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Jer. 49:1. Are not the sons of Israel food, or do they have an heir? That is, do they not obey God or are they completely deprived of His help that they rebelled against the Israelites in such a way? This shows the Jews that (God) is punishing the nations for the disasters caused to them. Jer. 49:4. That you boasted in abundance “in Iakim” (ἐ and Ί ακίμ) 247. Jaquim was the largest city lying on the plain; it served as a focal point for military operations against enemies. So he says: do not rely on it, for it will be overthrown. Jer. 49:4. Take your pleasure. That is, not only this (city) perished, but also others lying on the plain, along with the valleys themselves (τῶν πεδ ί ων), when the enemies devastated everything that came across (to them). Jer. 49:13. In the curse of "Bosor" (τῆς Βοσ ὼ ρ 248) in the midst of the "part" (μέρους) of him. He speaks of Bostra, since what is now Arabia was then Idumea. And the words: in the middle, parts of it were annexed because it was the main city. Jer. 49:19. Behold, just as a lion will come out from the midst of the Jordan to the place of Etham (Ἐθάμ 249), for I will soon cause them to flee from him. Epham must be read according to the Hebrew text, which means: strong. What he wants to say is that the barbarian, rising like a lion, will devastate the country; He mentions the Jordan because these animals especially appear there and are scary. Jer. 49:28. To Kedar, queen of the court, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon smote, because this is how this people usually calls the divine Scripture, by the name Kidara. And the queen of the court is the name of the city, which in Hebrew was pronounced “Melhad Asor”, of which the first (Greek translator) rendered the word: (βασιλίσσα) - “queen”, and “Hasor” means: court; Perhaps this city was also called that way as a metropolis; Like many cities, this one received this name. After this he prophesies about El. They say that these are the Elamites, now called Persians. In other Greek sp., as in Slav. B., ἐ and Ί ακίμ or ’E and ακε ί μ is absent. In ancient Greek sp., as in Slav. B., “Bosora” is missing, but in Hebrew. text and in Latin. In translation, the name of this city is readable. Αἰθάμ is read in ancient. sp. Greek translation.