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Jeremiah 49:15 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Jeremiah 49:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 49 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.”
Jeremiah 49:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 49:15
I will make thee small among the heathen (קָטֹן נְתַתִּיךָ, qaton netattikha)—The perfect tense indicates God's settled decree. Edom's pride in their rocky fortress and strategic trade routes will be inverted into insignificance. The verb natan (give/make) emphasizes divine causation—Edom's diminishment is not natural decline but supernatural judgment.Despised among men (בָּזוּי, bazuy)—The participle conveys permanent contempt. Where Edom once dominated caravan routes and extracted tribute, they would become a byword for desolation. This reversal of fortune demonstrates the principle: those w...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 49:15
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“and makes rich. He brings low”
“He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.”
“and shame will cover her who said to me”
“the God of Israel”
“I have made you small among the nations. You are greatly despised.”
“where no fear was”