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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Now I will make you small among the nations, despised by mankind.
• 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.

Context of Jeremiah 49:15

13For I have sworn by my own name,” says the Lord, “that Bozrah will become an object of horror and a heap of ruins; it will be mocked and cursed. All its towns and villages will be desolate forever.” 14I have heard a message from the Lord that an ambassador was sent to the nations to say, “Form a coalition against Edom, and prepare for battle!” The Lord says to Edom, “I will cut you down to size among the nations. You will be despised by all. 16You have been deceived by the fear you inspire in others and by your own pride. You live in a rock fortress and control the mountain heights. But even if you make your nest among the peaks with the eagles, I will bring you crashing down,” says the Lord. 17“Edom will be an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will gasp at the destruction they see there.

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 makes some poor and others rich; he brings some down and lifts others up.
• Psalms 53:5Terror will grip them, terror like they have never known before. God will scatter the bones of your enemies. You will put them to shame, for God has rejected them.
• Obadiah 1:2The Lord says to Edom, “I will cut you down to size among the nations; you will be greatly despised.
• Micah 7:10Then my enemies will see that the Lord is on my side. They will be ashamed that they taunted me, saying, “So where is the Lord— that God of yours?” With my own eyes I will see their downfall; they will be trampled like mud in the streets.
• Luke 1:51His mighty arm has done tremendous things! He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.

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