Jeremiah 49:10

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“But I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, and he will be unable to conceal himself. His descendants will be destroyed along with his relatives and neighbors, and he will be no more.”

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BSBPD

“But I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, and he will be unable to conceal himself. His descendants will be destroyed along with his relatives and neighbors, and he will be no more.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is destroyed, and his brethren, and his neighbors; and he is not.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For I--I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, And to be hidden he is not able, Spoiled <FI>is<Fi> his seed, and his brethren, And his neighbours, and he is not.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 49:10 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
  2. Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
  3. Isaiah 14:20You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.
  4. Isaiah 17:14In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.
  5. Isaiah 45:3I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
  6. Jeremiah 23:24“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
  7. Amos 9:3Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.
  8. Obadiah 1:9Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter.
  9. Malachi 1:3but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”
  10. Romans 9:13So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

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