Jeremiah 49:14-16

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 49:7-22

The Edomites come next to receive their doom from God, by the mouth of Jeremiah: they also were old enemies to the Israel of God; but their day will come to be reckoned with, and it is now at hand, and is foretold, not only for warning to them, but for comfort to the Israel of God, whose afflictions were very much aggravated by their triumphs over them and joy in their calamity, Ps. 137:7. Many of the expressions used in this prophecy concerning Edom are borrowed from the prophecy of Obadiah,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 49:14

I have heard a rumour from the Lord ,.... "A hearing" F12 שמועה "auditum audivi", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Schmidt. ; or a report concerning the destruction of Edom, made to him in a dream or vision, by the spirit of God, as a spirit of prophecy: and an ambassador is sent to the Heathen ; or a messenger; Jeremiah the prophet, as some; or an angel, as Kimchi suggests, sent to gather the nations to war against Bozrah; or a divine impulse, as others, with which the Chaldeans were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 49:15

For, lo, I will make thee small among the Heathen ,.... Or, "I have given thee", or "made thee" F13 נתתיך "posui", Munster; "reddidi", Piscator; "dedi", V. L. Cocceius, Schmidt. ; as if it respected what Edom was at first, a people few in number, and their country not large, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi, and after them Abarbinel: but it rather intends what Edom should be F14 Dabo, Pagninus, Montanus. So Ben Melech. ; and which was the reason of gathering the Chaldeans against them,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 49:16

Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart ,.... Some render it, "thine idol" F15 תפלצתך "simulacrum tuum", Pagninus, Vatablus; "idolum", Grotius. So R. Sol. Urbin Ohel Moed, fol. 12. 1. ; see 1 Kings 15:13 ; which, being terrible to them, they thought it might be so to others, and protect them. In the place referred to the word "miphlezeth" is used, and comes from the same root with this, which signifies to be terrible and formidable, and cause to tremble,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:14

I have heard a rumor - The Lord has revealed to me what he is about to do to the Edomites. An ambassador is sent - I believe this means only that God has given permission, and has stirred up the hearts of these nations to go against those whom he has doomed to destruction. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:16

O thou that dwellest - All Idumea is full of mountains and rocks, and these rocks and mountains full of caves, where, in time of great heats, and in time of war, the people take shelter. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:14

Verse 14 The Prophet again shews that God would be the author of the calamity of which he speaks; for if things were viewed by men, no one could have thought that the Idumeans could in so short a time be destroyed. It was therefore necessary for the faithful to raise upwards their minds. And this the Prophet had in view when he said that all this would be from God. But most forcible are his words when he says, We have heard a hearing; some say, “a report,” but improperly, as I think; for... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:15

Verse 15 Interpreters for the most part give this exposition, that the people of Edom would be contemptible, because God had determined to cast them down from their dignity, which they for a time possessed: and then they connect the next verse, in which the reason for this is given, “Thy terror deceived thee, the pride of thy heart,” etc. But this passage may be taken otherwise, — that God derides the pride of that nation, which ought to have restrained itself, because it contended against... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 49:16

Verse 16 Some render the first words thus, “Thine idol hath deceived thee;” and others, “Thy folly hath deceived thee.” The verb has, indeed, this meaning, though there is a different reading, for some put a point over the right side of the letter, and others on the left. But the most suitable meaning is thus conveyed, Deceived thee has thy terror, the pride of thy heart Those who render the first word “idol,” consider that superstition is referred to, that the false confidence which the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 49:14

I have heard a rumour. In Obadiah it is " we have heard," i.e. the company of prophets (comp. Isaiah 53:1 , "Who hath believed our report?" according to one interpretation). Jeremiah, to justify his adoption of the outward form of his prophecy, declares that he is personally responsible for its substance. "Rumour," or as the word is elsewhere rendered, "report," is a technical term for a prophetic revelation ( Obadiah 1:1 ; Isaiah 28:9 , Isaiah 28:19 ; Isaiah 53:1 ; comp. ... read more

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