God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 49:10
10Yet, I will strip the descendants of Esau. I will find their hiding places. They won’t be able to hide. Their children and relatives will be destroyed. None of their neighbors will say,
Jeremiah 49:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.
- New International Version (NIV)But I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, so that he cannot conceal himself. His armed men are destroyed, also his allies and neighbors, so there is no one to say,
- English Standard Version (ESV)But I have stripped Esau bare; I have uncovered his hiding places, and he is not able to conceal himself. His children are destroyed, and his brothers, and his neighbors; and he is no more.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But I have made Esau bare; I have uncovered his secret places, And he shall not be able to hide himself. His descendants are plundered, His brethren and his neighbors, And he is no more.
Context of Jeremiah 49:10
8Turn and run. Hide in deep caves, inhabitants of Dedan. When I punish them, I will bring disaster on the descendants of Esau. 9If people come to pick your grapes, won’t they leave a few grapes behind? If thieves come during the night, won’t they steal only until they’ve had enough? Yet, I will strip the descendants of Esau. I will find their hiding places. They won’t be able to hide. Their children and relatives will be destroyed. None of their neighbors will say, 11“Abandon your orphans, and I will keep them alive. Your widows can trust me.” 12This is what the Lord says: If those who don’t deserve to drink from the cup still drink from it, why should you go unpunished? You won’t go unpunished. You must drink from it.
Read all of Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 49:10 word by word
כִּֽי־אֲנִ֞י חָשַׂ֣פְתִּי אֶת־עֵשָׂ֗ו גִּלֵּ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־מִסְתָּרָ֔יו וְנֶחְבָּ֖ה לֹ֣א יוּכָ֑ל שֻׁדַּ֥ד זַרְע֛וֹ וְאֶחָ֥יו וּשְׁכֵנָ֖יו וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But I have made Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
- bareחָשַׂףchâώaph · to stripH2834
- I have uncoveredגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: uncoverH1540
- his secret placesמִסְתָּרmistâr · hidingH4565
- and he shall not be ableיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
- to hideחָבָהchâbâh · to hideH2247
- himself: his seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
- is spoiledשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
- and his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
- and his neighboursשָׁכֵןshâkên · neighborH7934
Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:10
- Malachi 1:3but Esau I hated. I turned his mountains into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the jackals in the desert.
- Romans 9:13The Scriptures say, “I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau.”
- Jeremiah 23:24“No one can hide so that I can’t see him,” declares the Lord. “I fill heaven and earth!” declares the Lord.
- Isaiah 45:3I will give you treasures from dark places and hidden stockpiles. Then you will know that I, the Lord God of Israel, have called you by name.
- Amos 9:3Even if they hide on top of Mount Carmel, I will look for them and take them from there. Even if they hide from me at the bottom of the sea, I will command a sea snake to bite them.
- Psalms 37:28The Lord loves justice, and he will not abandon his godly ones. They will be kept safe forever, but the descendants of wicked people will be cut off.
- Isaiah 14:20You won’t be joined by the kings in the tomb, because you have destroyed your land and killed your people. The descendants of the wicked will never be mentioned again.
- Obadiah 1:9“Teman, your warriors will be terrified. Everyone on Esau’s mountain will be slaughtered.
- Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked person ⌞acting like⌟ a tyrant, spreading himself out like a large cedar tree.
- Isaiah 17:14In the evening there will be sudden terror. Before morning they will be gone. This will be the fate of those who looted us, the destiny of those who robbed us.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10I have made Esau bare - I have stripped him of all defense, and have discovered his hiding-places to his enemies.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. 9-11Harvesters usually left some of the crop for the poor (Leviticus 19:9–10). Thieves would take only the grapes they could grab quickly and easily. The invaders would take their time and ruthlessly strip Edom bare, leaving only ruin behind. However, the Lord promised to show mercy to the defeated nation's orphans and widows.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Edom became politically extinct after the time of the Romans. uncovered his secret places--where he hid himself (Jr 49:8) and his treasures (Is 45:3). I have caused that nothing should be so hidden as that the conqueror should not find it. brethren--Ammon. neighbours--the Philistines.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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