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Jeremiah 49:4

in Jeremiah 49

Why do you boast of your valleys—your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?

KJV

Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?

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This verse in Jeremiah 49

Commentary

6 notes on this verse
Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys,.... Of which there were many in the country of Ammon, fruitful and well watered, which were situated by the rivers of Arnon and Jabbok, the borders of this country, and in which was the plain of the vineyards; see Jdg 11:13; and indeed the whole country was a vale.

This site's exposition

Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir?

on Jeremiah 49:1-6

The LORD asks why Milcom has “taken possession of Gad”, answering Ammon’s seizure of Gad’s land after Assyria exiled that tribe (2 Kings 15:29). Rabbah, the capital later called Amman, will become “a heap of ruins.” “Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity,” as 48:47 promised Moab.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They are charged with backsliding or turning away from God and from his worship, for they were the posterity of righteous Lot. It is true, they had never been so in covenant with God as Israel was; yet all idolaters may be called backsliders, for the worship of the true God was prior to that of false gods.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

thy flowing valley--rather, "thy valley shall flow," namely with the blood of the slain; in sad contrast to their "valleys" in which they had heretofore "gloried," as flowing with milk and honey [GROTIUS].

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A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Wherefore gloriest thou - Though thy valleys be fruitful, yet glory not in them. Though thou have much political and military power, do not trust in them, nor in the multitude of thy cities; a stronger than thou is coming against thee.
Thy flowing valley - The (fertile) valley in which Rabbah was situated. The Septuagint again has: “in the valleys of the Anakim,” as in Jer 47:5 (see the note).

The words behind it

12 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • מַה־why?

    mah-H4100 →752 times

  • תִּתְהַֽלְלִי֙do you boast

    tithaliH1984 →165 times

  • בָּֽעֲמָקִ֔יםin the valleys

    baamakimH6010 →69 times

  • זָ֣ב[is] flowing

    zavH2100 →42 times

  • עִמְקֵ֔ךְvalley your

    ʾimkekhH6010 →69 times

  • הַבַּ֖תO daughter

    habatH1323 →588 times

  • הַשּֽׁוֹבֵבָ֑ה<the> apostate

    hashoevahH7728 →

  • הַבֹּֽטְחָה֙who trusts

    habotechahH982 →120 times

  • בְּאֹ֣צְרֹתֶ֔יהָin treasures her

    beotzeroteihaH214 →79 times

  • מִ֖יwho?

    miH4310 →423 times

  • יָב֥וֹאwill he come

    yavo'H935 →2568 times

  • אֵלָֽי׃against me

    ʾelaiH413 →5510 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 31:22How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land—a woman will shelter a man.”6 works1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.5 worksJeremiah 21:13Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau—declares the LORD—you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”4 worksJeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.4 worksJeremiah 48:7Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.3 worksJeremiah 3:14“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Psalms 62:10Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.3 worksPsalms 52:7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”3 worksPsalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.3 worksJeremiah 49:16The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.2 worksProverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.2 worksRevelation 18:7As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’2 worksJeremiah 7:24Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.2 worksIsaiah 28:1–4Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.2 worksHosea 4:16For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?2 worksIsaiah 47:7–8You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.2 worksEzekiel 28:4–7By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.2 worksObadiah 1:4–5Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 9:23

    This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

    it leads to

    • 1 Corinthians 1:27–29

      But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

    • Isaiah 5:21

      Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

    • Ecclesiastes 9:11

      I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor…

    • Romans 1:22

      Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

    • 1 Corinthians 3:18–20

      Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

  • Through

    1 Timothy 6:17

    Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us…

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 11:28

      He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

    • Acts 14:17

      Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

    • Matthew 19:23

      Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 49 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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