Figures descriptive of the unique physical qualities of the destined conqueror of Edom. Both figures have been used before (see Jeremiah 4:7; Jeremiah 48:40).
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Jeremiah 49:19-22
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The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:1-39Jeremiah 49:1-39 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION On Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazer, and Elam.Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:7-22Jeremiah 49:7-22 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe 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 judg…The Judgment of Edom. (b. c. 595.)Jeremiah 49:7-22 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE JUDGMENT OF EDOM. (B. C. 595.) The Edomites come next to receive their doom from God, by the mouth of Jeremiah: they also were old enemies to the Israel of God; but their day will come to be reckoned with, and it is…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:19Jeremiah 49:19 · The Pulpit CommentaryHe shall some. The subject is withheld, as in Jeremiah 46:18 (see note); Jeremiah 48:40. The swelling of Jordan; rather, the pride of Jordan; i.e. the luxuriant thickets on its banks. See on Jeremiah 12:5, where the phr…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:1-39EXPOSITION On Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazer, and Elam.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:7-22The 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 judg…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Judgment of Edom. (b. c. 595.)THE JUDGMENT OF EDOM. (B. C. 595.) The Edomites come next to receive their doom from God, by the mouth of Jeremiah: they also were old enemies to the Israel of God; but their day will come to be reckoned with, and it is…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:19He shall some. The subject is withheld, as in Jeremiah 46:18 (see note); Jeremiah 48:40. The swelling of Jordan; rather, the pride of Jordan; i.e. the luxuriant thickets on its banks. See on Jeremiah 12:5, where the phr…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:20The counsel of the Lord. At first sight this appears to detract from the perfection of Jehovah. But another prophet declares that the Divine "counsels" are "framed" from eternity (Isaiah 22:11; Isaiah 37:26). Surely the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:21Is moved; rather, quaketh (as Jeremiah 8:16). It is a pity that the Authorized Version has not preserved the present tense throughout the verse. The prophet seems to see his prediction realized before him. In the Red Se…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 49:22Behold, he shall come up … Bozrah. Repeated from Jeremiah 48:40, with the substitution of "Bozrah" for "Moab," and the addition of "and he shall come up" from Jeremiah 48:19. For "Bozrah," see on Jeremiah 48:13. And at…Joseph S. Exell and contributors