Jeremiah 49:19

Jeremiah 49:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
• New International Version (NIV)“Like a lion coming up from Jordan’s thickets to a rich pastureland, I will chase Edom from its land in an instant. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? Who is like me and who can challenge me? And what shepherd can stand against me?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, 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?
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the floodplain of the Jordan Against the dwelling place of the strong; But I will suddenly make him run away from her. And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her? For who is like Me? Who will arraign Me? And who is that shepherd Who will withstand Me?”

Context of Jeremiah 49:19

17“Edom will become an object of horror; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will hiss at all its wounds. 18Like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah with its neighbors,” says the Lord, “no one will live there, nor will anyone of mankind reside in it. Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thicket of the Jordan to a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will chase him away from it, and I will appoint over it whoever is chosen. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can stand against Me?” 20Therefore hear the plan of the Lord which He has planned against Edom, and His purposes which He has in mind against the inhabitants of Teman: they will certainly drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; He will certainly make their pasture desolate because of them. 21The earth has quaked at the noise of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise of it has been heard at the Red Sea.

Jeremiah 49:19 word by word

הִ֠נֵּה כְּאַרְיֵ֞ה יַעֲלֶ֨ה מִגְּא֣וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּן֮ אֶל־נְוֵ֣ה אֵיתָן֒ כִּֽי־אַרְגִּ֤יעָה אֲרִיצֶ֨נּוּ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָ וּמִ֥י בָח֖וּר אֵלֶ֣יהָ אֶפְקֹ֑ד כִּ֣י מִ֤י כָמ֙וֹנִי֙ וּמִ֣י יֹעִידֶ֔נִּי וּמִי־זֶ֣ה רֹעֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲמֹ֖ד לְפָנָֽי׃ סRead the interlinear

• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• one will comeעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• of the Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• to a perenniallyאֵיתָן'êythân · strongH386
• watered pastureנָוֶהnâveh nâvâh · pastureH5116
• for in an instantרָגַעrâga‛ · to disturbH7280
• I will chaseרוּץrûts · to run: runH7323
• from it, and I will appointפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
• overאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• it whoeverמִיmîy · who?H4310
• chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• likeכְּמוֹkemô kâmô · likeH3644
• will summonיָעַדyâ‛ad · to appointH3259
• thenזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• is the shepherdרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• can standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• againstפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:19

• Jeremiah 4:7A lion has gone up from his thicket, And a destroyer of nations has set out; He has gone out from his place To make your land a waste. Your cities will be ruins, Without an inhabitant.
• Jeremiah 50:44“Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thicket of the Jordan to a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will chase them away from it, and I will appoint over it whoever is chosen. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can stand against Me?”
• Zechariah 11:3There is a sound of the shepherds’ wail, For their splendor is ruined; There is a sound of the young lions’ roar, For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.
• Jeremiah 12:5“If you have run with infantrymen and they have tired you out, How can you compete with horses? If you fall down in a land of peace, How will you do in the thicket by the Jordan?
• Joshua 3:15and when those who were carrying the ark came up to the Jordan and the feet of the priests carrying the ark stepped down into the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks all the days of harvest),
• 1 Chronicles 12:15These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, to the east and to the west.
• Exodus 15:11Who is like You among the gods, Lord? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, Awesome in praises, working wonders?
• Psalms 89:6For who in the skies is comparable to the Lord? Who among the sons of the mighty is like the Lord,
• Psalms 113:5Who is like the Lord our God, Who is enthroned on high,
• Isaiah 40:25“To whom then will you compare Me That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.
• Job 9:19If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
• Job 23:3Oh that I knew how to find Him, That I might come to His home!
• Job 40:3Then Job answered the Lord and said,
• Psalms 143:2And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For no person living is righteous in Your sight.
• Jeremiah 30:21Their leader shall be one of them, And their ruler will come out from their midst; And I will bring him near and he shall approach Me; For who would dare to risk his life to approach Me?’ declares the Lord.
• Job 41:10No one is so reckless that he dares to stir him; Who then is he who opposes Me?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Behold, he shall come up like a lion - See the note on Jeremiah 12:5. The similitude used here is well illustrated by Dr. Blayney: "When I shall occasion a like commotion in her (Idumea) as a fierce and strong lion may be supposed to do in the sheep-folds, then I will cause him (the man of whom it is said in the preceding verse that he should not dwell in it) to run away from her as the affrighted shepherds and their flocks run from the lion." A chosen…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. 19In divine judgment, the Lord would use the Babylonians to come like a lion, leaping on the sheep as they chased Edom's leaders out of the land. The Lord's rhetorical questions implied the answer, "No one can challenge the Lord; he is the only Almighty ruler."Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. he--Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuzara-dan; the name would at once suggest itself to the minds of the hearers (Jr 48:40; 46:18). swelling--as a lion which the overflow of the Jordan forced out of his lair on the banks, to ascend the neighboring heights [Calvin]. See as to the translation, "pride of the Jordan," see on Jr 12:5. habitation of ... strong--the fastnesses of Idumea (compare Nu 24:21). Maurer translates, "An ever verdant (literally, 'perennial')…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:19

• Edomites
• Lion

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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