Elam and then Babylon itself. None are immune from God’s judgment. read more
Judgment Against Edom (Jeremiah 49:7-22 ). Edom lay to the south east of Judah stretching from the borders of Judah down to the Gulf of Aqabah, a distance of 100 miles. Its importance generally lay in the fact that it gave access to the lucrative Red Sea trade through its port at Ezion Geber. The King’s Highway, the trade route from the north, passed through its territory, on the way to Ezion Geber, and those who travelled it were often prey to brigands descending from the Edomite mountains... read more
Jeremiah 49:7-Song of Solomon : . Edom.— For the land, and the relations of this people to Israel, see on Obadiah, from Jeremiah 49:1-Deuteronomy : of which the present prophecy has taken verbally Jeremiah 49:9, Jeremiah 49:14-Nehemiah :. This does not, in itself, disprove the Jeremianic authorship of other parts of this prophecy, e.g. Jeremiah 49:7 f., Jeremiah 49:10 f., Jeremiah 49:22. The Edomites are paralysed by disaster. Let the Dedanites (their southern neighbours, Ezekiel 25:13) flee... read more
The only question upon this verse is, whether, in the whole of it, it be a promise or a threatening: if it be a promise, the sense is, that though this great destruction should come upon the body of the Edomites, yet God would take care of some of their fatherless children, whose parents being carried into captivity, they had none to provide for them: if it be taken as an ironical threatening, it soundeth ruin to those as well as the rest, and I will is as much as I will not. But others think... read more
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. Chronology of the Chapter.—The prophecies against Ammon, Edom, Damascus, and Kedar. Jeremiah 49:1-33 are synchronous with the previous chapter, but the section (Jeremiah 49:34-39) against Elam has its own date given, “In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah;” therefore seven years later than those preceding it, and coinciding with chaps. Jeremiah 27:1, Jeremiah 28:1, which see.2. Geographical References.—Jeremiah 49:1. “AMMON.” Their country lay north of... read more
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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Jeremiah 49:7-23
The Edomites, the descendants of Esau, are here brought to account. Long grudge, and an old hatred to Jacob and his seed, marked this race: and to this hour the enmity hath not ceased. Galatians 4:29 . I cannot add to the beauty of this passage; neither is it possible to illustrate and explain it, equal to what is already done by scripture: See Obadiah's prophecy. But, I beg the Reader to notice that verse in it, Obadiah 1:11 , which the Chaldee scripture seems to make a promise of God to... read more