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Jeremiah 49:22 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Jeremiah 49:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 49 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.”
Jeremiah 49:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 49:22
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle (כַּנֶּשֶׁר יַעֲלֶה וְיִדְאֶה, kanesher ya'aleh v'yid'eh)—After comparing God to a lion (v. 19), now He is a raptor striking from above. Spread his wings over Bozrah (פֹּרֵשׂ כְּנָפָיו עַל־בָּצְרָה, pores k'nafav al-Botsrah)—this terrifying image depicts a bird of prey mantling its kill. Bozrah, Edom's capital and fortress city, offers no protection from aerial assault.The heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs (כְּלֵב אִשָּׁה מְצֵרָה, k'lev ishah metserah)—Not misogyny but recognition that childbirth pain is humanl...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 49:22
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“he shall fly as an eagle”
“And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.”
“[and] pangs as of a woman in travail.”
“he shall come up as clouds”
“and see whether a man does travail with child: why do I see every man with his hands on his waist”
“from the end of the earth”
“she turns herself to flee”
“who makes your nest in the cedars”
“when he shall set over you as head those whom you have yourself taught to be friends to you? shall not sorrows take hold of you”