Jeremiah 49:22
in Jeremiah 49Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
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ASV
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Jeremiah 49
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan
on Jeremiah 49:19-22
The enemy comes “like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan,” repeated against Babylon in 50:44. The LORD’s questions, who is like Him and what shepherd can stand against Him, have no answer. Verse 22 ends with an eagle “spreading its wings over Bozrah,” used of Moab in 48:40.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Behold, he shall come up, and fly as the eagle,....
That the Edomites' confidences should all fail them in the day of their distress. They trusted to their wisdom, but that shall stand them in no stead. This is the first thing fastened upon in this prophecy against Edom,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
He shall come up and fly as the eagle - Nebuchadnezzar. See Jer 48:40.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הִנֵּ֤ה | hineh | there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| כַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ | khanesher | like <the> eagle | H5404 → | 26 times |
| יַעֲלֶ֣ה | yaaleh | someone will ascend | H5927 → | 890 times |
| וְיִדְאֶ֔ה | veyideh | and he may swoop down | H1675 → | |
| וְיִפְרֹ֥שׂ | veyifros | so he may spread out | H6566 → | 67 times |
| כְּנָפָ֖יו | kenafav | wings his | H3671 → | 109 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בָּצְרָ֑ה | botzrah | Bozrah | H1224 → | 8 times |
| וְֽ֠הָיָה | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לֵ֞ב | lev | [the] heart of | H3820 → | 595 times |
| גִּבּוֹרֵ֤י | giborei | [the] warriors of | H1368 → | 158 times |
| אֱדוֹם֙ | ʾedom | Edom | H123 → | 99 times |
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֔וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| כְּלֵ֖ב | kelev | like [the] heart of | H3820 → | 595 times |
| אִשָּׁ֥ה | ʾishah | a woman | H802 → | 781 times |
| מְצֵרָֽה׃ ס | metzerah | in labor | H6887 → | 54 times |
הִנֵּ֤הthere!
hinehH2009 →843 times
כַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙like <the> eagle
khanesherH5404 →26 times
יַעֲלֶ֣הsomeone will ascend
yaalehH5927 →890 times
וְיִדְאֶ֔הand he may swoop down
veyidehH1675 →
וְיִפְרֹ֥שׂso he may spread out
veyifrosH6566 →67 times
כְּנָפָ֖יוwings his
kenafavH3671 →109 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
בָּצְרָ֑הBozrah
botzrahH1224 →8 times
וְֽ֠הָיָהand it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
לֵ֞ב[the] heart of
levH3820 →595 times
גִּבּוֹרֵ֤י[the] warriors of
giboreiH1368 →158 times
אֱדוֹם֙Edom
ʾedomH123 →99 times
בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֔וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
כְּלֵ֖בlike [the] heart of
kelevH3820 →595 times
אִשָּׁ֥הa woman
ʾishahH802 →781 times
מְצֵרָֽה׃ סin labor
metzerahH6887 →54 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 30:6Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
it leads to
- Jeremiah 4:31
For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to…
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Nahum 2:10
She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joel 2:6
Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.
- Isaiah 21:3
Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
- Jeremiah 6:24
We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
- Jeremiah 4:31
Through
Hosea 8:1Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.
it leads to
- Hosea 6:7
But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.
- Deuteronomy 28:49
The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,
- Jeremiah 4:13
Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
- Hosea 6:7
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
