Jeremiah 49:9
King James VersionSource notes
“If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.”
Context
6And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.
7Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
8Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time I will visit him.
9If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.
10But 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.
11Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
12For thus saith the LORD; Behold, they whose judgment not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and thou he shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink