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Jeremías 49:19
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He aquí que uno subirá como león de la espesura del Jordán contra el pastizal de perenne verdor, y en un instante lo haré huir de él, y al que sea escogido nombraré sobre él. Porque ¿quién es como yo y quién me citará a juicio? ¿Quién es el pastor que me podrá resistir?
He aqu que como len subir de la hinchazn del Jordn contra la bella y robusta; porque muy pronto lo har correr de sobre ella, y al que fuere escogido la encargar; porque quin es semejante a m? Quin me citar a juicio? Quin ser aquel pastor que me podr resistir?
He aqu que como len subir de la hinchazn del Jordn a la morada fuerte; porque har reposo y lo har correr de sobre ella, y al que fuere escogido la encargar; porque quin es semejante a m? O quin me emplazar? O quin ser aquel pastor que me podr resistir?
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
he shall come: Jeremiah 4:7, Jeremiah 50:44-46, Zechariah 11:3
the swelling: Jeremiah 12:5, Joshua 3:15, 1 Chronicles 12:15
who is like: Exodus 15:11, Psalms 89:6, Psalms 89:8, Psalms 113:5, Psalms 113:6, Isaiah 40:25
appoint me the time: or, convent me in judgment, Job 9:19, Job 9:21, Job 23:3-7, Job 40:2-8, Job 42:3-5, Psalms 143:2
that shepherd: Jeremiah 30:21, Job 41:10, Psalms 76:7, Nahum 1:6, Revelation 6:17
Reciprocal: Exodus 24:2 - General 2 Kings 10:4 - how then shall Job 9:32 - not a man Ecclesiastes 6:10 - neither Isaiah 5:29 - roaring Isaiah 21:8 - General Jeremiah 5:6 - a lion Jeremiah 25:38 - hath Jeremiah 50:17 - the lions Daniel 7:13 - and they Zechariah 4:14 - that
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan,.... The Targum rightly interprets it of a king and his army, paraphrasing the words thus,
"behold, a king with his army shall come up against them, as a lion comes up from the height of Jordan;''
not the king of Edom that should come up against Judea, or to defend himself against those that invaded him; but Nebuchadnezzar and his army that should come up against the Edomites from the land of Judea, where Jordan was, having first subdued that; or should come with that strength, fury, and fierceness, as a lion when forced out of its covert near the river Jordan, by the overflowing of its banks, and obliged to betake himself to higher grounds; who, being enraged, roars and tears in pieces all in his way. Monsieur Thevenot w says, that Jordan is beset on both sides with little, thick, and pleasant woods; and Mr. Maundrell x observes, that
"there is a first and outermost bank to the river, about a furlong, upon a level, before you come to the second bank, to which it may be supposed the river did, and still does, overflow; and the second bank is so beset with bushes and trees, such as tamarisk, willows, and oleanders, c. that you can see no water till you have made your way through them. In this thicket anciently (and the same is reported of at this day) several sorts of wild beasts were wont to harbour themselves, whose being washed out of the covert, by the over flowings of the river, gave occasion to the allusion,
Jeremiah 49:19.''
So Jerom y speaks of lions, in his time, taking up their abode by the river Jordan, near which were desert places, reeds, and sedges:
against the habitation of the strong the land of Edom, a country well fortified, in which mighty men dwelt; particularly Mount Seir, where their king was, and which was "the fold of the mighty"; either of the mighty shepherd, as it may be rendered z; or of the strong place a; but what is this to a lion?
but I will make him suddenly run away from her; that is, either the mighty shepherd, the king of Edom, from his fold, upon the approach of the lion, the king of Babylon; or else, as it may be rendered, "and I will cause him to run upon it b suddenly": that is, cause the king of Babylon to come speedily into the land of Edom, and seize upon it, overrun it, prevail over it, and be master of it, as Jarchi interprets it:
and who [is] a chosen [man that] I may appoint over her? a choice person in Nebuchadnezzar's army, fit to be made a deputy governor over the land of Edom:
for who [is] like me? for wisdom and power; able to do whatever I please, and to furnish those with proper abilities to perform and accomplish whatever I give them in charge and commission to do:
and who will appoint me the time? set a time to dispute the matter with me, or engage in war against me?
and who [is] that shepherd that will stand before me? or king, as the Targum and Ben Melech; any king, prince, or potentate, who, both in Scripture and in other writings, are often called shepherds; the king of Edom is particularly pointed at, whose habitation or fold is before observed: alas! what could such a shepherd do? or how could he stand before the almighty God, or any lion he should send?
w Travels, par. 1. B. 2. ch. 41. p. 193. x Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 82. Ed. 7. y Comment. in Zech. xi. 3. z אל נוה איתן "ad caulam fortis", i.e. "pastoris validi et fortis", Schmidt. a "Sub. loci robusti", Vatablus; so Ben Melech. b כי ארגיעה אריצנו מעליה "nam momento currere faciam cum (nempe Nebuchadanosarem) supra eam", De Dieu, Gataker.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Edom stretched along the south of Judah from the border of Moab on the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean and the Arabian deserts, and held the same relation to Judah which Moab held toward the kingdom of Israel. Although expressly reserved from attack by Moses Deuteronomy 2:5, a long feud caused the Edomites to cherish so bitter an enmity against Judah, that they exulted with cruel joy over the capture of Jerusalem by the Chaldaeans, and showed great cruelty toward those why fled to them for refuge.
