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The Eagle's Swift Judgment
Commentators unanimously identify the eagle as a symbol for Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. Just as an eagle swoops down suddenly and powerfully on its prey, the Babylonian army's attack on Edom's key city, Bozrah, would be swift, overwhelming, and inescapable, demonstrating the speed of divine judgment.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 49:7–22
18th Century
Theologian
Edom stretched along the south of Judah from the border of Moab on the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean and the Arabian deserts, and held the same rel…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 49:22
19th Century
Bishop
He shall come up and fly as the eagle.— The prophet passes from one symbol of sovereignty to another, and instead of the …
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 49:22
16th Century
Theologian
He again speaks of the swift coming of the Chaldeans, as if he had said, “When the state of that nation seems peaceful, when they rest secure in th…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 49:22
17th Century
Pastor
Behold, he shall come up, and fly as the eagle The Targum is, ``behold, as an eagle comes up and flies, so shall a king c…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 49:7–22
17th Century
Minister
The Edomites were old enemies to the Israel of God. But their day is now at hand; it is foretold, not only to warn them, but for the sake of the Is…