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CHAPTER 49
Concerning Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, and Elam
_ 1. Concerning the Ammonites (Jeremiah 49:1) _
2. Concerning Edom (Jeremiah 49:7)
3. Concerning Damascus (Jeremiah 49:23)...
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DAMASCUS. The prophecy refers to the Aramæ ans; Hamath, 110 miles N.
of Damascus, and Arpad, 95 m. N. of Hamath, never belonged to the
Damascene kingdom. They were absorbed into the Assyrian empire c....
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MEN. Hebrew, plural of' _'enosh_. App-14....
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See introd. note. "Therefore" (Jeremiah 49:26) is quite unsuitable
here, while fitting the connexion in Jeremiah 50:30....
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VII. AN ORACLE CONCERNING DAMASCUS
Jeremiah 49:23-27
Damascus was the capital of the kingdom of Aram (Syria), the northern
neighbor of Israel. During the ninth century before Christ the Syrians
were...
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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 you...
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AGAINST AMMON, EDOM, AND OTHER NATIONS
1-6. The territory of Ammon was N. of Moab, and the two peoples were
connected by descent. The carrying away of the tribes on the E. of
Jordan by Tiglath-pileser...
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CONCERNING DAMASCUS] The prophecy relates to Syria generally, of which
this was the most important city....
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לָכֵ֛ן יִפְּל֥וּ בַחוּרֶ֖יהָ בִּ
רְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָ וְ...
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CHAPTER XXII
DAMASCUS
Jeremiah 49:23
"I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the
palaces of Benhadad."- Jeremiah 49:27
WE are a little surprised to meet with a prophecy o...
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Against the children of Ammon Jeremiah raised a protest because their
king was in possession of Gad. He declared that by the fierce judgment
of war, they were to be dispossessed and driven forth. The...
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In the prophecies of Zechariah we have a similar threatening against
Damascus. Zechariah 9:1. The Lord is visiting his enemies, and the
enemies of his Church, and therefore the day is awful....
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Here the Prophet in a manner corrects himself, and declares, that
though the ruin of Damascus would astonish all, yet it was certain;
and so I explain the particle לכן,_lacen _
It is regarded by the H...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 45 THROUGH 51.
Chapter 45 gives us the prophecy with respect to Baruch, already
mentioned. Chapter 46 and following Chapter s contain the prophecies
against t...
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THEREFORE HER YOUNG MEN SHALL FALL IN HER STREETS,.... Or "verily" o
so Jarchi interprets it as an oath; Jehovah swearing that so it should
be; that her young men, her choice ones such who were the fl...
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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.
Ver. 26. _Therefore her young men._] Or, Surely....
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_Damascus is waxed feeble_ That is, the inhabitants of Damascus. They
have lost their ancient courage and valour; they were wont to be
formidable to their enemies, but now they flee before them. _Fear...
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AGAINST DAMASCUS, HAZOK, AND ELAM...
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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. So great
had been their terror at the approach of the enemy that they h...
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23-27 How easily God can dispirit those nations that have been most
celebrated for valour! Damascus waxes feeble. It was a city of joy,
having all the delights of the sons of men. But those deceive
th...
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OLBHeb;
The Hebrew particles are not always well rendered in our translation,
and our learned English Annotator hath rightly observed this place as
one instance, for Nbl cannot be here an iliative, b...
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JUDGMENT AGAINST DAMASCUS (JEREMIAH 49:23).
Damascus was the capital city of Aram, an Aramean state which was
north of Israel and part of what we now call Syria. It was situated on
the main trade rout...
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PROPHECY OF JUDGMENT ON THE NATIONS CONTINUED (JEREMIAH 49:1 TO
JEREMIAH 51:64).
Having learned that judgment was coming on Egypt, Philistia and Moab,
we now go on to learn that it will also visit Am...
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CONTENTS: Prophecies against the Ammonites, Edom, Damascus, Kedar,
kingdoms of Hazor, Elam.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, Nebuchadrezzar, Zedekiah.
CONCLUSION: Nations that despise and persecute God's...
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Jeremiah 49:1. _Hath Israel no sons; hath he no heir?_ In this bold
and striking manner the prophet commences his elegy on Ammon. The king
of Ammon had in times of war, seized the cities of Gad. By ev...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—The
prophecies against _Ammon, Edom, Damascus,_ and _Kedar._ Jeremiah 49:1
are synchronous with the previous chapter, but the section (Jere...
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EXPOSITION
On Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazer, and Elam.
JEREMIAH 49:1
The violence of the Ammonites shall be severely punished.
JEREMIAH 49:1
HATH ISRAEL NO SONS! The violent seizure, perp...
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Now in chapter 49, he speaks first of the Ammonites. Now, the
Ammonites were those people who were north of Moab and east of the
Jordan in the upper Jordan area, east of the Sea of Galilee and the
Gol...
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Amos 4:10; Ezekiel 27:27; Jeremiah 11:22; Jeremiah 50:30; Jeremiah