Jeremiah 49 · Verse 21

Jeremiah 49:21

The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.

Jeremiah 49:21, King James Version

Jeremiah 49:21 in other translations

BSB	At the sound of their fall the earth will quake; their cry will resound to the Red Sea.
WEB	The earth trembles at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise which is heard in the Red Sea.
ASV	The earth trembleth at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise whereof is heard in the Red Sea.
YLT	From the noise of their fall hath the earth shaken, The cry--at the sea of Suph is its voice heard.
DARBY	The earth quaketh at the sound of their fall; there is a cry, the sound whereof is heard in the Red sea.
BBE	The earth is shaking with the noise of their fall; their cry is sounding in the Red Sea.
Webster	The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise of it was heard in the Red sea.

What does Jeremiah 49:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

21. was heard in--that is, shall be heard at. Red Sea--a considerable distance from Idumea; though the district at the Elantic bay of the Red Sea originally belonged to Idumea, and the sea itself was called from Edom, that is, "red" (Ge 25:30, Margin). Others translate, "the weedy sea" (Margin), and derive the name, "Red Sea," from its red weeds; the former view is preferable.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 21 The earth is moved - The whole state is represented here as a vast building suddenly thrown down, so as to cause the earth to tremble, and the noise to be heard at a great distance.

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.

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Jeremiah 49:21 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.

מִקּ֣וֹלmi.Kolfrom [the] sound ofH6963

נִפְלָ֔םnif.Lamfalling theyH5307

רָעֲשָׁ֖הra.'a.Shahit will shakeH7493

הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth ofH776

צְעָקָ֕הtze.'a.Kah[the] calling outH6818

בְּיַם\־be.yam-at [the] sea ofH3220

ס֖וּףsufreed[s]H5488

נִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'it will be heardH8085

קוֹלָֽהּ\׃ko.Lahsound itsH6963

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Cross references for Jeremiah 49:21

Jeremiah 50:46
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
Ezekiel 26:15-18
Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee? Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it! Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.
Ezekiel 21:16
Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.
Isaiah 14:4-15
That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. …
Revelation 18:10
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
Ezekiel 32:10
Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

earth.
50:46; Isa 14:4-15; Eze 26:15-18; 21:16; 32:10; Re 18:10
Red sea. Heb. Weedy sea.

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Context

Jeremiah 49:20
Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
Jeremiah 49:21
The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.
Jeremiah 49:22
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

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Jeremiah 49:21 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Del estruendo de la caída de ellos la tierra tembló, y el grito de su voz se oyó en el mar Bermejo.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Au bruit de leur chute la terre tremble; il y a un cri! le bruit en est entendu à la mer Rouge.
German Elberfelder 1871	Von dem Getöse ihres Falles erbebt die Erde; Geschrei-am Schilfmeere wird sein Schall vernommen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	A voce ruinæ eorum commota est terra; clamor in mari Rubro auditus est vocis ejus.