Jeremiah 49:8

Flee ye, turn back, dwell in the depths, 1 O inhabitants of Dedan; 1 for I will bring the calamity of Esav upon him, 1 the time that I will visit [to punish] him. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7Concerning Edom, thus saith Hashem Tzva'os; 1 Is chochmah no more in Teman? 1 Is etzah perished from the prudent? 1 Is their chochmah vanished? 1

9If grape gatherers come to thee, 1 would they not leave some grape gleanings? 1 If ganavim balailah (thieves by night), 1 they will destroy only till they have enough. 1

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Cross References

Judges 6:2And the yad Midyan prevailed against Yisroel; and because of Midyan the Bnei Yisroel made them dens in the mountains, and caves, and strongholds.

Isaiah 2:21To go into the clefts of the rocks, 1 and into the tops of the crags 1 before pachad (terror) of Hashem, 1 and for the hadar of His majesty, 1 when He ariseth to shake ha'aretz. 1

Jeremiah 6:1O ye Bnei Binyamin, 1 gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Yerushalayim, 1 and blow the shofar in Tekoa, 1 and kindle the fire signal on Beit-HaKerem; 1 for ra'ah (evil, disaster) appeareth out of the tzafon (north), 1 and shever gadol (great destruction). 1

Jeremiah 46:21Also her mercenaries are in the midst of her 1 like young calves of the stall; 1 for they also are turned back, 1 and are fled away together; 1 they did not stand, 1 because the day of their calamity was come upon them, 1 and the time of their pekuddat. 1

Jeremiah 48:28O ye that dwell in Moav, leave the towns, 1 and dwell in the rock, 1 and be like the yonah that maketh her nest 1 in the sides of the caveʼs mouth. 1

Jeremiah 49:30Flee, get you far off, dwell in the depths, 1 O ye inhabitants of Chatzor, saith Hashem; 1 for Nevukhadretzar Melech Bavel hath plotted an etzah (plot, plan, counsel) against you, 1 and hath conceived a plan against you. 1

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:8-23

The Judgment of Edom. ( b. c. 595.) 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? 8 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. 9 If grape-gatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough. 10 But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret… Read the whole commentary →

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