Jer 49:16 | JFB | e4.org | 16. terribleness —the terror which thou didst inspire into others. deceived thee —rendered thee proudly confident, as if none would dare to assail thee. dwellest in . . . rock —Petra, the chief of Idumea, was cut in the rocks; its ruins are very remarkable. The whole south of Idumea abounds in cave dwellings and rocks. though . . . nest . . . eagle — ( ). The eagle builds its nest in the highest craggy eyry.

‏ Jeremiah 49:16

16. terribleness—the terror which thou didst inspire into others.

deceived thee—rendered thee proudly confident, as if none would dare to assail thee.

dwellest in . . . rock—Petra, the chief of Idumea, was cut in the rocks; its ruins are very remarkable. The whole south of Idumea abounds in cave dwellings and rocks.

though . . . nest . . . eagle— (Job 39:27; Ob 3, 4). The eagle builds its nest in the highest craggy eyry.