Jeremiah 49:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him. ”

Jeremiah 49:8 - 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...
Jeremiah 49:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Flee ye, (k) turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time [that] I will punish him. (k) The enemies that pretend to flee, will turn back an...
Jeremiah 49:8 - 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...
Jeremiah 49:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

dwell deep: i.e. in out of the way recesses. Dedan. Not identified. He was. grandson of Abraham ( Genesis 25:1-3 ). Compare Isaiah 21:13 . Ezekiel 25:13 . A tribe descended from Abraham by Ketu...
Jeremiah 49:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet shews here how great was the pride of that nation, and sets it as it were before their eyes. Flee, he says; the language is abrupt, yet the meaning is not ambiguous. The meaning i...
Jeremiah 49:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him. Dwell deep - An allusion to the custom of the Arabs, who, whe...
Jeremiah 49:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan— See the note on Jeremiah 49:30 . The Dedanites were descended from Dedan, a grandson of Abraham, and settled in Arabia. Houbigant renders the last clause of t...
Jeremiah 49:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him. Flee ye, turn back - namely, your backs in flight. D...
Jeremiah 49:8 - 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...
Jeremiah 49:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

O inhabitants of Dedan. — See Note on Jeremiah 25:23 . In Ezekiel 25:13 Dedan appears, as here, in company with Edom and Teman. In Isaiah 21:13 the “travelling companies of Dedanim” appear as...
Jeremiah 49:8 - 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...
Jeremiah 49:8 - 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...
Jeremiah 49:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan ,.... Another city in Idumea; though some take it to be a country in Arabia, bordering on Edom, and subdued by the Edomites: the inhabitants of...
Jeremiah 49:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time [that] I will visit him. Ver. 8. Dwell deep. ] Hide yourselves in holes of the eart...
Jeremiah 49:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep “When the Arabs,” says Harmer, “have drawn upon themselves such a general resentment of the more fixed inhabitants of those countries that they think themselves unabl...
Jeremiah 49:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Judgment of Edom. B. C. 595. 7 Concerning Edom, thus saith the L ORD of hosts; I...
Jeremiah 49:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Dedan was the son of Jokshan, 1 Chronicles 1:32 , from which it is probable that the city Dedan had its name; it is reckoned, Jeremiah 25:23 , with Tema and Buz, and is mentioned Ezekiel 27...
Jeremiah 49:8 - 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...
Jeremiah 49:8 - 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...
Jeremiah 49:8 - 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...
Jeremiah 49:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan. Dwell deep, O Dedan We do not quite know who these inhabitants of Dedan were, but in all probability they were some Arabian tribe or tribes. The text intends...
Jeremiah 49:8 - 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...
Jeremiah 49:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Against Edom
Jeremiah 49:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 13:6 ; Amos 9:1-3 ; Isaiah 2:21 ; Isaiah 21:13 ; Jeremiah 25:23 ; Jeremiah 46:21 ; Jeremiah 48:28 ; Jeremiah 48:44 ; Jeremiah 48:6 ; Jeremiah 49:30 ; Jeremiah 49:32 ; Jeremiah 6:...
Jeremiah 49:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Dedan — Was a city of Arabia joining to Idumea, Isaiah 21:13 , they being neighbours to the Edomites are called to flee, and to get into caves, where they might dwell deep in the earth and be in s...

Jeremiah 49:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 49:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 49:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 49:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 49:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 49:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 49:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 49:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 49:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 49:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 49:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 49:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 49:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 49:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 49:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 49:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jeremiah 49:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 49:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 49:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 49:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes