Jeremiah 49:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it. ”

• Jeremiah 49:18 - Albert 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...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Edom. For the land, and the relations of this people to Israel, see on Obadiah, from Jeremiah 49:1-5 of which the present prophecy has taken verbally Jeremiah 49:9 ; Jeremiah 49:14-16 . This do...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  the overthrow, &c. Reference to Pentateuch ( Genesis 19:25 . Deuteronomy 29:23 ; Deuteronomy 29:23 ). App-92. A word almost restricted to that event.

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  He expresses more at large what he had briefly included in one word: he had said, that Edom would become a waste; but he now shews what sort of waste it would be, even such as that of Sodom...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it. As in the overthrow of Sodom - The dest...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it. As in the overthrow of Sodom and...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Against Ammon, Edom, and other Nations 1-6. The territory of Ammon was N. of Moab, and the two peoples were connected by descent. The carrying away of the tribes on the E. of Jordan by Tiglath-pil...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof. — The destruction of the two cities named had become proverbial, as in Isaiah 1:9 ; Jeremiah 13:19 ; Amos 4:11 . What is noticeable here is t...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Against the children of Ammon Jeremiah raised a protest because their king was in possession of Gad. He declared that by the fierce judgment of war, they were to be dispossessed and driven forth. The...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The Edomites, the descendants of Esau, are here brought to account. Long grudge, and an old hatred to Jacob and his seed, marked this race: and to this hour the enmity hath not ceased. Galatians 4:2...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah ,.... Which was so sudden and general, that nothing was left, or any spared; so should it be with Edom: and the neighbour [cities] thereof, saith the Lord...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour [cities] thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it. Ver. 18. As in the overthrow of Sodo...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Edom shall be a desolation; every one shall hiss , &c. See note on Jeremiah 18:16 . As in the overthrow of Sodom , &c. A proverbial expression, denoting an utter destruction. Behold, he s...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Judgment of Edom. B. C. 595.       7 Concerning Edom, thus saith the L ORD of hosts; I...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities were utterly destroyed, and therefore are set down, both here and Jeremiah 50:40 , as patterns of an utter ruin and desolation.

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Prophecy Of Judgment On The Nations Continued ( Jeremiah 49:1 to Jeremiah 51:64 ). Having learned that judgment was coming on Egypt, Philistia and Moab, we now go on to learn that it will also v...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. —The prophecies against Ammon, Edom, Damascus, and Kedar. Jeremiah 49:1-33 are synchronous with the previous chapter, but the secti...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Jeremiah 49:1 . Hath Israel no sons; hath he no heir? In this bold and striking manner the prophet commences his elegy on Ammon. The king of Ammon had in times of war, seized the cities of Gad. By...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION On Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazer, and Elam. Jeremiah 49:1-24 The violence of the Ammonites shall be severely punished. Jeremiah 49:1 Hath Israel no sons! The vi...

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Against Edom

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• Jeremiah 49:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Peter 2:6 ; Amos 4:11 ; Deuteronomy 29:23 ; Genesis 19:24 ; Genesis 19:25 ; Isaiah 13:19-22 ; Isaiah 34:10 ; Jeremiah 49:33 ; Jeremiah 50:40 ; Job 18:15-18 ; Jude 1:7 ; Psalms 11:6 ; R...

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