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Jeremiah 49:16

Pride

14 I have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent to the nations: “Assemble yourselves to march against her! Rise up for battle!”

15 “For behold, I will make you small among nations, despised among men.

The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

17 “Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.

18 As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
KJV
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.
WEB
As for your terror, the pride of your heart has deceived you, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill, though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there,” says the LORD.
ASV
As for thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, 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 Jehovah.
DARBY
Thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart, hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill. Though thou shouldest make thy nest high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.
BLB
Your terror has deceived you, the arrogance of your heart, O dwellers in the clefts of the rock, holding the height of the hill. Though you make high like the eagle your nest, from there I will bring you down!” A declaration of YHWH.
ÅB
Redsel over deg! Ditt hjertes overmot har dåret deg, du som bor i fjellkløfter, du som holder til oppe på høydene. Om du bygger ditt rede høyt som ørnen, så vil jeg styrte deg ned derfra, sier Herren.
OTB
Redselen du skaper og ditt hjertes stolthet har bedratt deg, du som bor i fjellkløftene, som okkuperer høydene på åsen. Selv om du bygger ditt rede så høyt som ørnen, vil jeg bringe deg ned derfra,” sier Herren.
B1930
Redsel over dig! Ditt hjertes overmot har dåret dig, du som bor i fjellkløfter, du som holder til oppe på høidene. Om du bygger ditt rede høit som ørnen, så vil jeg styrte dig ned derfra, sier Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 39:27

    Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?

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  • Amos 9:2

    Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.

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  • Isaiah 49:25

    Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.

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  • Proverbs 16:18

    Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

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  • Obadiah 1:3–4

    The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’

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  • Isaiah 14:13–15

    You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.

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  • Proverbs 29:23

    A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

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  • Ezekiel 28:11–19

    Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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