Jeremiah 49:16

Jeremiah 49:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart have deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks, who occupy the heights of the hill. Though you build your nest as high as the eagle’s, from there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The horror you inspire has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle's, I will bring you down from there, declares the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your fierceness has deceived you, The pride of your heart, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, Who hold the height of the hill! Though you make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.

Context of Jeremiah 49:16

14I said, “I have heard a message from the Lord. A messenger has been sent among the nations to say, ‘Gather your armies and march out against her! Prepare to do battle with her!’” 15The Lord says to Edom, “I will certainly make you small among nations. I will make you despised by all humankind. The terror you inspire in others and the arrogance of your heart have deceived you. You may make your home in the clefts of the rocks; you may occupy the highest places in the hills. But even if you made your home where the eagles nest, I would bring you down from there,” says the Lord. 17“Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by it will be filled with horror; they will hiss out their scorn because of all the disasters that have happened to it. 18Edom will be destroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns that were around them. No one will live there. No human being will settle in it,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 49:16 word by word

תִּֽפְלַצְתְּךָ֞ הִשִּׁ֤יא אֹתָךְ֙ זְד֣וֹן לִבֶּ֔ךָ שֹֽׁכְנִי֙ בְּחַגְוֵ֣י הַסֶּ֔לַע תֹּפְשִׂ֖י מְר֣וֹם גִּבְעָ֑ה כִּֽי־תַגְבִּ֤יהַ כַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ קִנֶּ֔ךָ מִשָּׁ֥ם אֽוֹרִידְךָ֖ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy terriblenessתִּפְלֶ֫צֶתtiphletseth · terrorH8606
• hath deceivedנָשָׁאnâshâ' · to deceiveH5377
• the prideזָדוֹןzâdôn · arroganceH2087
• of thine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• O thou that dwellestשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• in the cleftsחֲגָוִיםchăgâv · cleftH2288
• of the rockסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
• that holdestתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• the heightמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791
• of the hillגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · hillH1389
• though thou shouldest make thy nestקֵןqên · nestH7064
• as highגָּבַהּgâbahh · be highH1361
• as the eagleנֶשֶׁרnesher · eagleH5404
• I will bring thee downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• from thence, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:16

• Jeremiah 48:29I have heard how proud the people of Moab are, I know how haughty they are. I have heard how arrogant, proud, and haughty they are, what a high opinion they have of themselves.
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.
• Proverbs 29:23A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.
• Isaiah 25:4For you are a protector for the poor, a protector for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rainstorm, a shade from the heat. Though the breath of tyrants is like a winter rainstorm,
• Isaiah 49:25Indeed,” says the Lord, “captives will be taken from a warrior; spoils will be rescued from a conqueror. I will oppose your adversary and I will rescue your children.
• Obadiah 1:3Your presumptuous heart has deceived you – you who reside in the safety of the rocky cliffs, whose home is high in the mountains. You think to yourself, ‘No one can bring me down to the ground!’
• Isaiah 2:21so they themselves can go into the crevices of the rocky cliffs and the openings under the rocky overhangs, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth.
• Jeremiah 48:28Leave your towns, you inhabitants of Moab. Go and live in the cliffs. Be like a dove that makes its nest high on the sides of a ravine.
• Job 39:27Is it at your command that the eagle soars, and builds its nest on high?
• Isaiah 14:13You said to yourself, “I will climb up to the sky. Above the stars of El I will set up my throne. I will rule on the mountain of assembly on the remote slopes of Zaphon.
• Ezekiel 28:11The word of the Lord came to me:
• Amos 9:2Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16O thou that dwellest - All Idumea is full of mountains and rocks, and these rocks and mountains full of caves, where, in time of great heats, and in time of war, the people take shelter.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. 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. 1616. terribleness--the terror which thou didst inspire into others. deceived thee--rendered thee proudly confident, as if none would dare to assail thee. dwellest in ... rock--Petra, the chief of Idumea, was cut in the rocks; its ruins are very remarkable. The whole south of Idumea abounds in cave dwellings and rocks. though ... nest ... eagle--(Job 39:27; Ob 3, 4). The eagle builds its nest in the highest craggy eyry.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:16

• Eagle
• Edomites
• Heart
• Pride
• Rock
• Security
• Self-Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Cave
• Conceive
• Dwelling
• Eagle
• Edom
• Heir
• Move
• Rise
• Deceivableness; Deceive
• Isaiah

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