Jeremiah 49:21

Jeremiah 49:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.
• New International Version (NIV)At the sound of their fall the earth will tremble; their cry will resound to the Red Sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)At the sound of their fall the earth shall tremble; the sound of their cry shall be heard at the Red Sea.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The earth will shake with the noise of Edom’s fall, and its cry of despair will be heard all the way to the Red Sea.

Context of Jeremiah 49:21

19“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?” 20Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord that He has taken against Edom, And His purposes that He has proposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out; Surely He shall make their dwelling places desolate with them. The earth shakes at the noise of their fall; At the cry its noise is heard at the Red Sea. 22Behold, He shall come up and fly like the eagle, And spread His wings over Bozrah; The heart of the mighty men of Edom in that day shall be Like the heart of a woman in birth pangs. 23Against Damascus. “Hamath and Arpad are shamed, For they have heard bad news. They are fainthearted; There is trouble on the sea; It cannot be quiet.

Jeremiah 49:21 word by word

מִקּ֣וֹל נִפְלָ֔ם רָעֲשָׁ֖ה הָאָ֑רֶץ צְעָקָ֕ה בְּיַם־ס֖וּף נִשְׁמַ֥ע קוֹלָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• is movedרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• at the noiseקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of their fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• at the cryצְעָקָהtsa‛ăqâh · cryH6818
• thereof was heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• in the Redסוּףsûph · Red (Sea)H5488
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:21

• Jeremiah 50:46At the noise of the taking of Babylon The earth trembles, And the cry is heard among the nations.
• Isaiah 14:4that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say: “How the oppressor has ceased, The golden city ceased!
• Ezekiel 26:15“Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: ‘Will the coastlands not shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded cry, when slaughter is made in the midst of you?
• Ezekiel 21:16“Swords at the ready! Thrust right! Set your blade! Thrust left— Wherever your edge is ordered!
• Ezekiel 32:10Yes, I will make many peoples astonished at you, and their kings shall be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword before them; and they shall tremble every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of your fall.
• Revelation 18:10standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21The earth is moved - The whole state is represented here as a vast building suddenly thrown down, so as to cause the earth to tremble, and the noise to be heard at a great distance.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. 12-22The cup of judgment represented the fulfillment of the Lord's commands (see Jeremiah 25:15–17). This part clearly shows what happens after a nation drinks from that cup.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. was heard in--that is, shall be heard at. Red Sea--a considerable distance from Idumea; though the district at the Elantic bay of the Red Sea originally belonged to Idumea, and the sea itself was called from Edom, that is, "red" (Ge 25:30, Margin). Others translate, "the weedy sea" (Margin), and derive the name, "Red Sea," from its red weeds; the former view is preferable.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:21

• Edomites

In the dictionaries

• Red Sea
• Sea of Reeds, Red Sea
• Conceive
• Dwelling
• 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