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Jeremiah 49:7 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 49 · verse 7
Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?Jeremiah 49:7 · King James Version
Jeremiah 49:7 in context
5Behold, 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.
6And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.
7Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
8Flee 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.
9If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- perishedʼâbadproperly, to wander awayH6 →
- counselʻêtsâhadviceH6098 →
- prudentbîynto separate mentallyH995 →
- wisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
- saithʼâmarto sayH559 →
- hoststsâbâʼa mass of persons , especially reg. organized forwarH6635 →
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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 now at hand, and is foretold, not only for warning to them, but for comfort to the Israel of God, whose afflictions were very much…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-22