Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? The event of the prophecy as to Ammon preceded that as to Moab (note ); and in the destruction of Ammon is subjoined to the deposition of... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD. RABBAH - the great, m... [ Continue Reading ]
Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. HOWL, O HESHBON, FOR AI IS SPOILED. Nebuchadnezzar, coming from the north, first a... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me? THY FLOWING VALLEY - rather, 'thy valley shall flow'-namely, with the blood of the slain; in sad contrast to their "valleys" in which they had hereto... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth. YE SHALL BE DRIVEN OUT EVERY MAN RIGHT FORTH - wheresoever chance may lead him (; ); straight befo... [ Continue Reading ]
And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD. I WILL BRING AGAIN THE CAPTIVITY OF ... AMMON. (Compare , as to Moab). For the sake of "righteous" Lot, their progenitor, God had mercy in store at last for Moab and Ammon. Partially fulfilled under Cyrus; i... [ Continue Reading ]
Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? CONCERNING EDOM. A distinct prophecy; copied in part from Obadiah, but with the freedom of one inspired himself, and foretelling a later calamity. Obadiah's... [ Continue Reading ]
Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him. FLEE YE, TURN BACK - namely, your backs in flight. DWELL DEEP - in deep defiles and caves (Grotius), which abound in Idumea. Others refer it to the Arab custo... [ Continue Reading ]
If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough. IF GRAPE-GATHERERS COME TO THEE, WOULD THEY NOT LEAVE SOME GLEANING-GRAPES? IF THIEVES BY NIGHT ... - (). Grape-gatherers, yea even thieves, leave something be... [ Continue Reading ]
But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not. I HAVE MADE ESAU BARE ... AND HE IS NOT. Edom became politically extinct after the time of the Romans. I HAVE UNCOV... [ Continue Reading ]
Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. LEAVE THY FATHERLESS CHILDREN, I WILL PRESERVE THEM ALIVE; AND LET THY WIDOWS TRUST IN ME. "Thy fatherless and widows" must rest their hope in God alone, as none of the adult males shall be left alive, so... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the LORD; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it. THEY WHOSE JUDGMENT WAS NOT TO DRINK OF THE CUP HAVE ASSUREDLY DRUNKEN - t... [ Continue Reading ]
For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes. BOZRAH - (note, ).... [ Continue Reading ]
I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle. I HAVE HEARD A RUMOUR FROM THE LORD, AND AN AMBASSADOR IS SENT UNTO THE HEATHEN ... RISE UP TO THE BATTLE. Herein Jeremiah embodies in his... [ Continue Reading ]
For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men. I WILL MAKE THEE SMALL AMONG THE HEATHEN. David and Joab had already humbled Edom ().... [ Continue Reading ]
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. THY TERRIBLENESS - the terror whic... [ Continue Reading ]
Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. EVERY ONE THAT GOETH BY IT SHALL BE ASTONISHED, AND SHALL HISS - (cf. ).... [ Continue Reading ]
As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it. AS IN THE OVERTHROW OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH - (; ; ). NO MAN SHALL ABIDE THERE - i:e., of the Idumeans. The Romans had a garrison there.... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation 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? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them. THE LEAST OF THE FLOCK - the weakest an... [ Continue Reading ]
The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea. THE NOISE THEREOF WAS HEARD IN - i:e., shall be heard at. THE RED SEA - a considerable distance from Idumea; though the district at the AElanitic Bay of the Red Sea originally belonged to Idum... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. HE SHALL ... FLY AS THE EAGLE - (cf. ). BOZRAH - (note, ).... [ Continue Reading ]
Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. CONCERNING DAMASCUS - prophecy as to Damascus, etc. (Isaiah 17:1; Isaiah 10:9.) The kingdom of Damascus was already destroyed by Assyria,... [ Continue Reading ]
_DAMASCUS IS WAXED FEEBLE, AND TURNETH HERSELF TO FLEE, AND FEAR HATH SEIZED ON HER: ANGUISH AND SORROWS HAVE TAKEN HER, AS A WOMAN IN TRAVAIL._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy! HOW IS THE CITY OF PRAISE NOT LEFT. The prophet, in the person of a citizen of Damascus deploring its calamity, calls it "the city of praise" - i:e., celebrated with praises everywhere for its beauty (). 'How is it possible that such a city... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts. THEREFORE - i:e., since Damascus is doomed to fall, "Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets.... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-ha'dad. I WILL KINDLE A FIRE ... AND IT SHALL CONSUME THE PALACES OF BEN-HADAD - that palace whence so many evils and such cruelty to Israel emanated: thus implying the cause of Damascus' overthrow. Not the... [ Continue Reading ]
Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the LORD; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east. CONCERNING KEDAR - son of Ishmael (). The Kedarenes led a wandering predatory life in Arabia Petraea, as the Bed... [ Continue Reading ]
Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side. THEIR TENTS - in which they dwelt, from which they are called Scenites - i:e., tent-dwellers. THEY SHAL... [ Continue Reading ]
Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you. FLEE ... DWELL DEEP - (note, ). No conqueror would venture to follow them into the desert.... [ Continue Reading ]
Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone. GET YOU UP UNTO THE WEALTHY NATION - rather, 'the tranquil nation' (, "The land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable"). WHICH HAVE NEITHER GATES NOR BARS.... [ Continue Reading ]
And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD. THEIR CAMELS SHALL BE A BOOTY - camels were their chief possessions; hot-fi... [ Continue Reading ]
And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it. HAZOR SHALL BE A DWELLING FOR DRAGONS - (, "I laid his (Esau's) heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness").... [ Continue Reading ]
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, THE WORD OF THE LORD ... AGAINST ELAM - part of Susiana, west of Persia proper, but used to designate Persia in general. Elam proper, or Elymais, nearer Judea than... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. I WILL BREAK THE BOW OF ELAM. Elam was famed for its bowmen (). THE CHIEF OF THEIR MIGHT - in opposition to "the bow" - i:e., the bowmen who constituted their main strength.... [ Continue Reading ]
And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. UPON ELAM WILL I BRING THE FOUR WINDS ... - Nebuchadnezzar's army containing soldiers from the four... [ Continue Reading ]
For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them: I WILL SEND THE SWORD AFTER THEM, UNTIL I HAVE CONSUMED THEM -... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD. I WILL SET MY THRONE IN ELAM - I will show myself King by my judgments there, as though my tribunal were erected there. The throne of Cyrus, God's instrument set up over Media, of which Elam... [ Continue Reading ]
But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD. IN THE LATTER DAYS ... I WILL BRING AGAIN THE CAPTIVITY OF ELAM - the full restoration belongs to Gospel times: Elamites were among the first who heard and accepted it (). Remarks: (1) A... [ Continue Reading ]