Jeremiah 49:1, The judgment of the Ammonites; Jeremiah 49:6, Their restoration; Jeremiah 49:7, The judgment of Edom; Jeremiah 49:23, of Damascus; Jeremiah 49:28, of Kedar; Jeremiah 49:30, of Hazor; Jeremiah 49:34, and of Elam; Jeremiah 49:39, The restoration of Elam.
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Jeremiah 49
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Jeremiah 49 — OverviewJeremiah 49 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe cup of trembling still goes round, and the nations must all drink
of it, according to the instructions given to Jeremiah, ch. xxv. 15.
This chapter puts it into the hands, I. Of the Ammonites, ver. 1-6. II.…Jeremiah 49 — OverviewJeremiah 49 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis 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; on the Edomites, Jer 49:7; on the kingdom of…Jeremiah 49:1-6Jeremiah 49:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe Ammonites were next, both in kindred and neighbourhood, to the
Moabites, and therefore are next set to the bar. Their country joined
to that of the two tribes and a half, on the other side Jordan, and was…Jeremiah 49:1Jeremiah 49:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryHath Israel no sons! The violent seizure, perpetrated before his eyes, of parts of the sacred territory, forces the indignant question from the prophet, "How can these things be?" It was so on a former occasion (see…Jeremiah 49:1Jeremiah 49:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryIsrael's heirs.
"Hath he no heir?" Most wonderful is the preservation of the Jews as a distinct race amid the strangest vicissitudes of fortune and through centuries of exile—surviving the devastating deluge of the…Jeremiah 49:1Jeremiah 49:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryMight not right.
Ammon had taken possession of the territory of Israel (cf. chapter). Had done so as if it were his right, as if they were the lawful heirs of the land. Because of this judgment is denounced against…