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Jeremiah 49:16 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 16. 16Thy 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.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts…” at Jeremiah 49:16 as a specific part of “Edom's Pride Falls before an Eagle-Like Invader.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 49:14–22
Read Jeremiah 49:16 with 49:14–22. By itself, “Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A messenger summons nations, rock-height confidence collapses, Sodom-like horror follows, and an eagle produces labor-like fear.
Why It Needs Context
Keep the line with Jeremiah 49:14–22. The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts…” at Jeremiah 49:16 as a specific part of “Edom's Pride Falls before an Eagle-Like Invader.” The literary form and this limit govern it: The oracle does not authorize coalition war, compare modern people to Sodom, or demean pregnancy and birth pain.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Jeremiah 49:14–22 — Edom's Pride Falls before an Eagle-Like InvaderSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 49:14–22, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 49:14–22
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