Jeremiah 49:15

Jeremiah 49:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For behold, I will make you small among the nations, despised among mankind.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“For indeed, I will make you small among nations, Despised among men.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord says to Edom, “I will cut you down to size among the nations. You will be despised by all.

Context of Jeremiah 49:15

13I swear by myself,” declares the Lord, “that Bozrah will become a ruin and a curse, an object of horror and reproach; and all its towns will be in ruins forever.” 14I have heard a message from the Lord; an envoy was sent to the nations to say, “Assemble yourselves to attack it! Rise up for battle!” “Now I will make you small among the nations, despised by mankind. 16The 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. 17“Edom will become an object of horror; all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.

Jeremiah 49:15 word by word

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֥ה קָטֹ֛ן נְתַתִּ֖יךָ בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם בָּז֖וּי בָּאָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For, lo, I will makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• thee smallקָטֹןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• among the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• despisedבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959
• among menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:15

• 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
• Psalms 53:5But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to dread. God scattered the bones of those who attacked you; you put them to shame, for God despised them.
• Obadiah 1:2“See, I will make you small among the nations; you will be utterly despised.
• Micah 7:10Then my enemy will see it and will be covered with shame, she who said to me, “Where is the Lord your God?” My eyes will see her downfall; even now she will be trampled underfoot like mire in the streets.
• Luke 1:51He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:15

• 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. 1515. David and Joab had already humbled Edom (2Sa 8:14).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:15

• Edomites

In the dictionaries

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