Jeremiah 49:9-10

9 ¹If grape-gatherers came to you, would they not leave ²gleanings? ³If thieves came by night, would they not destroy only enough for themselves?

10 ⁴But I have stripped Esau bare; ⁵I have uncovered his hiding places, and he is not able to conceal himself. His children are destroyed, and his brothers, and his neighbors; and ⁶he is no more.

Jeremiah 49:9-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 49

This chapter contains prophecies concerning the judgments of God on several nations and kingdoms, chiefly bordering on the land of Israel; on the Ammonites, Jer 49:1-6; on the Edomites, Jer 49:7-22; on the kingdom of Damascus, or the Syrians, Jer 49:23-27; on the Kedarenes or Arabians, Jer 49:28-33; and on the Elamites or Persians, Jer 49:34-39.

Cross References

• 1. Obad. 5, 6
• 2. [Judges 8:2]
• 3. Obad. 5, 6
• 4. Malachi 1:3
• 5. [See ver. 9 above]
• 6. Jeremiah 31:15; Isaiah 17:14