If the [a]grape gatherers come to thee, would they not leave some grapes? if thieves come by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

10 For I have discovered Esau: I have uncovered his secrets, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is wasted, and his brethren and his neighbors, and there shall be none to say,

11 Leave thy [b]fatherless children, and I will preserve them alive, and let thy widows trust in me.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:9 Meaning, that God would utterly destroy them, and not spare one, though the grape gatherers leave some grapes, and thieves seek but till they have enough, Obad. 1:5.
  2. Jeremiah 49:11 The destruction shall be so great, that there shall be none left to take care over the widows and the fatherless.

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