Jeremiah 49:15

Jeremiah 49:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
• New International Version (NIV)“Now I will make you small among the nations, despised by mankind.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For behold, I will make you small among the nations, despised among mankind.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“For indeed, I will make you small among nations, Despised among men.

Context of Jeremiah 49:15

13For by myself I have sworn” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and an example for cursing, and all its surrounding cities will become ruins forever.” 14I have heard an envoy from the Lord; a messenger has been sent among the nations: Assemble yourselves to come against her. Rise up for war! I will certainly make you insignificant among the nations, despised among humanity. 16As to the terror you cause, your arrogant heart has deceived you. You who live in the clefts of the rock, you who occupy the mountain summit, though you elevate your nest like the eagles, even from there I will bring you down. This is the Lord’s declaration. 17“Edom will become a desolation. Everyone who passes by her will be appalled and scoff because of all her wounds.

Jeremiah 49:15 word by word

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֥ה קָטֹ֛ן נְתַתִּ֖יךָ בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם בָּז֖וּי בָּאָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For, lo, I will makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• thee smallקָטֹןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• among the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• despisedבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959
• among menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:15

• 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
• Psalms 53:5Then they will be filled with dread — dread like no other — because God will scatter the bones of those who besiege you. You will put them to shame, for God has rejected them.
• Obadiah 1:2Look, I will make you insignificant among the nations; you will be deeply despised.
• Micah 7:10Then my enemy will see, and she will be covered with shame, the one who said to me, “Where is the Lord your God?” My eyes will look at her in triumph; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.
• Luke 1:51He has done a mighty deed with his arm; he has scattered the proud because of the thoughts of their hearts;

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-22Verses 7-22 Edom stretched along the south of Judah from the border of Moab on the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean and the Arabian deserts, and held the same relation to Judah which Moab held toward the kingdom of Israel. Although expressly reserved from attack by Moses Deuteronomy 2:5, a long feud caused the Edomites to cherish so bitter an enmity against Judah, that they exulted with cruel joy over the capture of Jerusalem by the Chaldaeans, and showed…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-22Verses 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 the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16The leaders of Edom believed they were powerful because they scared travelers on the King's Highway. Edom had a rock fortress, now called Petra. It was difficult to find and reachable only through a deep, narrow gorge. Even this remote place could not protect the Edomites from the Lord's judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. David and Joab had already humbled Edom (2Sa 8:14).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:15

• Edomites

In the dictionaries

• Conceive
• Dwelling
• Edom
• Heir
• Move
• Rise
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• Obadiah, Book of

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings