Jeremiah 49:9

Jeremiah 49:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.
• New International Version (NIV)If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave a few grapes? If thieves came during the night, would they not steal only as much as they wanted?
• English Standard Version (ESV)If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, would they not destroy only enough for themselves?
• New King James Version (NKJV)If grape-gatherers came to you, Would they not leave some gleaning grapes? If thieves by night, Would they not destroy until they have enough?

Context of Jeremiah 49:9

7Concerning Edom. This is what the Lord of armies says: “Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman? Has good advice been lost by the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? 8Flee away, turn back, dwell in the depths, You inhabitants of Dedan, For I will bring the disaster of Esau upon him At the time I punish him. If grape pickers came to you, Would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, They would destroy only what was sufficient for them. 10But I have stripped Esau bare, I have uncovered his hiding places So that he will not be able to conceal himself; His offspring have been destroyed along with his brothers And his neighbors, and he no longer exists. 11Leave your orphans behind, I will keep them alive; And let your widows trust in Me.”

Jeremiah 49:9 word by word

אִם־בֹּֽצְרִים֙ בָּ֣אוּ לָ֔ךְ לֹ֥א יַשְׁאִ֖רוּ עֽוֹלֵל֑וֹת אִם־גַּנָּבִ֥ים בַּלַּ֖יְלָה הִשְׁחִ֥יתוּ דַיָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Ifאִם'im · ifH518
• grapeבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• Would they not leaveשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• gleaningsעֹלֵלוֹת‛ôlêlâh · gleaningH5955
• thievesגַּנָּבgannâb · thiefH1590
• by nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• They would destroyשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• whatדַּיday · sufficiencyH1767

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:9

• Isaiah 17:6Yet gleanings will be left in it like the shaking of an olive tree, Two or three olives on the topmost branch, Four or five on the branches of a fruitful tree, Declares the Lord, the God of Israel.
• Obadiah 1:5“If thieves came to you, If robbers by night-- Oh how you will be ruined!-- Would they not steal only until they had enough? If grape-pickers came to you, Would they not leave some gleanings?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9If grape-gatherers - Both in vintage and harvest every grape and every stalk are not gathered; hence the gleaners get something for their pains: but your enemies shall not leave one of you behind; all shall be carried into captivity.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. 99. (Ob 5). Grape gatherers, yea even thieves, leave something behind them; but the Chaldeans will sweep Idumea clean of everything.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:9

• Edomites
• Gleaning

In the dictionaries

• Conceive
• Dwelling
• Edom
• Heir
• Move
• Rise
• Gleaning
• 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