English Standard Version
Jeremiah 49:21
21At the sound of their fall the earth shall tremble; the sound of their cry shall be heard at the Red Sea.
Jeremiah 49:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.
- New International Version (NIV)At the sound of their fall the earth will tremble; their cry will resound to the Red Sea.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The earth shakes at the noise of their fall; At the cry its noise is heard at the Red Sea.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The earth will shake with the noise of Edom’s fall, and its cry of despair will be heard all the way to the Red Sea.
Context of Jeremiah 49:21
19Behold, like a lion coming up from the jungle of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make him run away from her. And I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me? 20Therefore hear the plan that the Lord has made against Edom and the purposes that he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman: Even the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away. Surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate. At the sound of their fall the earth shall tremble; the sound of their cry shall be heard at the Red Sea. 22Behold, one shall mount up and fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Bozrah, and the heart of the warriors of Edom shall be in that day like the heart of a woman in her birth pains." 23Concerning Damascus: "Hamath and Arpad are confounded, for they have heard bad news; they melt in fear, they are troubled like the sea that cannot be quiet.
Read all of Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 49:21 word by word
מִקּ֣וֹל נִפְלָ֔ם רָעֲשָׁ֖ה הָאָ֑רֶץ צְעָקָ֕ה בְּיַם־ס֖וּף נִשְׁמַ֥ע קוֹלָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- is movedרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
- at the noiseקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
- of their fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
- at the cryצְעָקָהtsa‛ăqâh · cryH6818
- thereof was heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- in the Redסוּףsûph · Red (Sea)H5488
- seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:21
- Jeremiah 50:46At the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and her cry shall be heard among the nations."
- Isaiah 14:4you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: "How the oppressor has ceased, the insolent fury ceased!
- Ezekiel 26:15"Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: Will not the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when slaughter is made in your midst?
- Ezekiel 21:16Cut sharply to the right; set yourself to the left, wherever your face is directed.
- Ezekiel 32:10I will make many peoples appalled at you, and the hair of their kings shall bristle with horror because of you, when I brandish my sword before them. They shall tremble every moment, every one for his own life, on the day of your downfall.
- Revelation 18:10They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, "Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come."
Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21The earth is moved - The whole state is represented here as a vast building suddenly thrown down, so as to cause the earth to tremble, and the noise to be heard at a great distance.Read the comment
- 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. 12-22The cup of judgment represented the fulfillment of the Lord's commands (see Jeremiah 25:15–17). This part clearly shows what happens after a nation drinks from that cup.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. was heard in--that is, shall be heard at. Red Sea--a considerable distance from Idumea; though the district at the Elantic bay of the Red Sea originally belonged to Idumea, and the sea itself was called from Edom, that is, "red" (Ge 25:30, Margin). Others translate, "the weedy sea" (Margin), and derive the name, "Red Sea," from its red weeds; the former view is preferable.Read the comment
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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
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