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Jeremiah 49:7-11

The Nations Summoned Down: Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, Hazor, and Elam under the LORD’s Rule

The chapter moves through five major judgment units: Ammon’s usurpation and future restoration, Edom’s proud wisdom and mountain security brought low, Damascus’s famed city melting in fear, Kedar and Hazor’s desert security plundered by Babylon, and Elam’s bow broken and people scattered before a final restoration promise.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?

8Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him.

9If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted?

10But I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, and he will be unable to conceal himself. His descendants will be destroyed along with his relatives and neighbors, and he will be no more.

11Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”

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Verse 7

Cross-references

Obadiah 1BSB references Psalms 137:7Classic cross-references Amos 1:11Classic cross-references Isaiah 29:14Classic cross-references Ezekiel 25:12Classic cross-references Genesis 25:23Classic cross-references

Original words

Concerning Edomלֶאֱד֗וֹםH123Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularthis is whatכֹּ֤הH3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתH6635Noun - common pluralsaysאָמַר֙H559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularIs there noהַאֵ֥יןH369Adverblongerע֛וֹדH5750Adverbwisdomחָכְמָ֖הH2451Noun - feminine singularin Temanבְּתֵימָ֑ןH8487Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularHas counselעֵצָה֙H6098Noun - feminine singularperishedאָבְדָ֤הH6Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularfrom the prudentמִבָּנִ֔יםH995Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralHas their wisdomחָכְמָתָֽם׃H2451Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluraldecayedנִסְרְחָ֖הH5628Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Jeremiah 25:23Classic cross-references Jeremiah 46:21Classic cross-references Genesis 25:3Classic cross-references Isaiah 21:13Classic cross-references Jeremiah 49:30Classic cross-references

Original words

Turnהָפְנוּ֙H6437Verb - Hofal - Imperative - masculine plural[and] runנֻ֤סוּH5127Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralLieלָשֶׁ֔בֶתH3427Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructlowהֶעְמִ֣יקוּH6009Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralO dwellersיֹשְׁבֵ֖יH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructof Dedanדְּדָ֑ןH1719Noun - proper - masculine singularforכִּ֣יH3588ConjunctionI will bringהֵבֵ֥אתִיH935Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singulardisasterאֵ֥ידH343Noun - masculine singular constructonעָלָ֖יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularEsauעֵשָׂ֛וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singularat the timeעֵ֥תH6256Noun - common singularI punish himפְּקַדְתִּֽיו׃H6485Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Obadiah 1:5Classic cross-references Jeremiah 6:9Classic cross-references Judges 6:4Classic cross-references

Original words

Ifאִם־H518Conjunctiongrape gatherersבֹּֽצְרִים֙H1219Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralcameבָּ֣אוּH935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto youלָ֔ךְPreposition | second person feminine singularwould they notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleleaveיַשְׁאִ֖רוּH7604Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralsome gleaningsעֽוֹלֵל֑וֹתH5955Noun - feminine plural. . .אִם־H518ConjunctionWere thievesגַּנָּבִ֥יםH1590Noun - masculine pluralto come in the nightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהH3915Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularwould they not stealהִשְׁחִ֥יתוּH7843Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralonly what they wantedדַיָּֽם׃H1767Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 10

Cross-references

Obadiah 1:6Classic cross-references Isaiah 17:14Classic cross-references Jeremiah 23:24Classic cross-references Malachi 1:3Classic cross-references

Original words

Butכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionIאֲנִ֞יH589Pronoun - first person common singularwill strip Esauעֵשָׂ֗וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singularbareחָשַׂ֣פְתִּיH2834Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerI will uncoverגִּלֵּ֙יתִי֙H1540Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhis hiding placesמִסְתָּרָ֔יוH4565Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand he will be unableלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .יוּכָ֑לH3201Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto conceal himselfוְנֶחְבָּ֖הH2247Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularHis descendantsזַרְע֛וֹH2233Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwill be destroyedשֻׁדַּ֥דH7703Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singularalong with his relativesוְאֶחָ֥יוH251Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand neighborsוּשְׁכֵנָ֖יוH7934Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand he will be no moreוְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃H369Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Psalms 68:5Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 10:18Classic cross-references Luke 4:4Classic cross-references Hosea 14:3Classic cross-references James 1:27Classic cross-references

Original words

Abandonעָזְבָ֥הH5800Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularyour orphansיְתֹמֶ֖יךָH3490Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularIאֲנִ֣יH589Pronoun - first person common singularwill preserve their livesאֲחַיֶּ֑הH2421Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularLet your widowsוְאַלְמְנֹתֶ֖יךָH490Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singulartrustתִּבְטָֽחוּ׃סH982Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralin Meעָלַ֥יH5921Preposition | first person common singular

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