Jeremiah 49 · Verse 10

Jeremiah 49:10

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.
Jeremiah 49:10, King James Version

Jeremiah 49:10 in other translations

BSBBut I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, and he will be unable to conceal himself. His descendants will be destroyed along with his relatives and neighbors, and he will be no more.
WEBBut I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he will not be able to hide himself. His offspring is destroyed, with his brothers and his neighbors; and he is no more.
ASVBut I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is destroyed, and his brethren, and his neighbors; and he is not.
YLTFor I--I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, And to be hidden he is not able, Spoiled is his seed, and his brethren, And his neighbours, and he is not.
DARBYBut I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, that he is unable to hide himself: his seed is wasted, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.
BBEI have had Esau searched out, uncovering his secret places, so that he may not keep himself covered: his seed is wasted and has come to an end, and there is no help from his neighbours.
WebsterBut I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is laid waste, and his brethren, and his neighbors, and he is not.

What does Jeremiah 49:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Edom became politically extinct after the time of the Romans. uncovered his secret places--where he hid himself (Jr 49:8) and his treasures (Is 45:3). I have caused that nothing should be so hidden as that the conqueror should not find it. brethren--Ammon. neighbours--the Philistines.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 I have made Esau bare - I have stripped him of all defense, and have discovered his hiding-places to his enemies.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 49:7-22

The Edomites were old enemies to the Israel of God. But their day is now at hand; it is foretold, not only to warn them, but for the sake of the Israel of God, whose afflictions were aggravated by them. Thus Divine judgments go round from nation to nation; the earth is full of commotion, and nothing can escape the ministers of Divine vengeance. The righteousness of God is to be observed amidst the violence of men.

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 49:7-22 →

Jeremiah 49:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אֲנִ֞י'a.NiIH589
חָשַׂ֣פְתִּיcha.Saf.tiI will strip bareH2834
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavEsauH6215
גִּלֵּ֙יתִי֙gi.Lei.tiI will uncoverH1540
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִסְתָּרָ֔יוmis.ta.Ravhiding places itsH4565
וְנֶחְבָּ֖הve.nech.Bahand it will hide itselfH2247
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יוּכָ֑לyu.Khalit will be ableH3201
שֻׁדַּ֥דshu.Dadit will be devastatedH7703
זַרְע֛וֹzar.'Ooffspring itsH2233
וְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.Chavand relatives itsH251
וּשְׁכֵנָ֖יוu.she.khe.Navand neighbors itsH7934
וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ\׃ve.'ei.Ne.nuand there not [will be] itH369

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Cross references for Jeremiah 49:10

  • Isaiah 17:14

    And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

  • Malachi 1:3-4

    And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever.

  • Psalms 37:28

    For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Isaiah 45:3

    And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

  • Amos 9:3

    And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

  • Obadiah 1:9

    And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.

  • Romans 9:13

    As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

  • Psalms 37:35-36

    I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

  • Isaiah 14:20-22

    Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned. Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 23:24

    Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I have made.
Mal 1:3,4; Ro 9:13
his secret.
23:24; Isa 45:3; Am 9:3
his seed.
Ps 37:28; Isa 14:20-22; Ob 1:9
he is not.
Ps 37:35,36; Isa 17:14

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Context

  • Jeremiah 49:9

    If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

  • Jeremiah 49:10

    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.

  • Jeremiah 49:11

    Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

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Jeremiah 49:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas yo desnudaré á Esaú, descubriré sus escondrijos, y no podrá esconderse: será destruída su simiente, y sus hermanos, y sus vecinos; y no será.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais moi, j’ai dépouillé Ésaü, j’ai découvert ses lieux secrets; il ne peut se cacher. Sa semence est dévastée, et ses frères et ses voisins, et il n’est plus.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn ich, ich habe Esau entblößt, ich habe seine Verstecke aufgedeckt; und will er sich verbergen, so kann er es nicht. Zerstört sind seine Nachkommen und seine Brüder und seine Nachbarn, und sie sind nicht mehr.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ego vero discooperui Esau: revelavi abscondita ejus, et celari non poterit: vastatum est semen ejus, et fratres ejus, et vicini ejus, et non erit.