Jeremiah 49:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.

I have made Esau bare ... and he is not. Edom became politically extinct after the time of the Romans.

I have uncovered his secret places - where he hid himself, "dwelling deep" (Jeremiah 49:8), and his treasures (Isaiah 45:3, "the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places"). I have caused that nothing should be so hidden as that the conqueror should not find it.

His brethren - Ammon.

His neighbours - the Philistines. Both Ammon and the Philistines were "spoiled," like himself and "his seed."

Jeremiah 49:10

10 But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.