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Jeremiah 49:9 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 49 · verse 9
If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.Jeremiah 49:9 · King James Version
Jeremiah 49:9 in context
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.
10But 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.
11Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- grapegatherersbâtsarto gather grapesH1219 →
- thievesgannâba stealerH1590 →
- destroyshâchathto decayH7843 →
- grapesʻôlêlâhonly in plural gleaningsH5955 →
- leaveshâʼarproperly, to swell upH7604 →
- nightlayilproperly, a twistH3915 →
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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