Jeremiah 49:15
For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
Jeremiah 49:15 in other translations
| BSB | “For behold, I will make you small among nations, despised among men. |
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| WEB | “For, behold, I have made you small among the nations, and despised among men. |
| ASV | For, behold, I have made thee small among the nations, and despised among men. |
| YLT | For, lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised among men. |
| DARBY | For behold, I have made thee small among the nations, despised among men. |
| BBE | For see, I have made you small among the nations, looked down on by men. |
| Webster | For lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men. |
What does Jeremiah 49:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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.
Jeremiah 49:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 49:15
- Psalms 53:5
There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
- Obadiah 1:2
Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
- 1 Samuel 2:7-8
The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
- Luke 1:51
He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
- 1 Samuel 2:30
Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
- Micah 7:10
Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
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Context
- Jeremiah 49:14
I have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
- Jeremiah 49:15
For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
- Jeremiah 49:16
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 49:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque he aquí que pequeño te he puesto entre las gentes, menospreciado entre los hombres. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car voici, je t’ai fait petit parmi les nations, méprisé parmi les hommes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn siehe, ich habe dich klein gemacht unter den Nationen, verachtet unter den Menschen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ecce enim parvulum dedi te in gentibus, contemptibilem inter homines. |