Jeremiah 49:15

For lo! Small, have I made thee among the nations,—Despised among men!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.

In Context

14A report, have I heard from Yahweh, Yea, an envoy, throughout the nations, hath been sent,—Gather yourselves together and come against her, And arise to the battle.

16Thy monstrous thing, hath deceived thee, The insolence of thy heart, O thou that inhabitest the hidden recesses of the cliff, That holdest fast the height of the hill,—Though thou set high as an eagle, thy nest, From thence, will I bring thee down, Declareth Yahweh;

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:7Yahweh, maketh poor, and enricheth,—Layeth low, yea exalteth;

Psalms 53:5There have they been in great dread where no dread was, Because, God, hath scattered the bones of thy besieger,—Thou hast put [him] to shame, Because, God, had, rejected, them.

Micah 7:10So shall she who had been mine enemy fear, and shame, shall cover her, who used to say unto me—Where is Yahweh thy God? Mine own eyes, shall look upon her, Now, shall she become one to he trodden down, like the mire of the lanes.

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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