Jeremiah 49:16 “The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O…”

Jeremiah 49:16

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thy feare, and ye pride of thine heart hath deceiued thee, thou that dwellest in the cleftes of the rocke, and keepest the height of ye hil: though thou shouldest make thy nest as hie as the eagle, I wil bring thee downe from thece, sayth the Lord.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

Thy terribleness hath lifted thee up, The pride of thy heart, O dweller in clefts of the rock, Holding the high place of the height, For thou makest high as an eagle thy nest, From thence I bring thee down, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

... the pride of your heart has been a false hope, O you who are living in the cracks of the rock, keeping your place on the top of the hill: even if you made your living-place as high as the eagle, I would make you come down, says the Lord.

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Cross references

“terribleness”

Isaiah 49:25 Proverbs 16:18 Proverbs 29:23 Proverbs 18:21 Jeremiah 48:29 Isaiah 25:4

Isaiah 49:25 · BSB

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.

Proverbs 16:18 · BSB

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

Proverbs 29:23 · BSB

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

Proverbs 18:21 · BSB

Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Jeremiah 48:29 · BSB

We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.

Isaiah 25:4 · BSB

For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,

“dwellest”

Song of Solomon 2:14 Isaiah 2:21

Song of Solomon 2:14 · BSB

O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.

Isaiah 2:21 · BSB

They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.

“though”

Job 39:27 Amos 9:2 Isaiah 14:13–15 Ezekiel 28:11–19 Jeremiah 48:28 Obadiah 1:4

Job 39:27 · BSB

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

Amos 9:2 · BSB

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.

Isaiah 14:13–15 · BSB

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.

Ezekiel 28:11–19 · BSB

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

Jeremiah 48:28 · BSB

Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave.

Obadiah 1:4 · BSB

Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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

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