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Jeremiah 49:16 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Jeremiah 49:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 49 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.”
Jeremiah 49:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 49:16
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee (הִשִּׁיא אֹתְךָ תִּפְלַצְתְּךָ, hissi otekha tiflatstekkha)—Edom's intimidating reputation became self-deception. The tiphletseth (terror they inspired) created false security. The pride of thine heart (זְדוֹן לִבֶּךָ, zedon libbeka)—zedon denotes arrogant presumption, the same sin that felled Babylon (Isaiah 13:19).Thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock (שֹׁכְנִי בְּחַגְוֵי־הַסֶּלַע, shokhni b'chagvei-hasela)—Petra, carved into rose-red sandstone cliffs, seemed impregnable. Yet God declares: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I...
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“and makes his nest on high?”
“Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away”
“there my hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven”
“and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
“I will ascend into heaven! I will exalt my throne above the stars of God! I will sit on the mountain of assembly, in the far north!,For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:, וְאַתָּה אָמַרְתָּ בִלְבָבְךָ הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶעֱלֶה מִמַּעַל לְכוֹכְבֵי־אֵל אָרִים כִּסְאִי וְאֵשֵׁב בְּהַר־מוֹעֵד בְּיַרְכְּתֵי צָפוֹן׃ ,And thou saidst in thy heart: I will ascend into heaven”
“you who dwell in the clefts of the rock”
“but one of lowly spirit gains honor.”
“saying”
“In the hiding places of the mountainside”
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”