Jeremiah 49:11

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Leave	עָזְבָ֥ה 'a.ze.Vah	H5800	to loosen · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + paragogic he
children	יְתֹמֶ֖יךָ ye.to.Mei.kha	H3490	a bereaved person · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
alive	אֲחַיֶּ֑ה 'a.chai.Yeh	H2421	to live · verb, piel imperfect, 1st person common singular
widows	וְאַלְמְנֹתֶ֖יךָ ve.'al.me.no.Tei.kha	H490	a widow · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
trust	תִּבְטָֽחוּ tiv.Ta.chu	H982	figuratively · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Psalms 68:5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Hosea 14:3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee…
James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself u…
1 Timothy 5:5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
Deuteronomy 10:18 He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Psalms 82:3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Psalms 146:9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
Proverbs 23:10-11 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:7-22

The Edomites come next to receive their doom from God, by the mouth of Jeremiah: they also were old enemies to the Israel of God; but their day will come to be reckoned with, and it is now at hand, and is foretold, not only for warning to them, but for comfort to the Israel of God, whose afflictions were very much aggravated by their triumphs over them and joy in their calamity, Psa 137:7. Many of the expressions used in this prophecy concerning Edom are borrowed from the prophecy of Obadiah, which is concerning Edom; for, all the prophets being inspired by one and the same Spirit, there must needs be a wonderful harmony and agreement in their predictions. Now here it is foretold, I. That th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 49:11

Thy fatherless and widows must rest their hope in God alone, as none of the adult males shall be left alive, so desperate will be the affairs of Edom. The verse also, besides this threat, implies a promise of mercy to Esau in God's good time, as there was to Moab and Ammon (Jer 49:6; Jer 48:47); the extinction of the adult males is the prominent idea (compare Jer 49:12).

John Gill on Jeremiah 49:11

Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive,.... Leave them with me; commit them to my care; I will provide for them; they shall have food and raiment, and want nothing to make them comfortable: to have such a friend or friends, promising such things to a man, when he is obliged to flee and leave his family, or is at the point of death, serves to make him easy; but there would be none left of the Edomites to say such kind words, or do such a friendly part. Some think they are the words of God, either spoken ironically or seriously; suggesting that they should have no children or widows to leave, all should be destroyed; or, if any left, they could not expect that he would take…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 49:10-11

Dictionary and topics

Edom — (1.) The name of Esau (q.v.), Gen. 25:30, “Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haadom, haadom, i.e., ‘the red pottage, the red pottage’] ...Therefore was his name called Edom”,…
Faith · ENJOINE — ENJOINE
Fatherless · Promises with respect to — Promises with respect to
Orphan · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Widow · 10:18;14:28,29;16:11-14;24:17,19-21;25:5-10;27:19; — 10:18;14:28,29;16:11-14;24:17,19-21;25:5-10;27:19;
Widows · Exhorted to trust in God — Exhorted to trust in God

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 49:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:7-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 49:11

John Gill on Jeremiah 49:11

John Calvin on Jeremiah 49:10-11

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 49:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 49:7-22

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 49:11

John Gill on Jeremiah 49:11

John Calvin on Jeremiah 49:10-11

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 49:7-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 49:9-11

Rashi on Jeremiah 49:11