Of the prophecies against Edom the first eight verses of Obadiah are also found in Jeremiah (see the marginal references). As Jeremiah wrote before the capture of Jerusalem, and Obadiah apparently after it (see Jeremiah 49:13-14), it might seem certain that Obadiah copied from Jeremiah. Others held the reverse view; while some consider that the two prophets may both have made common use of some ancient prediction. See the introduction to Obadiah.
The prophecy is divisible into three strophes. In the first Jeremiah 49:7-13, the prophet describes Edom as terror-stricken.
Jeremiah 49:7
Teman - A strip of land on the northeast of Edom, put here for Edom generally. Its inhabitants were among those “children of the East” famed for wisdom, because of their skill in proverbs and dark sayings.
Jeremiah 49:8
Dwell deep - Jeremiah 49:30. The Dedanites, who were used to travel through the Edomite territory with their caravans, are advised to retire as far as possible into the Arabian deserts to be out of the way of the invaders.
Jeremiah 49:9
Translate it: “If vintagers come to thee, they will not leave any gleaning: if thieves by night, they will destroy their fill.”
Jeremiah 49:10
But - For. The reason why the invaders destroy Edom so completely. His secret places are the hiding-places in the mountains of Seir.
His seed - Esau’s seed, the Edomites; his brethren are the nations joined with him in the possession of the land, Amalek, and perhaps the Simeonites; his neighbors are Dedan, Tema, Buz.
Jeremiah 49:11
As with Moab Jeremiah 48:47, and Ammon Jeremiah 49:6, so there is mercy for Edom. The widows shall be protected, and in the orphans of Edom the nation shall once again revive.
Jeremiah 49:12
Translate it: “Behold they whose rule was not to drink of the cup shall surely drink etc.” It was not the ordinary manner of God’s people to suffer from His wrath: but now when they are drinking of the wine-cup of fury Jeremiah 25:15, how can those not in covenant with Him hope to escape?
Jeremiah 49:14-18
The second strophe, Edom’s chastisement.
Jeremiah 49:14
Rumour - Or, “revelation.”
Ambassador - Or, messenger, i. e., herald. The business of an ambassador is to negotiate, of a herald to carry a message.
Jeremiah 49:15
Small ... - Rather, small among the nations, i. e., of no political importance.
Jeremiah 49:16
Edom’s “terribleness” consisted in her cities being hewn in the sides of inaccessible rocks, from where she could suddenly descend for predatory warfare, and retire to her fastnesses without fear of reprisals.
The clefts of the rock - Or, the fastnesses of Sela, the rock-city, Petra (see Isaiah 16:1).
The hill - i. e., Bozrah.
Jeremiah 49:17
Better, “And Edom shall become a terror: every passer by shalt be terrified, and shudder etc.”
Jeremiah 49:18
Neighbour ... - Admah and Zeboim.
A son of man - i. e., “Any man.” From 536 a.d. onward, Petra suddenly vanishes from the pages of history. Only in the present century was its real site discovered.
Jeremiah 49:19-22
Concluding strophe. The fall of Edom is compared to the state of a flock worried by an enemy strong as a lion Jeremiah 4:7, and swift as an eagle.
Jeremiah 49:19
The swelling of Jordan - Or, the pride of Jordan, the thickets on his banks (marginal reference note).
Against the habitation of the strong - Or, to the abiding pasturage. The lion stalks forth from the jungle to attack the fold, sure to find sheep there because of the perennial (evergreen) pasturage: “but I will suddenly make him (the flock, Edom) run away from her (or it, the pasturage).”
And who is a chosen ... - Better, and I will appoint over it, the abandoned land of Edom, him who is chosen, i. e., my chosen ruler Nebuchadnezzar.
Who will appoint me the time? - The plaintiff, in giving notice of a suit, had to mention the time when the defendant must appear (see the margin). Yahweh identifies himself with Nebuchadnezzar Jeremiah 25:9, and shows the hopelessness of Edom’s cause. For who is like Yahweh, His equal in power and might? Who will dare litigate with Him, and question His right? etc.
Jeremiah 49:20
Surely the least ... - Rather, Surely they will worry them, the feeble ones of the flock: surely their pasture shall be terror-stricken over them. No shepherd can resist Nebuchadnezzar Jeremiah 49:19, but all flee, and leave the sheep unprotected. Thereupon, the Chaldaeans enter, and treat the poor feeble flock so barbarously, that the very fold is horrified at their cruelty.
Jeremiah 49:21
Is moved - Quakes.
At the cry ... - The arrangement is much more poetical in the Hebrew, The shriek - to the sea of Suph (Exodus 10:19 note) is heard its sound.
Jeremiah 49:22
Nebuchadnezzar shall swoop down like an eagle, the emblem of swiftness.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 49:19. Behold, he shall come up like a lion — See the note on Jeremiah 12:5. The similitude used here is well illustrated by Dr. Blayney: "When I shall occasion a like commotion in her (Idumea) as a fierce and strong lion may be supposed to do in the sheep-folds, then I will cause him (the man of whom it is said in the preceding verse that he should not dwell in it) to run away from her as the affrighted shepherds and their flocks run from the lion."
A chosen man] Nebuchadnezzar. That is, God has chosen this man, and given him a commission against Idumea.
